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. …………………………………………………………….. Written for John Heck’s competition The “Happy Ending” of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs