Grimms' Fairy Tales, Rapunzel — краткое содержание

Что происходит

1. Caught stealing rampion for his wife, a man promises their expected child to the enchantress, who takes and names her Rapunzel.
2. At twelve, Rapunzel enters a doorless tower, where the enchantress climbs her long hair to visit.
3. A king’s son hears Rapunzel singing, learns how to enter, and agrees to bring silk for an escape ladder.
4. Rapunzel accidentally reveals his visits, so the enchantress cuts her hair and sends her into a wilderness.
5. The enchantress uses the cut braids to admit the king’s son, who leaps in despair and loses his sight to thorns.
6. After years of wandering, he finds Rapunzel and their twins; her tears heal his eyes, and they go to his kingdom.

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Rapunzel’s grief at their reunion becomes the means of healing. Restored sight ends the prince’s blindness and allows their return together.

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