Long ago, in a land far far away, lived a king and queen. They were very much in love with each other and had a beautiful daughter. The little princess was given the wonderful name Snow White. But the queen became very ill and the unthinkable happened... she died. The king was inconsolable, but still decided to marry again. Disaster struck again and the king also died. Snow White was left all alone with her stepmother, an angry and evil woman! From that day on, the evil stepmother, together with her helper and butler Aimé, held sway in the cold and nasty castle. And every day her mysterious mirror told her that she, and no one else, was the fairest in the land..