History Literature / SnowWhiteAndRoseRed

* FieryRedhead: Rose Red is the spunky {{tomboy}} of the sisters.

''[[Literature/SnowWhite That]]'' [[NamesTheSame Snow White]] has nothing to do with this story. The German versions of their names are spelled slightly differently (Rose Red's sister is ''Schneeweißchen''; the seven dwarfs's boarder is ''Schneewittchen''). Neither does "Literature/SnowWhiteFireRed".

* AmbigouslyAbsentParent: The girls don't have a father around, but it's not clear why. He might be dead, or absent, but the fact that their mother gave birth to two unusually beautiful and pure-hearted daughters right after two gorgeous flowers bloomed in her garden could potentially hint that their conception was due to magic, and Mom is a TrulySingleParent.

* AdaptationExpansion: The story has been adapted several times with expansions of the subject matter:
** One of the lengthier adaptations was by Creator/PatriciaCWrede, who moved the setting to Elizabethan England and greatly fleshed out the setting and characters.
** Snow and Rose are both part of the sprawling cast of the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'' games. Here, Snow is that ''other'' Literature/SnowWhite, and Rose is {{gender flip}}ped into Snow's twin brother, Ross Red, who is engaged to Literature/{{Rapunzel}}. Snow herself is an extremely significant character in the series; in particular, she is [[spoiler:formerly the wife of Literature/TheFrogPrince, and the antagonist of the third game, where she's taken on a different persona - Literature/TheSnowQueen.]]
** ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' turns the Prince's younger brother into an AscendedExtra. He's a HotBlooded PrincelyYoungMan who's skilled with the bow, tries to confront the dwarf several times in regards to his missing brother, and crosses paths directly with the sisters and especially Rose-Red, who first [[RescueRomance helps him when he's wounded]] and later [[SmittenTeenageGirl crushes furiously on him]]. Plus it implies that Snow White and the Prince ''already'' had mutual feelings [[InterspeciesRomance when he still was stuck as a bear.]]
** The ''Webcomic/{{Erstwhile}}'' adaptation adds two extra scenes -- one where Snow White and the bear talk to each other while the rest of her family is asleep, and one where the girls find a missing person poster with the prince's face on it and run into his brother. Both serve to better set up [[DoubleInLawMarriage the ending]].

* BalefulPolymorph:
** The Prince was turned into a bear by the Dwarf. In ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' it's shown how it happened: the Prince caught the Dwarf stealing his family's treasures, confronted him on his theft, and got transformed for his trouble.
** The Second Prince is usually subject to this in adaptations that give him a larger role as well. One German film version has him be transformed into a hawk. The ''Radio/LetsPretend'' version of the story has him be turned into a stag. Some picture books have him be turned into a fish; Regina Doman's adaptation of the story in her ''Literature/FairytaleNovels'' even names his counterpart Fish in reference to this.

* GhibliHills: The forest, unlike the usual [[TheLostWoods Lost Woods]] of fairy tales, is safe for small children to wander in, even overnight.

* DoubleInLawMarriage: Conveniently, the cursed prince has a brother so both sisters can get married to princes.

And, no, ''[[Literature/SnowWhite that]]'' [[NamesTheSame Snow White]] has nothing to do with this story. The German versions of their names are spelled slightly differently (Red Rose's sister is ''Schneeweißchen''; the seven dwarfs's boarder is ''Schneewittchen''). Neither does ''Literature/SnowWhiteFireRed''.

It can be read [[https://www.worldoftales.com/fairy_tales/Brothers_Grimm/Grimm_fairy_stories/Snow-White_And_Rose-Red.html#gsc.tab=0 here]] and [[https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/175/grimms-fairy-tales/3182/snow-white-and-rose-red/ here]].

And, no, ''[[Literature/SnowWhite that]]'' [[NamesTheSame Snow White]] has nothing to do with this story. The German versions of their names are spelled slightly differently. (Neither does ''Literature/SnowWhiteFireRed'')

** ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' turns the Prince's younger brother into an AscendedExtra but ''actually'' making show up in-story. He's a HotBlooded PrincelyYoungMan who's skilled with the bow, tries to confront the dwarf several times in regards to his missing brother, and crosses paths directly with the sisters and specially Rose-Red, who first [[RescueRomance helps him when he's wounded]] and later [[SmittenTeenageGirl crushes furiously on him]]. Plus it implies that Snow White and the Prince ''already'' had mutual feelings [[InterspeciesRomance when he still was stuck as a bear.]]

%% BabiesEverAfter: Implied.

%% BigBad: More like a very tiny bad.
%% {{Curse}}
%% DemiHuman: The talking bear.
%% DepravedDwarf: In both senses of the word "dwarf".

* FriendToAllLivingThings: The siblings themselves are said to be the perfect children.

%% LoveAtFirstSight: Snow White and the Prince.

* PairTheSpares: While Snow White marries the prince. Rose Red marries his brother, who received little characterization, if any.

%% RedOniBlueOni: Rose Red and Snow White, respectively.

* SatelliteLoveInterest: The girls do know the oldest Prince for a while, but it's not known how long the courting process for Rose Red was with the Prince's brother. The ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' averts it by making the younger prince appear on-screen.
%% SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Some adaptations give the two princes this treatment.

[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/rosered/index.html "Snow-White and Rose-Red"]] (or "Snow-White and Rosy-Red") is a {{fairy tale}} told by both Creator/CharlesPerrault and Creator/{{the Brothers Grimm}} in their fairy tale collections. The oldest known version had the title "The Ungrateful Dwarf".

[[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/snow-white-and-rose-red-00/ Adapted into comic form]] by Gina Biggs of {{Webcomic/Erstwhile}}, and featured in an episode of the anime series ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics''.

* BabiesEverAfter: Implied.

* BigBad: More like a very tiny bad.
* {{Curse}}
* DemiHuman: The talking bear.
* DepravedDwarf: In both senses of the word "dwarf".

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A common portrayal of Snow White, in order to distinguish her from another Literature/SnowWhite and her [[RavenHairIvorySkin distinctive look]].
** Averted in ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' where Snow White has dark brown hair.

* LoveAtFirstSight: Snow White and the Prince.

* RedOniBlueOni: Rose Red and Snow White, respectively.

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Some adaptations give the two princes this treatment.

* BalefulPolymorph: The Prince was turned into a bear by the Dwarf. In ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' it's shown how it happened: the Prince caught the Dwarf stealing his family's treasures, confronted him on his theft, and got transformed for his trouble.
** The Second Prince is usually subject to this in adaptations that give him a larger role as well. One German film version has him be transformed into a hawk. The LetsPretend version of the story has him be turned into a stag. Some picture books have him be turned into a fish; Regina Doman's adaptation of the story in her FairytaleNovels even names his counterpart Fish in reference to this.

* SatelliteLoveInterest: The girls do know the oldest Prince for a while, but it's not known how long the courting process for Rose Red was with the Prince's brother. The ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' avets it by making the younger prince appear on-screen.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: By the end of the story, both girls are now royalty.

* RagsToRoyalty: Snow White and Rose Red's reward from the bear.

* BalefulPolymorph: The Prince was turned into a bear by the Dwarf. In ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' it's shown how it happened: the Prince caught the Swarf stealing his family's treasures, confronted him on his theft, and got transformed for his trouble.

A poor peasant woman lives in a cabin in the woods. She grows two rose trees in front of her house, one with white roses and one with red. When the flowers bloomed she had two children, both girls. She named them both after the trees, Snow White and Rose Red respectively. They have an adventure involving an evil dwarf, a bear that turns out to be an enchanted prince, the enchanted prince's enchanted brother, and, of course, eventually live happily ever after.

And, no, ''[[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs that]]'' [[NamesTheSame Snow White]] has nothing to do with this story. The German versions of their names are spelled slightly differently. (Neither does ''Literature/SnowWhiteFireRed'')

* AdaptationExpansion: The story has been adapted several times with expansions of the subject matter. One of the lengthier adaptations was by Creator/PatriciaCWrede, who moved the setting to Elizabethan England and greatly fleshed out the setting and characters.
** Snow and Rose are both part of the sprawling cast of the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'' games. Here, Snow is that ''other'' [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]], and Rose is {{gender flip}}ped into Snow's twin brother, Ross Red, who is engaged to Literature/{{Rapunzel}}. Snow herself is an extremely significant character in the series; in particular, she is [[spoiler:formerly the wife of Literature/TheFrogPrince, and the antagonist of the third game, where she's taken on a different persona - Literature/TheSnowQueen.]]

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A common portrayal of Snow White, in order to distinguish her from [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves another Snow White]] and her [[RavenHairIvorySkin distinctive look]].

* DisappearedDad: The story never bothers to say where the father of the girls went.

** ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' has the Prince's younger brother ''actually'' show up as a PrincelyYoungMan who's skilled with the bow, tries to confront the dwarf several times, and crosses paths directly with the sisters and specially Rose-Red, who first [[RescueRomance helps him when he's wounded]] and later [[SmittenTeenageGirl crushes furiously on him]]. Plus it implies that Snow White and the Prince ''already'' had mutual feelings [[InterspeciesRomance when he still was stuck as a bear.]]

* AdaptationExpansion: The story has been adapted several times with expansions of the subject matter. One of the lengthier adaptation was by Creator/PatriciaCWrede, who moved the setting to Elizabethan England and greatly fleshed out the setting and characters.

** ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' has the Prince's younger brother ''actually'' show up as a PrincelyYoungMan who's skilled with the bow, tries to confront the dwarf several times, and crosses paths directly with the sisters and specially Rose-Red, who first [[RescueRomance helps him when he's wounded]] and later [[SmittenTeenageGirl crushes furiously on him]].

[[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/snow-white-and-rose-red-00/ Adapted into comic form]] by Gina Biggs of {{Webcomic/Erstwhile}}

** ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' has the Prince's younger brother ''actually'' show up, as a PrincelyYoungMan who's skilled with the bow, tries to confront the dwarf several times, and crosses paths directly with the sisters and specially Rose-Red, who first [[RescueRomance helps him when he's wounded]] and later [[SmittenTeenageGirl crushes furiously on him]].

** ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' has the Prince's younger brother ''actually'' show up, as a PrincelyYoungMan who's skilled with the bow, tries to confront the dwarf several times, and crosses paths directly with the sisters and specially Rose-Red.

** ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' has the Prince's younger brother ''actually'' show up, as a PrincelyYoungMan who's skilled with the bow and tries to confront the dwarf several times.

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: The story explicitly averts the trope, as the sisters are devoted to one another.

* SatelliteLoveInterest: The girls do know the oldest Prince for a while, but we don't know how long the courting process for Rose Red was with the Prince's brother.

* OutdoorsyGirl: Rose Red prefers playing in the fields to staying at home.