 One day , the Magic Mirror informs the Queen that Snow White is now the fairest in the land . The jealous Queen orders her Huntsman to take Snow White into the forest and kill her . She further demands that the huntsman return with Snow White 's heart in a jeweled box as proof of the deed . However , the Huntsman cannot bring himself to kill Snow White . He tearfully begs for her forgiveness , revealing the Queen wants her dead , and urges her to flee into the woods and never look back . Lost and frightened , the princess is befriended by woodland creatures who lead her to a cottage deep in the woods . Finding seven small chairs in the cottage 's dining room , Snow White assumes the cottage is the untidy home of seven orphaned children . 
