Rapunzel | Brothers Grimm

There were once a man and his wife who had long in vain wished for a child.
Every day they pray to God for a child.
Several months later, their hopes were answered.

One day, when his wife was looking at the her neighbor foliage green, he suddenly wanted to eat the leaves named rapunzel. The leaf color is really tempting, green and fresh. The wife's desire is increasingly strong that the wife fell ill.

The husband was worried about his wife, he promised to reciting the rapunzel leaves despite knowing the dangers into the witch's garden. At sunset, the husband secretly took Rapunzel to his wife and leaves home as soon as possible. That night, his wife can enjoy the delicious leaves Rapunzel. However, the wife still wants to eat the leaves of rapunzel. The husband was forced to return to the garden witch to take leaves of Rapunzel.

"HEY!! Apparently you who stole my Rapunzel foliage! You must be PUNISHED!" the screams of the witch made him fall.

"Sorry! Forgive me .., I am doing this because my wife's pregnancy .. please forgive me .."

"Ooo, your wife is pregnant?" said the witch with her smirk.
"Well, your wife may eat as much as possible my rapunzel leaves, but ... once the baby is born, you should be handed OVER TO ME. I'll take care of them like her own child. "

Because so scared, the husband agrees. Because so scared, the husband agrees. When their baby is born, the witch took her, and named Rapunzel. Rapunzel grew into a beautiful girl, but her beauty made her ill-fated. At the age of twelve years, Rapunzel's tower was moved to a very high so that no young man who saw her and wanted marry her.

The tower was placed in the middle of dense forest, with no door, no stairs, only a window on top of the tower. When the witch come, she will said,

"RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL,
Let down thy hair to me."

Hearing that voice, Rapunzel lowers her hair and the witch would climb up with the hair. Rapunzel lived many years in this way with no one to help her.

One day, a prince rode through the forest. He heard a loud and melodious songs, the prince became interested. Prince looking for original sound and ended in Rapunzel's tower. None of the doors looked there, the prince became disappointed. But every evening he was always taking the time to visit the tower and heard Rapunzel singing. When the prince enjoys Rapunzel's voice, the witch comes and says,


"RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL,
Let down thy hair to me."


Rapunzel's golden long hair also offered. Viewing witch was climbing, the prince intends to try it tomorrow. Tomorrow, the prince returns and said louder,

"RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL,
Let down thy hair to me."

Rapunzel's golden long hair also offered. The prince climbed quickly, Rapunzel was surprised to see other people entering the prison. Though shocked, Rapunzel will be happy prince said a good word, they become a friend. Prince has always come without a known witch, until one day the prince want her to be his wife. Rapunzel very glad and sad hear that, she could not get out of the tower.

Then They think of an idea, the prince would bring silk every visit day and Rapunzel will weave it into a strong rope to be dropped from a tower. That plan was going well until one day, Rapunzel complained of damaged hair to the witch,


"Grandma treat my hair was so rough, not like my Prince!
Hear that, the wicth became angry and cut Rapunzel long hair. With her spell, Rapunzel deported to distant place. And she waited.

"RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL,
Let down thy hair to me."

The prince said in a loud, Rapunzel's golden long hair also offered. Prince was shocked by the sight, the witch!

"Hey! Are you looking for your canary? He has eaten a cat, and now the cat will make you blind!!"

Immediately the eyes of the prince became blind and fell down from tower.

The prince fainted in a long time. After woke up and could stand, he was adventurous seeking Rapunzel. He passed the woods, calling the name of Rapunzel. Without food and drink except for dew and tree roots, he kept walking, walking, and walking.

He does not know how many forests,

how many days, and

how much distance he had traveled to find Rapunzel.

Until he arrived in a quiet area, there was a loud and melodious song,

she was Rapunzel!

Rapunzel saw the prince and ran to hug him, his body was thin and unkempt. Seeing the eyes of the blind prince, Rapunzel's tears. Apparently, Rapunzel's tears make the prince's eyes could see again.

Eventually they live happily ever after in the area was deserted with their children.