The Evil Queen

A mom is getting her daughter ready for bed. The daughter asks her to read a Princess story, but the mom decides maybe it's time to read another story. A book called The Evil Queen, but the daughter doesn't like the evil Queen because she's mean and scary. She knows the story the evil Queen wants to kill the Princess because she was jealous of her beauty. The mom explains that is one side of the story there are two sides. The daughter doesn't understand, how could there be two sides? The evil Queen is evil for a reason as mom argues. She starts to read the book:

Once upon a time, in a magical world called Enchantment. In the woods we see trees singing to each other in happy tone. The animals are singling along. A young girl whos' striking and pure. She walks around acknowledging every living thing singing. She sings along as well with a high pitch note.

The daughter interrupts wondering if the young girl is a Princess because all Princesses start off singing to magical creatures. Mom tells her be patient. She continues:

In the woods, the young girl finishes singing to the animals and the trees. She sits at a log wondering if she will ever find her handsome Prince. A squirrel tells her how she could not because she's so beautiful. She smiles. She wonders if he will enjoy singing with her in the woods or he might find it odd. She hears a horse carriage and gets up right away. A horse comes in carrying a large carriage. Inside is a handsome Prince.

The daughter interrupts again. Now, this is definitely a Princess story. It has to be Snow White or Aurora, right? Mom, again, reminds her to keep listening.

The prince approaches the young girl he can't be more than 2 years older. He smiles at her introducing himself as Prince Liam. She introduces herself as Molly. They shake hands. He sits next to her asking why he's never seen her at one of his balls. She answers because her mother refuses to take her. He is going to change that and ask to come tonight. She's so excited and accepts his offer. He tries to pick one of the flowers, but the flower speaks don't even think about tearing me. He apologizes. He tells the young girl pretend he's giving her a flower; she laughs and plays along. He goes back inside the carriage while the servant controlling the horse signals the horse to move along. Prince Liam waves goodbye at the young girl, she waves back. Things are starting to go according to plan.

Molly walks home. She lives in a hut with her mother who's cooking something in the cauldron. Her mother is rather short, scary looking with a robe covering her face. Her mother asks where Molly has been. Molly answers she was at the woods and met a Prince. Her mother laughing hysterically. There's no way a Prince will set foot in the woods. But Molly swears he did and invited her to the ball tonight. Her mother drops her spoon. She can't believe she's invited to the ball. She's furious because she never lets her daughter go because she hates the royalty. Molly doesn't understand why the prince was really nice to her. Her mother assures her the royalty are all the same they are selfish and greedy. Molly refuses to believe. She is going to the ball.

Suddenly, the mother takes a moment, stares at the stew in the cauldron, and back at Molly. Perhaps her daughter has a point. So, the mother asks Molly to spin around. Molly with hesitation does so. Mother does a spell, and we see Molly transforming into a Princess. Molly is thrilled with her look hugs her mother thanking her. Her mother smiles into her eyes saying she's going to remember this night. Molly runs to her room. The mother goes through her cabinet with all the potions. One in particular called Poison. She takes the poison potion and pours it in the stew.

Daughter interrupts her mother asking if Molly's mom is the evil Queen. Mom says she's getting warmer.

It's nighttime at the Royal Ball. The castle is glorious. Everybody is dressed up, dancing, drinking, having a good time. Prince Liam is strolling around the dance floor greeting every maiden. Then, like in Cinderella, he spots a beautiful girl by the stairs with a big smile on her face -- it's Molly. He walks across the room to greet her up the stairs bowing. He says hello Molly. She says hello prince Liam. They go down the stairs arm in arm and start dancing. This can't be happening. Molly is living her fairy tale. What could go wrong?

Molly's mother shows up dressed up as an upgraded version of her daughter. Molly spots her and introduces Liam to her mother. Liam bows to the mother. The mother curtsies. Molly and Liam continue dancing. The mother greets the King and Queen. The King and Queen welcome her asking if that's her daughter dancing with their son. The mother says yes. The Queen compliments Molly's beauty. The King adds if she would make a good princess for Liam. Molly's mother's eyes go wide and smirks. She says to herself "why I didn't use her before?"

The mom closes the book it's getting late. The daughter begs her to keep going. She is dying to know what happens. The mom points to the clock it's 9:30 it's too late. Her daughter is pleading her to continue reading. Mom is flattered her daughter is getting into it, she accepts. She'll continue.

At the Royal ball Liam and Molly head outside to a water fountain. He asks if she believes love at first sight. She is starting to. He wonders if she'll be happy to live in a castle. This is it. The moment has come. He gets down on one knee popping the question. She says yes immediately. Her mother witnesses the whole thing grinning. The couple married. Molly and her mother are living in the castle. Her mother travels back to their old hut house taking the small poison juices she's saved for a year. She wonders how to kill the royal family without getting caught.