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Folktales & LegendsPicture bookLevel 4Ages 3–5

Snow-White and Rose-Red: A Gentle Retelling

English · 23 pages · 857 words · 7 min read

A gentle retelling for listeners ages 3–5 of the Brothers Grimm tale “Snow-White and Rose-Red” (not the Snow White of the magic mirror and the seven dwarfs): two sisters named for their mother’s white and red rose trees let a gentle bear warm himself by their fire all winter, keep rescuing an ungrateful dwarf, and see the bear become a prince.

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Original work by
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Translated by
Margaret Hunt
Adapted by
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  1. Illustration from page 2 of Snow-White and Rose-Red: A Gentle Retelling

    Two rose trees bloomed by a little cottage far from town, one snowy white and one rosy red. Inside lived a poor mother with two girls who were just like those roses. Their names? Snow-White and Rose-Red!

  2. Illustration from page 3 of Snow-White and Rose-Red: A Gentle Retelling

    Rose-Red loved chasing butterflies in the fields. Snow-White was quieter and liked helping Mother at home. But they always went out hand in hand. “We will not leave each other,” said Snow-White. “Never so long as we live,” said Rose-Red.

  3. Illustration from page 4 of Snow-White and Rose-Red: A Gentle Retelling

    The forest animals knew the sisters were kind. A hare hopped right up for a cabbage leaf. A deer munched grass close by, and up above, the birds sang and sang.

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