Snow White is one of the world’s best-known fairy tales, but what if we have misunderstood one little word all along? In this gentle Snow White story for children, Kahani Nani returns to the famous magic mirror with an unexpected twist. Can you work out its secret before Krish does?
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Snow White: Discussion Questions & Activities
Before You Read
This Snow White story for children begins with a question many of us know by heart. Ask your child what they remember about Snow White and what they think the Magic Mirror means when it calls someone the “fairest of them all”. Keep their answer and return to it after the story. You might be surprised by how differently they hear the question the second time.
Talk About the Story
- What qualities make someone beautiful to you?
- Why was Krish upset about what happened with Evie and Fatima?
- Why did the Queen keep asking the Magic Mirror the same question?
- Did the mirror ever actually lie to the Queen?
- What did the Queen misunderstand?
- Why do you think people in the kingdom loved Snow White?
- Did your understanding of the word fair change by the end of the story?
Looking Beyond First Impressions
Appearance is often the first thing we notice about someone, but it tells us very little about who they are. Talk about the qualities your child values in a friend. They might choose kindness, courage, humour, honesty, generosity or simply someone who makes them feel welcome.
Ask whether there has ever been a time when their first impression of someone changed after they got to know them better. This can open a gentle conversation about noticing what people do as well as how they look.
Become a Word Detective
One of the surprises in this Snow White story for children comes from a very ordinary word. English words do not always have just one meaning, and the same word can tell us different things depending on how it is used. Look up the word fair together and see how many meanings you can find. Then return to the Queen’s famous question, “Who is the fairest of them all?”
Which meaning did the Queen hear, and which meaning might the mirror have meant? Did knowing the different meanings change the way you understood the story?
Become a Fairness Detective
For one day, become a Fairness Detective. Notice moments at home, school or in the playground when someone shares, listens, includes another person or makes sure everyone gets a turn.
At the end of the day, talk about what you noticed. Was being fair always the same as giving everyone exactly the same thing, or did it sometimes mean listening to what different people needed?
What Would Your Magic Mirror Say?
Turn the famous question around. Instead of asking the mirror who is the fairest, ask your child what they would like a magic mirror to notice about them.
Would they want it to see courage, humour, kindness, curiosity, honesty or something completely different? There is no right answer. The fun lies in discovering what children choose and hearing why those qualities matter to them.Read Another Kahani Nani Story
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