Rapunzel was the most beautiful child in the world. When she was twelve years old the witch shut her up in a tower in the midst of a wood, and it had neither steps nor door, only a small window above. When the witch wished to be let in, she would stand below and would cry, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair!"

The first written record of a story that may be recognized as Rapunzel is Giambattista Basile's Petrosinella, translating to parsley, which was published in Naples in the local dialect in 1634 in a collection entitled Lo cunto de li cunti (The Tale of Tales). [3]

„Rapunzel“ is a classic fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, which tells the story of a young girl named Rapunzel who is imprisoned in a tower by an enchantress named Dame Gothel. The story begins when a pregnant woman craves a special herb called rapunzel, which grows in Dame Gothel’s garden.

Nov 12, 2019 · The Grimms' immediate source of "Rapunzel" was a story published by Friedrich Schultz (1762-98) in his Kleine Romane, v. 5 (Leipzig, 1790), pp. 269-88. They rightly saw in Schultz's printed story a tale with a long and widespread oral tradition.

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!" Originally published in the Brothers Grimm's fairytale collection, "Kinder- und Hausmärchen," translated as Children's and Household Tales in 1812, Rapunzel has been adapted broadly over countless generations in …

Feb 3, 2024 · In his fear the man consented to everything, and when the baby was born, the Witch appeared, gave it the name of Rapunzel (rampion), and took it away with her. Rapunzel was the most beautiful child under the sun. When she was twelve years old, the Witch shut her up in a tower which stood in a wood.

At first Rapunzel was terribly frightened when a man, such as her eyes had never yet beheld, came to her; but the king’s son began to talk to her quite like a friend, and told her that his heart had been so stirred that it had let him have no rest, and he had been forced to see her.

Rapunzel was the most beautiful child in the world. When she was twelve years old the witch shut her up in a tower in the midst of a wood, and it had neither steps nor door, only a small window above. When the witch wished to be let in, she would stand below and would cry, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair!"

Mar 31, 2015 · Rapunzel grew into the most beautiful child under the sun. 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 was the most beautiful child in the world. When she was twelve years old the witch shut her up in a tower in the midst of a wood, and it had neither steps nor door, only a small window above. When the witch wished to be let in, she would stand below and would cry, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair!"