Snow White: Not Just A Fairy Tale

 

Snow White is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. A cute little tale that got even cuter once Walt Disney got in hands on it in 1937, right?

It may have been more than a tale, and the true tragedies the fairy stories might be rooted in are anything but cute. Two young German ladies have been identified as possible inspirations for the story of Snow White and her jealous stepmother.