"Hey, you. What kind of ending is this? I read it to my daughters just like you said, and they ended up bawling their eyes out!"

Ulbram questioned me as if demanding an explanation.

He had his reasons for reacting that way.

The main conflict in Snow White revolves around the queen's jealousy of Snow White’s beauty, which drives her to exile and attempt to kill her.

The queen persistently tries to assassinate Snow White, but her efforts are repeatedly thwarted by the dwarves.

However, in the end, the queen succeeds in feeding Snow White a poisoned apple, causing her to collapse and fall into eternal sleep.

That was the content I included in the fairy tale book.

Even for those who already knew the ending, it would leave an uneasy feeling. For those unfamiliar with the story, the effect was even stronger. Innocent children, who had likely hoped for Snow White to live happily ever after, were instead faced with a tragic ending.

Their innocence had been utterly shattered.

"Elves are brave warriors, so why are dwarves portrayed as cowards?"@@novelbin@@

And yet another dwarf raised a complaint.

Although the original Snow White didn’t include elves, my version did. Specifically, I modeled them after Tinker Bell from Peter Pan—golden-haired, long-eared, and beautiful spirits of the forest.

For those unfamiliar with Tinker Bell, they would simply appear as elves. Just as the dwarves resembled their counterparts, this was entirely intentional.

In my adaptation, the dwarves—who originally devoted themselves to helping the princess—were too afraid to leave their homes, and instead, the forest elves stepped in to aid Snow White.

The reason was simple.

Nothing provokes stronger emotions than conflict, especially when the opposing side is none other than the elves.

"Is it really necessary to get so worked up? It’s just a fairy tale. Don’t overthink it."

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