▁the ▁Queen ▁de vis es ▁the ▁poison ▁apple ▁and ▁k ills ▁Snow ▁White , ▁she ▁is ▁saved ▁by ▁the ▁Prince ▁because ▁he ▁finds ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁" the ▁fair est ▁of ▁them ▁all ." ▁The ▁Queen ▁dies ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁while ▁Snow ▁White ▁lives ▁happ ily ▁ever ▁after ▁with ▁the ▁Prince , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁c unning ▁was ▁not ▁enough ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁Snow ▁White ' s ▁eleg ance . ▁This ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁moral ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁that ▁beauty ▁is ▁more ▁des irable ▁than ▁intelligence . ▁Despite ▁the ▁modern ▁con not ations ▁of ▁this ▁concept , ▁one ▁must ▁consider ▁the ▁time ▁period ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁story ▁was ▁written ; ▁Snow ▁White ▁as ▁told ▁by ▁the ▁Brothers ▁Gr imm ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁where ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁arg u ably ▁common ▁place ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁live ▁according ▁to ▁traditional ▁gender ▁roles . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁S ne ž ana , ▁a ▁S lav ic ▁female ▁name ▁meaning ▁" s now ▁woman " ▁with ▁a ▁similar ▁con notation ▁to ▁" S now ▁White " ▁ ▁" S now - White - Fire - Red ", ▁an ▁Italian ▁fair y ▁tale ▁ ▁" S leep ing ▁Beaut y " ▁" The ▁G lass ▁C off in " ▁" U de a ▁and ▁her ▁Seven ▁Brothers " ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Text ▁of ▁" L ittle ▁Snow - white " ▁from