Out of the Ordinary
Disclaimer: I don't own Snow White characters (I don't know who does, but whatever… Just don't sue me.)
Snow White pointed emphatically at the dirty house, "I'll go take a nap in one of those tiny little beds upstairs, but I want this place spotless by the time I get up!" All of the tiny little forest animals glared at the spoiled Princess, who was now heading upstairs for her beauty sleep. The only thing stopping these cute little murderous animals from pulling out all of Snow White's lovely hair was the dwarves' orders to not harm the Princess… yet.
Just as the little animals were finishing up the cleaning of the cottage, seven tiny men came bustling in through the doorway, bringing in a cloud of dust. The animals grunted in disapproval, and the dwarves kindly stepped out, cleaned their shoes, and walked back in. They immediately tiptoed upstairs and pressed their ears against the wood door. They could hear loud snoring on the other side. Doc turned to the others, then muttered, "OK, just like we practiced it, OK, boys?" They nodded, understanding the plan.
They gathered around the sleeping Snow White. She seemed so peaceful that the dwarves had to double-take to verify that she was indeed the daughter of the "evil" monarch.
"Are you sure it's her? It's hard for me to tell… Is this really Snow Wh—" Sleepy began, using his pointer fingers to lift up his eyelids, which constantly drooped. The dwarves had immediately shushed him, but it was too late, Snow White's eyelids began to flutter open. Doc pursed his lips, but indicated to the other dwarves using sign language to improvise their plan.
"Oh!" Snow White cried in surprise to see seven little men hovering around her. She immediately clutched the sheets to her chest, but once she made sure she was decently dressed, she eased her grip.
"Don't be alarmed, Princess," Doc began, "We're just humble little dwarves in the middle of the forest. Of course, we're not doing anything illegal or anything that would in any way harm the monarchy…" The other men snickered, but attempted to keep a straight face, as Snow White looked questioningly at them.
"What brings you here?" Bashful blushed, happy to be able to say his line without stuttering.
Snow White told them her story, and they pretended to be surprised and to be sympathetic towards her. Immediately seeing that they agreed with her, Snow White soon considered them friends. And when they invited her to stay at their home, she graciously accepted.
The Princess picked up quickly on their routine. First, the dwarves would leave for work. Then, "Prince Arthur" would come and visit. She didn't know how he found out where she was staying at, but as long as he was there, she never felt lonely. After he left, the dwarves would come home, ready to eat dinner. Then, everyone would go to bed and sleep. It was a simple, monotonous routine. And soon, she was sick of it.
One day, something out of the routine happened; a haggard old woman, carrying a basket filled to the brim with ripe red apples, knocked at the door. After refusing to let her come in, Snow White immediately saw the bluebirds attack the poor old woman. The Princess quickly shooed the flying pests away and rushed to help the limping old lady, who seemed to be confused which leg she should be limping on. Snow White led her to a bench where she gave the old lady some water to drink.
After taking a deep gulp, the old lady smiled slyly at Snow White, "Thank you so much, young lady. You deserve a reward for helping a poor old lady like myself…" She reached over to her basket and picked up one of the blood red apples. "Here, have an apple…"
Snow White bit her lip, "Oh, I don't know if I should…"
"But this is no ordinary apple! It's an enchanted apple! It will make all your dreams come true!"
Snow White frowned, but took the apple anyway. She put it into her pocket. The old lady frowned, "Why won't you eat it? Don't you know that these apples are only good for a couple of days…"
"I'm just going to save it for la—"
"EAT IT!" The old lady yelled in an unladylike manner.
The Princess hastily bit into the apple, and immediately felt faint. Her knees wobbled as she tried to steady herself with her hand, pressing onto the tabletop. She fell to the ground only seconds later, leaving the old woman watching her. "Don't worry, honey. I'll help you…" The Queen lifted up Snow White and began to head outside.
Wow! That lightening charm really does work… The Queen smiled, glad that she remembered to put a charm on the apples to make the consumer eighty pounds lighter. Snow White was getting gradually heavier, as the spell began to wear off, making Elizabeth slow down. Soon, the stepmother was so tired, she had to set Snow White down and rest. After resting, she tried to remember which direction she should be going in. She examined the area. Wait…I don't remember a hill being that big… And I don't remember this ravine being here… Oh! There's the Windy River at the bottom of the ravine! I know where we are! She smiled, and then attempted to pick up sleeping Princess…
