Once upon a time, long, long ago a king and queen (rule) over a distant land. The queen (be) kind and lovely and all the people of the realm (adore) her. The only sadness in the queen's life was that she (wish) for a child but (not have) one.
One winter day, the queen was doing needle work while gazing out her ebony window at the new fallen snow. A bird (fly) by the window startling the queen and she (prick) her finger. A single drop of blood (fall) on the snow outside her window. As she (look) at the blood on the snow she (say) to herself, "Oh, how I wish that I (have) a daughter that had skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony."
Soon after that, the kind queen (get) her wish when she (give) birth to a baby girl who had skin white as snow, lips red as blood, and hair black as ebony. They named the baby princess Snow White, but sadly, the queen (die) after giving birth to Snow White.
Soon after, the king (marry) a new woman who was beautiful, but as well proud and cruel. She had studied dark magic and (own) a magic mirror, of which she would daily ask, "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?".
Each time this question was asked, the mirror would give the same answer, "You, Oh Queen, are the fairest of all." This (please) the queen greatly as she (know) that her magical mirror could speak nothing but the truth.
One morning when the queen (ask), "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?" she was shocked when it (answer):
"You, my queen, are fair; it is true.
But Snow White is even fairer than you."