The Seven Disappear
THE SEVEN DISAPPEAR
So the Prince asked Snow White to marry him,
And the dwarfs said good bye to Snow White.
From that day on, Snow White lived in a castle.
But from time to time, she was drawn back
to visit the little cottage down in the forest.
One day she knocked on door and no one answered
She asked about, and found that -
Sneezy had been taken to
the allergy clinic for intensive treatment.
(When Snow white was found asleep
after the apple episode,
they originally thought that Sneezy had infected her.)
Sleepy had been sent
to the narcolepsy institute for observation;
Dopey ( a k a The Dwarf Dealer ) was taken
To drug rehabilitation (with basket-weaving);
Doc (a fleeing Nazi war criminal) was
Imprisoned for practising medicine without a licence;
Bashful (real name Social Phobia )
Was felt to be in need of counselling;
Grumpy had no choice but anger-management classes
( residential accommodation included);
Happy was suspected of near-imbecile tendencies -
Hence his happiness in the face of dwarfism and loneliness -
He was locked up for observation and self-protection.
So Snow White lived happily ever after but
Thanks to government programs and welfare spending
The seven also lived in closed institutions for ever after.
Their diamond mine was taken over by the state
To offset the medical costs.
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Written for John Heck’s competition
The “Happy Ending” of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2010
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