Beschrijving
The wicked stepmother seeks to kill the maiden. At the dwarfs' (robbers') house, where the prince finds the maiden and marries her.
I. Snow-White and her Stepmother. (a) Snow-White has skin like snow, and lips like blood. (b) A magic mirror tells her stepmother that Snow-White is more beautifull than she.
II. Snow-White's Rescue. (a) The stepmother orders a hunter to kill her, but he substitutes an animal's heart and saves her, or (b) she sends Snow-White to the house of the dwarfs (or robbers) expecting her to be killed. The dwarfs adopt her as sister.
III. The Poisoning. (a) The stepmother now seeks to kill her by means of poisoned lace, (b) a poisoned comb and (c) a poisoned apple.
IV. Help of the Dwarfs. (a) The dwarfs succeed in reviving her from the first two poisonings but fail with the third. (b) They lay the maiden in a glass coffin.
V. Her Revival. A prince sees her and resuscitates her. The stepmother is made to dance herself to death in red hot shoes.
Motief
Z65.1
L55
M312.4
D1311.6.3
D1311.2
D1323.1
S31
K2212
S322.2
K512.2
F451.5.1.2
N812
N831.1
K950
S111
D1364.16
D13
Commentaar
I. Z65.1. Red as blood, white as snow. L55. Stepdaughter heroine. M312.4. Prophecy: superb beauty for girl. D1311.6.3. Sun answers questions. D1311.2. Mirror answers questions. D1323.1. Magic clairvoyant mirror.
II. S31. Cruel stepmother. K2212. Treacherous sister. S322.2. Jealous mother casts daughter forth. K512.2. Compassionate executioner: substituted heart. F451.5.1.2. Dwarfs adopt girl as sister. N812. Giant or ogre as helper. N831.1. Mysterious housekeeper. Men find their house mysteriously put in order. Discover that it is done by a girl (frequently an animal transformed into a girl).
III. K950. Various kinds of treacherous murder. S111. Murder by poisoning. D1364.16. Hairpin causes magic sleep. D1364.9. Comb causes magic sleep. D1364.4.1. Apple causes magic sleep. S111.1. Murder with poisoned bread. S111.2. Murder with poisoned lace. S111.3. Murder with poisoned comb. S111.4. Murder with poisoned apple.
IV. F852.1. Glass coffin. F852.2. Golden coffin. F852.3. Silver coffin.
V. N711. King (prince) accidentally finds maiden in woods (tree) and marries her. E21.1. Resuscitation by removal of poisoned apple. By shaking loose the apple from the throat of the poisoned girl the prince brings her to life. E21.3. Resuscitation by removal of poisoned comb. Q414.4. Punishment: dancing to death in red-hot shoes.
II. S31. Cruel stepmother. K2212. Treacherous sister. S322.2. Jealous mother casts daughter forth. K512.2. Compassionate executioner: substituted heart. F451.5.1.2. Dwarfs adopt girl as sister. N812. Giant or ogre as helper. N831.1. Mysterious housekeeper. Men find their house mysteriously put in order. Discover that it is done by a girl (frequently an animal transformed into a girl).
III. K950. Various kinds of treacherous murder. S111. Murder by poisoning. D1364.16. Hairpin causes magic sleep. D1364.9. Comb causes magic sleep. D1364.4.1. Apple causes magic sleep. S111.1. Murder with poisoned bread. S111.2. Murder with poisoned lace. S111.3. Murder with poisoned comb. S111.4. Murder with poisoned apple.
IV. F852.1. Glass coffin. F852.2. Golden coffin. F852.3. Silver coffin.
V. N711. King (prince) accidentally finds maiden in woods (tree) and marries her. E21.1. Resuscitation by removal of poisoned apple. By shaking loose the apple from the throat of the poisoned girl the prince brings her to life. E21.3. Resuscitation by removal of poisoned comb. Q414.4. Punishment: dancing to death in red-hot shoes.
Subgenre
sprookje
Literatuur
Böklen Sneewittchenstudien (Leipzig, 1915)
BP I 450 (Grimm No. 53)
Arts et Traditions Populaires I 281
Liungman SSF III 242, 439
Espinosa II 431-41
Coffin 5
Dickson Valentine and Orson 29 n. 2.