Rapunzel is lost to you; you will never see her again." 269-88. (1812) - The famous tale of a girl who is mistreated by her evil step-mother and step-sisters but goes on to marry the prince. When the witch wished to be let in, she would stand below and would cry, Rapunzel is lost to you. The Grimms' immediate source of "Rapunzel" was a story published by Friedrich Schultz (1762-1798) in his Kleine Romane, v. 5 (Leipzig: Georg Joachim Göschen, 1790), pp. Still, a happy ending prevails. He led her to his kingdom where he was joyfully received, and they lived for a long time afterwards, happy and contented. [Public domain]. 'If that is the ladder by which one mounts, I too will try my fortune,' said he, and the next day when it began to grow dark, he went to the tower and cried: 'Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let down your hair to me.' "Aha," she cried mockingly, "you would fetch your dearest, but the beautiful bird sits no longer singing in the nest. This was Rapunzel, who in her solitude passed her time in letting her sweet voice resound. SHOW ALL. Thus he roamed about in misery for some years, and at length came to the desert where Rapunzel, with the twins to which she had given birth, a boy and a girl, lived in wretchedness. Author: Unknown, but published by Brothers Grimm, Other characters: Prince, Rapunzel’s twin children, A witch named Dame Gothel takes a couple’s child, Rapunzel, to raise as her own and locks her in a tower in the woods. Released by Dutton Press, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1998. They agreed that until that time he should come to her every evening, for the old woman came by day. Rapunzel is a German fairy tale published in 1812 as part of Children’s and Household Tales by Brothers Grimm. This tells a similar tale of a pregnant woman desiring some parsley from the garden of an ogress, getting caught, and having to promise the ogress her baby. You will never see her again. The cat has got it, and will scratch out your eyes as well. Rapunzel is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, first published in 1812. Then Rapunzel let down the braids of her hair, and the enchantress climbed up to her. Tangled, The disney movie made In California 2014 Textbook Written By Mansi Thakker “Rapunzel Rapunzel, Let Down Your Hair!” The classic fairytale Rapunzel is known in almost every corner of the world. SHOW ALL. ", "Ah," she replied, "if I can't eat some of the rampion, which is in the garden behind our house, I shall die.". The story follows a young girl who is locked inside an isolated tower by an enchantress. 1812 GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES RAPUNZEL Jacob Ludwig Grimm and Wilhelm Carl Grimm Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859) - German philologists whose collection “Kinder- und Hausmarchen,” known in English as “Grimm’s Fairy Tales,” is a timeless literary masterpiece. [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsBy Hochgeladen von --Nightflyer (talk) 23:35, 5 July 2009 (UTC) (Eigener Scan und Bearbeitung) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsBy Katalin Szegedi (felisforlag.se) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.By Otto Ubbelohde (1867-1922 ). THERE WERE ONCE A MAN and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child. Finally, in 1812 the Brothers Grimm put out a collection of fairy tales that included Rapunzel. The Rapunzel grew into the most beautiful child beneath the sun. Disney’s Sleeping Beauty is a classic tale of a princess in distress and the prince who comes gallantly to her rescue. When the enchantress wanted to go in, she placed herself beneath it and cried. Rapunzel is a plant often known as Rampion, and used as a herb. She at once made herself a salad of it, and ate it greedily. The Story of Rapunzel. "Rapunzel" (/ r ə ˈ p ʌ n z əl /; German: [ʁaˈpʊnt͡səl]) is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales. By Otto Ubbelohde (1867-1922 ). Later on, though, the Grimms rewrote it as her step-mother (the 1819 version). Family members would often go to great lengths to secure such cravings. Perseus' mother, Danaë, was confined to a bronze tower by her father, Acrisius the King of Argos These people had a little window at the back of their house from which a splendid garden could be seen, which was full of the most beautiful flowers and herbs. I have a new translation of the 1790 Friedrich Schulz Rapunzel story available on Amazon as an Ebook. It was, however, surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to go into it because it belonged to an enchantress, who had great power and was dreaded by all the world. She at once made herself a salad of it, and ate it greedily. In the original Grimm Brothers’ version (if you wish, you can read it here) there is hardly any moral worth noting. Then Rapunzel lost her fear, and when he asked her if she would take him for her husband, and she saw that he was young and handsome, she thought, he will love me more than old dame gothel does. If he was to have any rest, her husband must once more descend into the garden. Rapunzel. The first written version of the Rapunzel story was written in the year 1600 by a writer named Giambattista Basile, from Italy. IN COLLECTIONS. The king's son was beside himself with pain, and in his despair he leapt down from the tower. Unformatted text preview: “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Hair!” Original Story Written By Brothers Grimm, Germany 1812. He escaped with his life, but the thorns into which he fell pierced his eyes. Then Rapunzel let down the braids of her hair, and the enchantress climbed up to her. IN COLLECTIONS. It was, however, surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to go into it because it belonged to an enchantress, who had great power and was dreaded by all the world. At length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her desire. ", Then the enchantress allowed her anger to be softened, and said to him, "If the case be as you say, I will allow you to take away with you as much rampion as you will, only I make one condition, you must give me the child which your wife will bring into the world. "Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale first presented by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. She said, I will willingly go away with you, but I do not know how to get down. The enchantress remarked nothing of this, until once Rapunzel said to her, "Tell me, Dame Gothel, how it happens that you are so much heavier for me to draw up than the young king's son - he is with me in a moment. Rapunzel had magnificent long hair, fine as spun gold, and when she heard the voice of the enchantress she unfastened her braided tresses, wound them round one of the hooks of the window above, and then the hair fell twenty ells down, and the enchantress climbed up by it. Two of her tears wetted his eyes and they grew clear again, and he could see with them as before. At length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her desire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapunzel.Walter Crane illustration. The Schulz version is based on Persinette by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force, originally published in 1698 which, in turn, was influenced by an even earlier tale, Petrosinella by Giambattista Basile, published in 1634. "Rapunzel Tower" / "Rapunzel tower". Some researchers have proposed that the earliest possible inspiration for the “Maiden in the Tower” archetype is to the pre-Christian European (or proto-Indo-European) sun or dawn goddess myths, in which the light deity is trapped and is rescued. Rapunzel was the most beautiful child in the world. When the enchantress wanted to go in, she placed herself beneath it and cried, Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair to me. image source: Found on Wikipedia, Originally done in 1812 for the original publication of The Brother’s Grimm The Sorceress is furious, cuts off Rapunzel’s hair, sends her deep into the forest as punishment, and waits for the Prince to show up. When she was twelve years old, the enchantress shut her into a tower, which lay in a forest, and had neither stairs nor door, but quite at the top was a little window. When she was twelve years old, the enchantress shut her into a tower, which lay in a forest, and had neither stairs nor door, but quite at the top was a little window. As the story of a beautiful young woman with long flowing hair, who – after a period of trials and tribulations finally reunites with her true love, it first appeared in print with Giambattista Basile’s Pentamerone (1634 – 1636). Her parents abandon her with a witch, her hair is cut off unwillingly, she’s banished to the forest, and the Prince is thrown off the tower and blinded. "Rapunzel Tower" / "Rapunzel tower". He heard a voice, and it seemed so familiar to him that he went towards it, and when he approached, Rapunzel knew him and fell on his neck and wept. The story is a retelling of the original 1812 version, which leaves in details not present in later versions, such as Rapunzel giving birth to twins by the prince. "What do I hear you say. Other edits were made in general to many of the tales, for example many of the original evil women in the tales were mothers, but the Grimms changed them to step mothers. "Aha!" In the gloom of evening, therefore, he let himself down again. Cinderella (1812) - The famous tale of a girl who is mistreated by her evil step- mother and step-sisters but goes on to marry the prince. Rapunzel’s mother is pregnant with her and she sees some beautiful Rapunzel over a wall. On the same day that she cast out Rapunzel, however, the enchantress fastened the braids of hair, which she had cut off, to the hook of the window, and when the king’s son came and cried, Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, she let the hair down. The cat has got it, and will scratch out your eyes as well. The king's son wanted to climb up to her, and looked for the door of the tower, but none was to be found. The story has been rewritten many times, but two of the rewritten stories that stick out in particular is the 1812 Grim Brothers original version and the newest version, Tangled, by the Walt Disney company. But the king's son began to talk to her quite like a friend, and told her that his heart had been so stirred that it had let him have no rest, and he had been forced to see her. This was Rapunzel, who in her solitude passed her time in letting her sweet voice resound. The Story of Rapunzel A pregnant woman who is craving for a herb called Rapunzel sends her husband to a witch’s garden to pick up the herb. [Public domain]. When she was twelve years old, the enchantress shut her into a tower, which lay in a forest, and had neither stairs nor door, but quite at the top was a little window. She said, "I will willingly go away with you, but I do not know how to get down. A pregnant woman who is craving for a herb called Rapunzel sends her husband to a witch’s garden to pick up the herb. The Original Story of Rapunzel Edit An influence on Grimm’s Rapunzel was Petrosinella or Parsley, written by Giambattista Basile in his collection of fairy tales in 1634, Lo cunto de li cunti (The Story of Stories), or Pentamerone. Commentary from Wikipedia, reposted under Creative Commons. In her anger she clutched Rapunzel's beautiful tresses, wrapped them twice round her left hand, seized a pair of scissors with the right, and snip, snap, they were cut off, and the lovely braids lay on the ground. Their version harkened back to the darker Petrosinella story with Rapunzel trapped in a lonely tower by a cruel woman, though instead of an ogress they wrote in a controlling evil witch, Dame Gothel. The Grimm Brothers’ story is an adaptation of the fairy tale Rapunzel by Friedrich Schulz published in 1790. Rapunzel's father is an overly devoted husband, and Rapunzel's mother is overly dramatic. A similar story was published in France by Mademoiselle de la Force, called “Persinette”. For the second edition, two volumes were issued in 1819 and a third in 1822, totalling 170 tales. she let the hair down. One day, a prince discovers Rapunzel and bids her let down her hair. Thus he roamed about in misery for some years, and at length came to the desert where Rapunzel, with the twins to which she had given birth, a boy and a girl, lived in wretchedness. The story follows a young girl who is locked inside an isolated tower by an enchantress. After a year or two, it came to pass that the king's son rode through the forest and passed by the tower. Ultimately, "Rapunzel" is a tale of caution for parents. On the same day that she cast out Rapunzel, however, the enchantress fastened the braids of hair, which she had cut off, to the hook of the window, and when the king's son came and cried. Dark elements: assault, attempted murder, blindness, Original story published by the Brothers Grimm | English translation by Margaret Hunt. Grimm’s Fairy Tales, classic and influential collection of folklore by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, first published in two volumes as Kinder- und Hausmärchen (1812–15; “Children’s and Household Tales”) and later revised and enlarged seven times between 1819 and 1857. When Rapunzel sees him, she bursts into tears and throws her arms around him. At twilight, he clambered down over the wall into the garden of the enchantress, hastily clutched a handful of rampion, and took it to his wife. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, Announcing GRIMM WOODS: A new thriller novel by D. Melhoff. The king's son ascended, but instead of finding his dearest Rapunzel, he found the enchantress, who gazed at him with wicked and venomous looks. When she was twelve years old, the enchantress shut her into a tower, which lay in a forest, and had neither stairs nor door, but quite at the top was a little window. Rapunzel grew into the most beautiful child under the sun. The story has been rewritten many times, but two of the rewritten stories that stick out in particular is the 1812 Grim Brothers original version and the newest version, Tangled, by the Walt Disney company. He rode home, but the singing had so deeply touched his heart, that every day he went out into the forest and listened to it. In the original story, which the … Bring with you a skein of silk every time that you come, and I will weave a ladder with it, and when that is ready I will descend, and you will take me on your horse.". Then Rapunzel lost her fear, and when he asked her if she would take him for her husband, and she saw that he was young and handsome, she thought, he will love me more than old dame gothel does. The man, who loved her, thought, sooner than let your wife die, bring her some of the rampion yourself, let it cost what it will. Two of her tears wetted his eyes and they grew clear again, and he could see with them as before. [Public domain]. There once lived a man and a woman who always wished for a child, but could not have one. And she was so pitiless that she took poor Rapunzel into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery. “Rapunzel” was collected by the Grimms for their first edition of Children and Household Tales, initially published in 1812. But when he had clambered down the wall he was terribly afraid, for he saw the enchantress standing before him. Ah, answered he, let mercy take the place of justice, I only made up my mind to do it out of necessity. There were once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child. I thought I had separated you from all the world, and yet you have deceived me. "How can you dare," said she with angry look, "descend into my garden and steal my rampion like a thief? © 2020 Grimm Woods | Official Site & Fairy Tale HQ All rights reserved, "...The enchantress appeared at once, gave the child the name of Rapunzel, and took it away with her.". He led her to his kingdom where he was joyfully received, and they lived for a long time afterwards, happy and contented. When the enchantress wanted to go in, she placed herself beneath this, and cried, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, The prince is thrown off the tower and lands in a patch of thorns, thus becoming blind. Although most of the original story is similar to the Disney depiction, the cartoon left out the more horrific details. For instance, in the 1812 version of Rapunzel made famous by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm -- German academics best known for their collections of folk tales -- Rapunzel … Together they plan an escape, but the witch finds out and casts Rapunzel into the wilderness. Illustration for a book of "Grimm's Fairy Tales". Stories were added, and also subtracted, from one edition to the next, until the seventh held 21… "Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale first presented by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. Then he heard a song, which was so charming that he stood still and listened. When they reconnect, her tears restore his sight and they live happily ever after. They live happily ever after. ... download 8 Files download 6 Original. He takes her and the children to his kingdom, where they live happily for many years. It shall be well treated, and I will care for it like a mother. The Grimm Brothers' story is an adaptation of the fairy tale Rapunzel by Friedrich Schulz published in 1790. The king’s son wanted to climb up to her, and looked for the door of the tower, but none was to be found. It shall be well treated, and I will care for it like a mother.". And she was so pitiless that she took poor Rapunzel into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery. Narrated by G. Barrett. The encounters between the prince and the maiden in the tower are described in quite bawdy language. 'Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let down your hair to me.' Later on, though, the Grimms rewrote it … Jinxx. Rapunzel is the character and the title of a story collected by the Brothers Grimm for their 1812 work Children’s and Household Tales.It is a classic fairytale of what is believed to be German origin, though there are some other European folks tales that bear some resemblance to Rapunzel. Unlike many fairy tales, the classic ‘Rapunzel’ narrative actually has a reasonably short provenance. Aarne-Thompson-Uther, type 310. He escaped with his life, but the thorns into which he fell pierced his eyes. In this post, the latest in our occasional series discussing the meanings and origins of classic fairy stories, we offer a short summary and analysis of ‘Rapunzel’. You shall suffer for it. The story of an unmerciful sorceress, a forbidden tower in a forest and a beautiful girl with hair as fine as spun gold. Thank you for listening. Then he heard a song, which was so charming that he stood still and listened. It tells the story of a fair maiden named Rapunzel who is locked in a tower. They live happily ever after. Aarne-Thompson, type 310. From a scientific interpretation, the enchantress Dame Gothel is a witch or medicine woman who had mastered the use and production of a plant or drug capable of saving Rapunzel’s mother from complications of pregnancy. From Disney's modern adaptation, " Tangled " to the original Grimms' fairy tale published in 1812, " Rapunzel " follows the journey of a young maiden with magical golden locks as she tries to find her identity while living in isolation. The history of “Rapunzel” as a story is actually quite convoluted. The first written version of the Rapunzel story was written in the year 1600 by a writer named Giambattista Basile, from Italy. The enchantress remarked nothing of this, until once Rapunzel said to her, tell me, dame gothel, how it happens that you are so much heavier for me to draw up than the young king’s son – he is with me in a moment. He climbs up, makes her acquaintance, and eventually proposes to her. The Brothers Grimm version of "Rapunzel" is believed to be based off of an earlier Italian short story called "Petrosinella." This is a free audio recording of the story "Rapunzel" written by the Brothers Grimm, first published in 1812. From Disney's modern adaptation, "Tangled" to the original Grimms' fairy tale published in 1812, "Rapunzel" follows the journey of a young maiden with magical golden locks as she tries to find her identity while living in isolation.With no one around her except her guardian Dame Gothel, Rapunzel fawns over the first outsider she meets, a prince. Illustration for a book of "Grimm's Fairy Tales". 1. Note: Rapunzel is an old nickname for a herb with leaves like lettuce and roots like a radish -- it is also called rampion. The similarities with symbolism and what is valued between the old story and the new one are similar. When the witch visits, she must call out: “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, so that I may climb thy golden stair.”. Grimm Woods is an online hub for everything related to classic fairy tales, as well as the promotional site for D. Melhoff’s thriller novel of the same title. When she was twelve years old the witch shut her up in a tower in the midst of a wood, and it had neither steps nor door, only a small window above. But when he had clambered down the wall he was terribly afraid, for he saw the enchantress standing before him. The Grimm Brothers' story is an adaptation of the fairy tale Rapunzel by Friedrich Schulz published in 1790. Thank you for listening. Her husband, in order to appease the pregnant lady, climbs the wall and steals some. Such desires for lettuce and like vegetables may indicate a need on her part for vitamins. Ah, you wicked child, cried the enchantress. The Evil Queen was originally written as Snow White's biological mother, and she still wants to kill her (in the 1812 version). At first Rapunzel was terribly frightened when a man, such as her eyes had never yet beheld, came to her. In her anger she clutched Rapunzel’s beautiful tresses, wrapped them twice round her left hand, seized a pair of scissors with the right, and snip, snap, they were cut off, and the lovely braids lay on the ground. How can you dare, said she with angry look, descend into my garden and steal my rampion like a thief. The king’s son was beside himself with pain, and in his despair he leapt down from the tower. The man in his terror consented to everything, and when the woman was brought to bed, the enchantress appeared at once, gave the child the name of Rapunzel, and took it away with her. The rest of Talia’s story is too gruesome to be a children’s tale. Rapunzel grew into the most beautiful child under the sun. 269-288.They rightly saw in Schultz's printed story a tale with a long and widespread oral tradition. This is a free audio recording of the story "Rapunzel" written by the Brothers Grimm, first published in 1812. The Evil Queen was originally written as Snow White's biological mother, and she still wants to kill her (in the 1812 version). After a year or two, it came to pass that the king’s son rode through the forest and passed by the tower. The Grimms' immediate source of "Rapunzel" was a story published by Friedrich Schultz (1762-1798) in his Kleine Romane, v. 5 (Leipzig, 1790), pp. In the gloom of evening, therefore, he let himself down again. Then her husband was alarmed, and asked, what ails you, dear wife. That’s when the Brothers Grimm included her story as part of a collection called Children’s and Household Tales, or Grimm’s Fairy Tales as they are commonly known today. From The Project Gutenberg eBook, Grimm's Fairy Stories, by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, Illustrated by John B Gruelle and R. Emmett Owen. Immediately the hair fell down and the king’s son climbed up. [Public domain]. The original 17th-century Italian tale has similar beginnings: the princess, named Talia, pricked her finger on a spindle and was sent into a deep sleep, fulfilling an earlier prophecy. When the enchantress wanted to go in, she placed herself beneath it and cried, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let down your hair!" This version is the story written into most modern-day children’s books, and Disney’s animated film Tangled basically follows this storyline as well. Nowadays Rapunzel is most frequently associated with Disney’s popular film Tangled, but it was originally a German fairy tale that was first published by the Brothers Grimm in 1812 as part of the Children’s and Household Tales collection. The king's son ascended, but instead of finding his dearest Rapunzel, he found the enchantress, who gazed at him with wicked and venomous looks. Wikipedia. In the 1812 first edition of the tales, the Grimms also included an extensive 60 page appendix which discussed the oral and literary sources of the tales and often times one or more other versions of the stories. Aha, she cried mockingly, you would fetch your dearest, but the beautiful bird sits no longer singing in the nest. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (1884) Household Tales (English translation by Margaretmm Hunt), "Rapunzel".Johnny Gruelle illustration - Rapunzel - Project Gutenberg etext 11027. This, the original “Cindrella,” differs greatly from many of its modern variations. The similarities with symbolism and what is valued between the old story and the new one are similar. The Prince in the story acts as this archetype because he has fallen in love with Rapunzel and wants to save her and be her "prince charming" Romantic Gothic Hero Hero/lover with a decidedly dark side The evil witch poses as this archetype, because she does love Rapunzel as a daughter, but with evil intentions Proto-Feminist Hero Female heroes ", "Ah," answered he, "let mercy take the place of justice, I only made up my mind to do it out of necessity. The man in his terror consented to everything, and when the woman was brought to bed, the enchantress appeared at once, gave the child the name of Rapunzel, and took it away with her. Ah, she replied, if I can’t eat some of the rampion, which is in the garden behind our house, I shall die. But the king’s son began to talk to her quite like a friend, and told her that his heart had been so stirred that it had let him have no rest, and he had been forced to see her. “Rapunzel” was collected by the Grimms for their first edition of Children and Household Tales, initially published in 1812. Then he wandered quite blind about the forest, ate nothing but roots and berries, and did naught but lament and weep over the loss of his dearest wife. For months, he wanders the country and eventually finds Rapunzel with the twins she has given birth to. [Public domain]."Rapunzel." Not all fairy tales happen the way Disney likes to portray them, for example did you know that the story of Rapunzel was originally published as a short story by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. 'If that is the ladder by which one mounts, I too will try my fortune,' said he, and the next day when it began to grow dark, he went to the tower and cried: 'Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let down your hair to me.' When the Prince arrives she ties up the hair and throws it … Immediately the hair fell down and the king's son climbed up. Rapunzel is lost to you. This desire increased every day, and as she knew that she could not get any of it, she quite pined away, and began to look pale and miserable. As Rapunzel did in the first edition of the Brothers Grimm, Persinette becomes pregnant during the course of the prince’s visits. There are 34 stories in the original 1812 edition that never appear in any of the later editions. The German word "Rapunzel" is defined variously as "field salad," "corn salad," or "lamb's lettuce." The story shows that children grow up and escape one regardless of their parents' efforts to keep them locked up and hidden from the world. The Brothers Grimm, "Rapunzel" (1812) BACK; NEXT ; Quote. Then he wandered quite blind about the forest, ate nothing but roots and berries, and did naught but lament and weep over the loss of his dearest wife. Although the version told by the Brothers Grimm was first published in 1812, it was based on a seventeenth-century story, and the actual tale may be older still. The Grimms' immediate source of "Rapunzel" was a story published by Friedrich Schultz (1762-98) in his Kleine Romane, v. 5 (Leipzig, 1790), pp. The Grimm brothers also made Rapunzel a “wife” to the prince so as to not suggest that Rapunzel’s twins were born out of wedlock (Tatar 113). 'Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let down your hair to me.' The tale of Rapunzel is a fairy tale of German origins. You will never see her again.". Aarne-Thompson-Uther type 310. Her mother is so enamoured with the plant that she craves it… stating she will die without out it. I thought I had separated you from all the world, and yet you have deceived me.". When the enchantress wanted to go in, she placed herself beneath this, and cried, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Unformatted text preview: “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Hair!” Original Story Written By Brothers Grimm, Germany 1812. These people had a little window at the back of their house from which a splendid garden could be seen, which was full of the most beautiful flowers and herbs. © 1994-2014 Robert Godwin-Jones The witch catches the husband stealing from her garden, and makes an exchange with him; she tells him that he can take some herbs, but they must give her the baby when it’s born. From The Project Gutenberg eBook, Grimm's Fairy Stories, by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, Illustrated by John B Gruelle and R. Emmett Owen. This version is the story written into most modern-day children’s books, and Disney’s animated film Tangled basically follows this storyline as well. There once lived a man and his wife, who had long wished for a child, but in vain. 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