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Rapunzel

Paul O. Zelinsky

4/5 ( ratings)

This famous fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm turns out to have at least as many sources among literary tales as it does in folklore. Zelinsky chose elements from various versions, both Grimm and earlier, to compose this adaptation.

The story of Rapunzel begins with a couple who, after many years together, find that they are expecting a child. But the wife is plagued by a craving for rapunzel, an herb that grows in the walled garden of the sorceress next door.

To save his wife's life, the husband steals rapunzel from this garden, only to be caught in the act by the angry sorceress. In return for sparing his life , she demands that the husband promise her the newborn child, whom she will name Rapunzel.

There follows the well-known story of a long-haired girl kept in an inaccessible tower, and a prince who finds her and wins her heart.

Language: English

Pages: 48

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Release: October 01, 2002

ISBN: 0613608321

ISBN 13: 9780613608329

Rapunzel

Paul O. Zelinsky

4/5 ( ratings)

This famous fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm turns out to have at least as many sources among literary tales as it does in folklore. Zelinsky chose elements from various versions, both Grimm and earlier, to compose this adaptation.

The story of Rapunzel begins with a couple who, after many years together, find that they are expecting a child. But the wife is plagued by a craving for rapunzel, an herb that grows in the walled garden of the sorceress next door.

To save his wife's life, the husband steals rapunzel from this garden, only to be caught in the act by the angry sorceress. In return for sparing his life , she demands that the husband promise her the newborn child, whom she will name Rapunzel.

There follows the well-known story of a long-haired girl kept in an inaccessible tower, and a prince who finds her and wins her heart.

Language: English

Pages: 48

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Release: October 01, 2002

ISBN: 0613608321

ISBN 13: 9780613608329

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