Hi there, kids! Ms. Booksy here with a brand new fairy tale for Cool School’s Story Time!
Today we’re going to read Snow White, one of my all-­time favorites!
We’ve read Snow White before,
but this time we’re going to take a closer look and discover some of the untold stories of Snow White!
Are you ready for the first chapter? Let’s go!
Once upon a time, there was a princess named Snow White...
Well, that’s my nickname.
My real name is
BOOKSY: Yeaaah so most people just called her Snow White
And pretty much everyone agreed that Snow White was the coolest girl around.
She was funny.
and I said "that’s not a yo-­yo, that’s a chicken!"
She was smart.
and that’s how yo spell Antidisestablishmentarianism!”
And best of all, she was kind to every creature on Earth.
She was even kind to her stepmother,
But you can call her the evil queen for short.
As you might guess, the evil queen was not nice at all!
It’s like she only cares about herself!
BOOKSY: Yes, that was the problem.
The queen did not care for anyone other than herself and she cared for herself waaay too much!
She even traveled all the way to the Grimm forest (where the witches live!)
just to buy a magic mirror that would tell her how great she was!
This one is real nice.
It’ll tell ya how wonderful you are!
Error, error.
Oh!
Nevermind, that one’s no good.
Okay, now this magic mirror is top of the line!
You’re gonna love it!
Honestly, I’m kinda getting some mean vibes from you.
Ugh! Next!
Uh, okay... uh...
This one! This is a great magic mirror!
Go ahead, ask it.
Excuse me, Mr. Mirror—
No, no, no, no,
you gotta say “mirror, mirror on the wall.” It likes that.
Alright, mirror, mirror on the wall,
who is the most amazing person of all?
You are, my queen. You are the most amazing person of all!
You're the best!
Aha! I’ll take it!!
BOOKSY: Oh man, my stepmother loved that mirror!
She would ask it, like, a dozen times a day if she was still the most amazing person in all the land!
Will you pass the gravy, please?
Hold on! Hold on!
Mirror, mirror on the wall...
It’s your turn.
Yes, yes. One moment.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, tell me...
SNOW WHITE: This again?
Mirror, mirror on the wall! Whooo—
I’m trying to sleep!
So, yeah, the mirror was pretty annoying!
BOOKSY: The queen loved to give Snow White chores, as evil queens tend to do.
so one day she was cleaning the evil queen’s bedroom.
She was just about finished when she noticed some schmutz on the magic mirror.
I’m definitely not allowed to touch the mirror,
but she did say the room had better be spotless...
I'd hate to make her mad.
BOOKSY: Snow White reached out to dust the mirror, and—
It’s you!
What?
YOU are the most amazing person in the land!
Why, thank you!
But don’t say that! The queen will get like, really mad.
Ugh, she is SO mean!
But I can see that YOU have a good heart.
Are you actually just an x-­ray machine?
Noo, I mean you have a good soul.
The queen has a rotten soul, by the way.
Well, thanks for the compliment,
but you really must just keep telling her she’s the best.
It’s dangerous to make her mad. Promise?
Okay!
BOOKSY: Long story short, the mirror did not keep his promise for long!
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most amazing of all?
You, my lady, are an amazing person!
Of ALL?
Yes, sure... of all.
Say it then, say the whole thing!
Ahem, I meant to say that you, my dear sweet lady, are the most amazing person of all!
Great, just checking!
Uh....
What was that?
Nothing! Nothing! Nothing!
It sounded like something.
It’s just that...
Snow White MAY be more amazing?
BOOKSY: But the queen didn’t scream.
Or break things.
And she didn’t cry.
She was just very quiet.
And that’s not good, kids.
When the evil queen gets quiet it means she’s really, really, REALLY mad.
And like Snow White said, that can be very dangerous.
Oh no! I don’t like the sound of that!
Kids, we better go straight to Chapter 2 and see what happens next!
Click right here to come with me!