` Now you are no longer the fairest , ' said the wicked old woman , and then she hastened away . In the evening the seven Dwarfs came home , and you may think what a fright they got when they saw their dear Snowdrop lying on the floor , as still and motionless as a dead person . They lifted her up tenderly , and when they saw how tightly laced she was they cut the lace in two , and she began to breathe a little and gradually came back to life . When the Dwarfs heard what had happened , they said : ` Depend upon it , the old peddler wife was none other than the old Queen . In future you must be sure to let no one in , if we are not at home . ' As soon as the wicked old Queen got home she went straight to her mirror , and said : ` Mirror , mirror , hanging there , Who in all the land 's most fair ? ' and the mirror answered as before : ` My Lady Queen , you are fair , 't is true , But Snowdrop is fairer far than you . Snowdrop , who dwells with the seven little men , Is as fair as you , as fair again . ' When she heard this she became as pale as death , because she saw at once that Snowdrop must be alive again . ` This time , ' she said to herself , ' I will think of something that will make an end of her once and for all . ' And by the witchcraft which she understood so well she made a poisonous comb ; then she dressed herself up and assumed the form of another old woman . So she went over the seven hills till she reached the house of the seven Dwarfs , and knocking at the door she called out : ` Fine wares for sale . ' Snowdrop looked out of the window and said : ` You must go away , for I may not let anyone in . ' ` But surely you are not forbidden to look out ? ' said the old woman , and she held up the poisonous comb for her to see . It pleased the girl so much that she let herself be taken in , and opened the door . When they had settled their bargain the old woman said : ` Now I 'll comb your hair properly for you , for once in the way . ' Poor Snowdrop thought no evil , but hardly had the comb touched her hair than the poison worked and she fell down unconscious . ` Now , my fine lady , you 're really done for this time , ' said the wicked woman , and she made her way home as fast as she could . Fortunately it was now near evening , and the seven Dwarfs returned home .
When they saw Snowdrop lying dead on the ground , they at once suspected that her wicked step-mother had been XXXXX work again ; so they searched till they found the poisonous comb , and the moment they pulled it out of her head Snowdrop came to herself again , and told them what had happened .
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