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Don’t let the title of this week’s tale fool you. This “Snow White” is a different girl from the classic Snow White who hung out with the seven dwarfs.

Blancanieve y Rojaflor (“Snow-White and Rose-Red”) is a German fairy tale. According to Wikipedia, the Brothers Grimm compiled the best-known version, called Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot. It is listed as tale #161 in their collection of fairy tales.

In a nutshell, Blancanieve and Rojaflor are two young sisters who live with their mother in the woods. One day a bear comes knocking on their cottage door and eventually the two sisters and the cuddly animal become good friends. But it wouldn’t be a Grimm fairy tale if there wasn’t some evil lurking in the background. The version you’ll hear in this podcast has been modernized and adapted for a 21st-century audience. It’s heavy on the girl power (in other words, there’s no prince charming who comes to the rescue) and the importance of being loyal to one’s friends, no matter who (or what) they are.

There’s a line in the story where it sounds like Megui, the reader of the story, says ciervo (deer) instead of cuervo (crow.). The full sentence in the story is: “El graznido inoportuno de algún cuervo añadía al paisaje un toque de inquietud.” (“The untimely caw of a random crow added a bit of unease to the scenery.”)

Find the complete five-page Spanish transcript of this advanced-level story in Cody’s online store.