▁The ▁prince ▁is ▁over jo yed , ▁and ▁decl ares ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁Snow ▁White . ▁Snow ▁White ▁agre es ▁to ▁marry ▁him . ▁ ▁Snow ▁White ▁and ▁the ▁prince ▁inv ite ▁everyone ▁to ▁their ▁wed ding ▁party , ▁including ▁Snow ▁White ' s ▁ste pm other . ▁ ▁The ▁queen , ▁still ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁Snow ▁White ▁is ▁dead , ▁again ▁asks ▁her ▁magic ▁mirror ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁fair est ▁in ▁the ▁land . ▁The ▁mirror ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁prince ' s ▁b ride ▁is ▁the ▁fair est . ▁Not ▁knowing ▁that ▁the ▁b ride ▁is ▁her ▁step d augh ter , ▁the ▁queen ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁wed ding ▁to ▁investigate . ▁Fro zen ▁with ▁ra ge ▁and ▁fear , ▁she ▁tries ▁to ▁sow ▁cha os ▁but ▁the ▁prince ▁recogn izes ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁threat . ▁He ▁orders ▁that ▁she ▁wear ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁red - hot ▁iron ▁sli ppers ▁and ▁dance ▁in ▁them ▁until ▁she ▁dro ps ▁dead ▁for ▁the ▁attempted ▁murder ▁of ▁Snow ▁White . ▁ ▁In sp iration ▁ ▁Many ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁the or ized ▁about ▁the ▁possible ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁tale . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁a ▁German ▁historian ▁named ▁E ck hard ▁S ander ▁published ▁Schne ew itt chen : ▁Mär chen ▁oder ▁W ahr heit ? ▁( S now ▁White : ▁Fair y ▁T ale ▁or ▁Tr uth ? ), ▁claim ing ▁he ▁had ▁un cover ed ▁an ▁account ▁that ▁may ▁have ▁inspired ▁the ▁story ▁that ▁first ▁appeared ▁in