Shrnutí knihy Grimms' Fairy Tales: Rumpelstiltskin

Co se stane

1. A miller boasts that his daughter can spin straw into gold, and the greedy king orders her to prove it under threat of death.
2. A dwarf completes two tasks in exchange for her necklace and ring, then demands her first child for a third task.
3. The king marries the miller’s daughter, and the dwarf returns after her baby is born to claim his payment.
4. Her tears move him to grant three days in which she can save her child by naming him.
5. After two days of failed guesses, a messenger reports hearing the dwarf sing his name near a woodland hut.
6. The queen names Rumpelstiltskin before her court, and he stamps in anger before leaving without the baby.

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Na co se zaměřit

The dwarf makes knowledge of his name the condition for release from the bargain. This gives the queen a way to protect her baby.

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