Once upon a time
there was a poor man
and he has a beautiful daughter.
The king saw the beauty
and brought them to his court
and commanded the girl to spin gold.
She did not know how
so she started to cry
until a small man came to help.
"I will spin this hay
into strands of pure gold
but you must give me a gift."
The young girl agreed
and gave him a necklace
then, soon, the room was full.
The very next day
her room was much bigger
and, again, she was told spin gold.
Alone in the room
the small man returned
and again requested a gift.
She gave him her ring
and the small man did spin
until all the hay was gold.
The greedy old king
wanted more gold
and the third room was much larger.
Again the man came,
still wanting gifts,
but the girl had nothing left.
The small man thought
and had an idea --
he wanted her first born child.
She sadly accepted
and the room filled with gold.
Then the daughter married the king.
The new queen had a daughter
and, just as he said,
the man came to take her away.
She wanted to keep her
so he gave her three days
to find his hidden name.
On the very last day
a knight saw a man
who had a peculiar name :
Rumplestiltskin
The queen dared to say,
"Could your name maybe be ...
Rumplestiltskin?"
He lashed out in anger
and tore himself in two
and never again was he seen.
Dec 1, 2012
Dec 1, 2012 at 12:21 PM UTC
Once upon a time
there was a poor man
and he has a beautiful daughter.
The king saw the beauty
and brought them to his court
and commanded the girl to spin gold.
She did not know how
so she started to cry
until a small man came to help.
"I will spin this hay
into strands of pure gold
but you must give me a gift."
The young girl agreed
and gave him a necklace
then, soon, the room was full.
The very next day
her room was much bigger
and, again, she was told spin gold.
Alone in the room
the small man returned
and again requested a gift.
She gave him her ring
and the small man did spin
until all the hay was gold.
The greedy old king
wanted more gold
and the third room was much larger.
Again the man came,
still wanting gifts,
but the girl had nothing left.
The small man thought
and had an idea --
he wanted her first born child.
She sadly accepted
and the room filled with gold.
Then the daughter married the king.
The new queen had a daughter
and, just as he said,
the man came to take her away.
She wanted to keep her
so he gave her three days
to find his hidden name.
On the very last day
a knight saw a man
who had a peculiar name :
Rumplestiltskin
The queen dared to say,
"Could your name maybe be ...
Rumplestiltskin?"
He lashed out in anger
and tore himself in two
and never again was he seen.
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