RumpelstiltzkinThere was once upon a time a poor miller who had a very
beautiful daughter. Now it happened one day that he had an
audience with the King, and in order to appear a person of some
importance he told him that he had a daughter who could spin straw
into gold. “Now that’s a talent worth having,” said the King
to the miller; “if your daughter is as clever as you say, bring her
to my palace to-morrow, and I’ll put her to the test.” When
the girl was brought to him he led her into a room full of straw,
gave her a spinning-wheel and spindle, and said: “Now set to
work and spin all night till early dawn, and if by that time you
haven’t spun the straw into gold you shall die.” Then he
closed the door behind him and left her alone inside.
So the poor miller’s daughter
