Reading Notes: Brothers Grimm (Librivox), Part A

 

Dame Gothel climbing Rapunzel's hair. Source: Fandom

NOTES

• A man and woman wanted a child prayed to God for one
• there was a beautiful rampion planted and the woman said she would die if she did not have it. 
• The man got it for her and she wanted It again the next day 3x more. 
• Man was caught by the enchantress
• she wanted the child that the woman would have and the man agreed
• the enchantress took the child and named her rapunzel
• she was shut into a tower at 12 years old
• kings son showed up, climbed her hair into the tower
• asked her to take him as her husband
• the enchantress cut off rapunzel's long hair in anger after finding out the kings son came
• left rapunzel in the desert
• the king son climbed up again but the enchantress was there
• jumped out to survive, ended up blind
• wondered around for years and came across rapunzel
• Rapunzel had twins
• her tears healed his eyes.

Bibliography:

Rapunzel in the Brothers Grimm (LibriVox)