Snow White

Press, 29 August 1989, Page 18

Snow White

BY

SUSAN VANCE

AGE 11

Snow White’s mother had died. Snow White was so sad that she cried all night. At the funeral she had ordered a shiny, black limousine for her coffin. Soon her dad had married another girl. She was a vain punk, who always carried a stereo and a Guns ‘n’ Roses’ tape with her. Every day she wore denim jackets and leather skirts. Her hair was all shaved off too. She had a mirror which she stood in front of every day and every day it told her that she was the prettiest in the land — until one day it told her that Snow White, her stepdaughter, was the prettiest.

She was so angry that she told her butcher to get his sharpest knife and bring Snow White’s heart to her.

He “Rolled” about in his car until at last he found her. When he saw her sweet, kind face, he had pity on her, and let her go free, he then went to the town’s supermarket. He found a cow’s heart and brought it back to the vain punk, who was listening to her usual, “Guns ‘n’

Roses' tape. Her stereo was so loud!

The next day she found out from her mirror that Snow White was still alive. She flew into a rage, and set off to find Snow White yet again. She hooned off on her motor bike thinking evil thoughts. When she found the little cottage Snow White was living in, she opened the shutters and seeing Snow White, started to talk. “Here dearie, have an apple” she smiled sweetly. Somehow’ she managed to talk her into having an apple. When Snow White took her first bite she was poisoned and fell to the floor with a small thump.

When the dwarves came home they were very upset. It just so happened that one day a handsome prince came along in great style. He was in a Rolls-Royce. He found her lying there, and instantly fell in love. When he kissed her soft, delicate cheek, she opened her eyes, then they walked hand in hand looking at each other, towards the car.

They went to the prince’s place where they got married and as all fairy tales end, they lived happily ever after.