He turns to the magic mirror of a vain, evil queen and learns that his beautiful stepdaughter Snow White is now the "fairest in the land". The queen initially sends her hunter to kill Snow White, but he fails to commit the murder Snow White flees into the forest, where she discovers a cottage inhabited by seven dwarves. The evil queen magically tells him that Snow White is still alive, and the queen disguises herself as a peasant to poison Snow White herself.
