Rumpelstiltskin and Other Grimm Tales, 9780571196319, Carol Ann Duffy, 1999, Faber, 1999

Rumpelstiltskin is a fairytale popularly associated with Germany (where he is known as Rumpelstilzchen). The tale was one collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales. According to researchers at Durham University and the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, the story originated around 4,000 years ago. In order to appear superior, a miller lies to the king, telling him that his daughter can spin straw into gold (some versions make the miller's daughter blonde and Fairy Tales By the Grimm Brothers. Presented by Authorama Public Domain Books. Rumpelstiltskin. By the side of a wood, in a country a long way off, ran a fine stream of water; and upon the stream there stood a mill. The millerâ™s house was close by, and the miller, you must know, had a very beautiful daughter. The third day one of the messengers came back, and said, â™I have travelled two days without hearing of any other names; but yesterday, as I was climbing a high hill, among the trees of the forest where the fox and the hare bid each other good night, I saw a little hut; and before the hut burnt a fire; and round about. Fairy tales > Grimm fairy tales > Rumpelstiltskin at World of Tales - Stories for children from around the world! New(ish) Layout World of Tales has a fresh new look! I hope you like it! I will be clearing bugs in the next days. If you see something you don't like, please let me know. New menu I added a new menu. It is the menu I will be using on the Android app I'm developing. I will continue adding features from both the iOS and Android apps as time premits. World of Tales iOS app now live! If you are looking to buy an offline ad free version of this website for iOS, check here. Read "Rumpelstiltskin and Other Tales" by Brothers Grimm with Rakuten Kobo. In order to make himself appear more important, a miller lies to a king, telling him that his daughter can spin straw in... In order to make himself appear more important, a miller lies to a king, telling him that his daughter can spin straw into gold. The king calls for the girl, shuts her in a tower room filled with straw and a spinning wheel, and demands that she spin the straw into gold by morning. Rumpelstiltskin is one of the fifty European fairy tales featured in this volume of Grimâ™s Fairy tales. In this series. View all. 29-10-2018 Fairy tale: Rumpelstiltskin - Grimm. There was once a miller who was poor, but he had one beautiful daughter. It happened one day that he came to speak with the king, and, to give himself consequence, he told him that he had a daughter who could spin gold out of straw. The king said to the miller: That is an art that pleases me well, if thy daughter is as clever as you say, bring her to my castle to-morrow, that I may put her to the proof. Read the story: Rumpelstiltskin. 1615. Translations in other languages are welcome. Please send them to [email protected]. Little Ida's flowers H.C. Andersen →. Rumpelstiltskin Fairy tale. A fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm Grimm. 8.5/10 - 2574 votes. Rumpelstiltskin. Start by marking âœRumpelstiltskin and Other Grimm Talesâ as Want to Read: Want to Read saving⦠Want to Read. Currently Reading. Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Want to Read saving⦠Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book. Clear rating. A retelling of classic children's tales by The Brothers Grimm, including Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, Ashputtel (Cinderella) and Little Red-cap. This interpretation by Carol Ann Duffy seeks to remove the sugariness of contemporary versions and return to the orginal, darker mould. Get A Copy. Kindle Store. Full online text of Rumpelstiltskin by Brothers Grimm. Other short stories by Brothers Grimm also available along with many others by classic and contemporary authors. Once there was a miller who was poor, but who had a beautiful daughter. Now it happened that he had to go and speak to the king, and in order to make himself appear important he said to him, "I have a daughter who can spin straw into gold." The king said to the miller, "That is an art which pleases me well, if your daughter is as clever as you say, bring her to-morrow to my palace, and I will put her to the test."

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