Literature: Rapunzel (Grimm's Tales)

There were once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child.

At length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her desire.

At length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her desire.

At length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her desire.

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.

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.

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.

One day the woman was standing by this window and looking down into the garden, when she saw a bed which was planted with the most beautiful rampion - rapunzel, and it looked so fresh and green that she longed for it, and had the greatest desire to eat some.

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.

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.

Then her husband was alarmed, and asked, what ails you, dear wife.

Then her husband was alarmed, and asked, what ails you, dear wife.

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.

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.

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.

If he was to have any rest, her husband must once more descend into the garden.

You shall suffer for it.

Ah, answered he, let mercy take the place of justice, I only made up my mind to do it out of necessity.

Ah, answered he, let mercy take the place of justice, I only made up my mind to do it out of necessity.

Ah, answered he, let mercy take the place of justice, I only made up my mind to do it out of necessity.

My wife saw your rampion from the window, and felt such a longing for it that she would have died if she had not got some to eat.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Then he heard a song, which was so charming that he stood still and listened.

This was rapunzel, who in her solitude passed her time in letting her sweet voice resound.

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.

Immediately the hair fell down and the king's son climbed up.

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.

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

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.

You wicked child, cried the enchantress.

I thought I had separated you from all the world, and yet you have deceived me.

I thought I had separated you from all the world, and yet you have deceived me.

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.

And she was so pitiless that she took poor rapunzel into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery.

And she was so pitiless that she took poor rapunzel into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery.

And she was so pitiless that she took poor rapunzel into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery.

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.

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.

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.

Aha, she cried mockingly, you would fetch your dearest, but the beautiful bird sits no longer singing in the nest.

The cat has got it, and will scratch out your eyes as well.

The king's son was beside himself with pain, and in his despair he leapt down from the tower.

The king's son was beside himself with pain, and in his despair he leapt down from the tower.

He escaped with his life, but the thorns into which he fell pierced his eyes.

He escaped with his life, but the thorns into which he fell pierced his eyes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

He led her to his kingdom where he was joyfully received, and they lived for a long time afterwards, happy and contented.

He led her to his kingdom where he was joyfully received, and they lived for a long time afterwards, happy and contented.