This image depicts the cover page for the story, The Little White Mouse and the Tyrant King. This is a story from traditional folklore, and there are no Disney interpretations or equivalents, but is interesting for its depictions of violence, events, and characters. 

This is the first page of the chapbook, and it contains the classic depiction of good against evil. 

This is an example of the evilness of the 'Terror', as he is referred to, and the many evil things he does within his kingdom. While in present day stories, a truly evil character tends to be saved or demonstrates some level of humanity, when looking at stories such as this, no good can be found in the evil character. 

This is an example of the evil of the Terror king. In a Disney depiction, a woman would never be pulled by her hair subjected to such torture. In a Disney film they might put her in bindings instead.

The words "hangs" and "kill" would never cross the lips of a Disney character.  The brutality of the Terror is something that would never be so graphically depicted in children’s film today. Thus, this makes an interesting point regarding the changes in children's stories - the move away from realistic and graphic treatment of the characters to the present day notion of sunshine and respect. 

The pregnant queen is being starved to death. If this image was depicted in a children’s film today, there would be an outcry from parents about inappropriate subject matter for children. 

This is near the end of the story and it is one of the most interesting parts of the chapbook. The little white mouse is the good fairy, but is doing evil. In current Disney depictions, the good characters, for the most part, tend to be limited in their ability to fight back. It is only through a male prince that the day is saved. In this story there is no male saviour. The mother is saved through the actions of the good fairy, who kills the evil king and his horrible son. After their death the queen and her princess daughter rule over the kingdom together, and prove to fair and kind rulers. This depiction of the female hero is very rare in current Disney depictions and generally in history. It would be interesting as to examine more chapbooks to learn more about the depiction of strong female characters.