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    The Dwarf Ring: Once Upon a Short Story, #4
    The Dwarf Ring: Once Upon a Short Story, #4
    The Dwarf Ring: Once Upon a Short Story, #4
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    The Dwarf Ring: Once Upon a Short Story, #4

    By A.G. Marshall

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    Snow White suspects the worst...

    Young women are disappearing across the kingdom, but Snow White's stepmother is more concerned with using her magic mirror to discover who is fairest in the land. Is the queen's obsession with beauty responsible for the disappearances? Or is the visiting prince to blame? Can Snow White discover the truth in time?

    Or will her curiosity be her downfall?

    The Dwarf Ring is book four in the Once Upon a Short Story collection.
    Discover a unique twist on your favorite fairy tales with these standalone adventures!

    This short story of 2,700 words (about 8 pages) was originally given as a gift to my newsletter subscribers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA.G. Marshall
    Release dateFeb 26, 2021
    ISBN9798201145262
    The Dwarf Ring: Once Upon a Short Story, #4

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      The Dwarf Ring - A.G. Marshall

      The Dwarf Ring

      A Short Retelling of Snow White

      A. G. Marshall

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      Contents

      The Dwarf Ring

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      The Dwarf Ring

      It seemed like a good idea at the time.

      Famous last words, I suppose, but it really did. I had no way of knowing – well, you’ll see.

      It started with the mirror. When Stepmother heard that village girls were using dwarf charms to enhance their beauty, she bought a magic mirror from the neighboring kingdom to trace the enchantments and track them down. She brushed me off when I asked what was so bad about dwarf magic. She was too busy spending time with Prince Charn, who had delivered the mirror in person and volunteered to stay and teach her how to use it.

      Delivering magical goods was a job far beneath royalty, so I suspected Prince Charn had an ulterior motive. Maybe he had come to spy

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