Reading Notes : European Unit, Part A

 Rumpelstiltskin

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• Once there was a poor miller who had a beautiful daughter
• He was having a conversation with the king and mentioned that his daughter could spin straw into gold
• The king said he would like having a skill like that around and offered to bring her to his castle to test her
• When the girl was brought to him, she was lead to a room full of straw
• She was told to spin all night and if there was no gold, she would die
• She did not know how to spin gold and began to cry
• The door opened and a little man stepped in and asked her what was wrong
• She explained her situation
• The little man offered to spin it for her in exchange for her necklace
• He took the necklace and began spinning
• The next day, the king arrived to a room full of gold
• The girl was taken to another room with more straw, the king had the same offer. Spin or die
• The little man came again, and her first born child was to be given to the little man
• The girl and the king married and had a baby
• The little man came back wanting to take the baby
• The queen began to cry, the little man gave her three days to learn his name and she could keep her child
• She sent people to find out his name
• One of the people saw the little man dancing, and singing his name
• When the little man returned, she spoke his name and he fell

Bibliography : Author, D.L. Ashliman, rumpelstiltskin