A long time ago, there lived a happily married couple in a small cottage at the edge of the woods. They have been longing for a child for many years. After 6 years of marriage, God finally granted their wish. She broke the news to her husband and both of them were overjoyed. One day, she had a strange yet vivid dream. In the dream, she was walking in a beautiful garden and a particular plant caught her attention. It was the most beautiful rampion (rapunzel) and it looked so fresh and green that she really longed for it. A few days have passed but she still couldn’t get her mind off the dream, particularly the rampion. She began to lose her appetite and her husband who noticed the change became very worried. He asked his dear wife, “What ails you, dear wife? “. With eyes filled with sorrow, she turned to look at him and said softly, “If I can’t eat some of the rampions like the one I saw in my dream, I shall die”. Her husband was alarmed and he promised his wife he would bring some back for her. However, the only place he knew that has beautiful rampions is the enchantress’s garden which was surrounded by a high wall. Nobody dared to go into it for they fear the evil enchantress which has magical powers. But, for the sake of his beloved wife, he decided to get the rampions from the garden. Thus, at twilight, the husband stealthily clambered down over the wall into the garden and grabbed a handful of rampions. Clutching the rampions close to him, he hastily returned back to his house and handed it to his wife. His wife was overjoyed and at once made herself a salad of it. She then happily ate it. It tasted so good to her- so very good, that the next day she longed for it two times even more than before. She begged her husband, “Dear husband, I just need to have a second taste of it, just one last time and I shall be contented, I promise.” Her husband couldn’t bring himself to deny his wife’s request for he loved her so. The next day, at twilight, the husband descended into the garden once more to fulfill his wife’s wish. To his utter horror, the enchantress was standing before him, looking as menacing as ever. “How dare you trespass into my garden and steal my rampion like a thief?” said she. “You shall suffer for this dishonorable act! “she shouted lividly. The colour drained out of the poor man’s face. “Ah, please do have mercy on me. I only did it out of necessity. My wife desires to eat rampion so badly that she would have died if she had not got some to eat”, he answered. That explanation mollified her anger by a bit but she was still not satisfied. So she said to the man: “If that’s the case as you said, then I’ll allow you to take as much rampions as you will, but on one condition, you must give me the child which your wife will bring into the world right after it is borne”. The terrified man consented to everything, thinking that the enchantress will soon forget about the promise. He then hurried home and gave his wife the rampions but he didn’t dare tell his wife about the promise he made with the enchantress, fearing it would upset her badly. Months passed by swiftly and the day arrived where the woman’s baby is due. Almost immediately, the enchantress appeared and she took the baby with her, naming her Rapunzel.
Many years have passed since then. Rapunzel grew into the most beautiful child under the sun. When she was twelve years old, the enchantress shut her in a tower, which lay in the forest, and had neither stairs nor door, just a small window at quite the top of the tower. She did that, fearing Rapunzel might try to escape from her captivity. Whenever the enchantress wanted to enter the tower, she would called out to Rapunzel :
‘ Rapunzel , Rapunzel, let down your hair to me.’
Upon hearing this, Rapunzel who had magnificent golden long hair, would unfastened her braided tresses, wound them round one of the hooks of the window above, and let her hair fall all the way down the tower, allowing the enchantress to climb up the tower by it.
One day, the king’s son rode through the forest and he passed by the tower. Suddenly, he heard a sweet melodious voice that sounded quite ethereal resounding throughout the area. The song is so wonderfully charming that it touched his heart rather deeply. He stood still and listened for awhile more until the singing stopped. Then, he rode home silently, with the song still playing in his mind. The next day, he went to the tower again but this time he saw the enchantress, standing beneath the tower, calling out :
‘ Rapunzel , Rapunzel, let down your hair to me.’
Then like usual, Rapunzel let down the braids of her hair and enchantress climbed up to her. The prince was amazed by this new discovery and decided to try it too. Thus , the next day, when it began to grow dark, he went to the tower and cried :
‘ Rapunzel , Rapunzel, let down your hair to me.’
Immediately , the hair fell down and the king ‘s son climbed on it.
At first, Rapunzel was terribly frightened when she saw the king’s son for her eyes have never beheld any other person besides the enchantress. However, the king’s son assured her he meant no harm and began to talk to her like a friend. The king’s son was so taken by her beauty as he had never laid his eyes on such a beautiful lady before. He sat by her side and told her stories about the world outside the tower that she had never gotten to see for the whole sixteen years of her life. They became quick friends and the king’s son would visit her almost every night. She enjoyed his company and his sense of humour, not forgetting his stories about the world. Two months passed and their friendship slowly turned into something much deeper as they both fell deeply in love with one another. One night, when the moon shone brightly in the dark starry sky, they professed their love to one another, letting the moon be the witness to their love. The prince gently tilted Rapunzel’s chin up, looked deeply into her vivid dark blue eyes and said “ I am deeply in love with you , Rapunzel. Will you let me take you as my wife?”. Rapunzel shyly gaze down at her hands which were folded on her lap and nodded. She then raised her head slowly and met his gentle gaze. She then sang:
‘My prince , you’re my light, my heart, my soul
There is no other but you
When the sun rise, we will part
And my tears would fall
I would then sing for darkness to come
So the stars and moon will rise
And so will us
The king’s son was touched by her words and he continued the song:
Love is a beautiful yet painful feeling
You will be my first and last, my love
Though we part
My heart never left your side
Fear not, my love
It’s just a moment of despair
I’ll always be by your side
As we belong together
For all eternity
Rapunzel smiled sweetly at him and said “I will willingly go away with you. I will follow you wherever you go, my prince “. So, the king’s son told her that he will take her away tomorrow night as the enchantress usually visits her at daytime. The next morning, the enchantress came to find her as usual without a hint of suspicion that Rapunzel was planning to leave the tower with her beloved. That was until Rapunzel naively said to the enchantress, “Tell me madam, why is it that you’re so much heavier for me to draw up compared to the king’s son who’s been visiting me almost every day?” Upon hearing that, the enchantress got into a rage and shouted,” Ah, you wicked child! What do I hear you say! I thought I have separated you from all the world , and yet you have deceived me! “Blinded by anger, she grabbed Rapunzel’s beautiful tresses, wrapped them twice round her left hand and snipped them off with a sharp pair of scissors. Rapunzel’s lovely braids lay on the ground. She then cast a spell at Rapunzel causing her to lose her beautiful voice and took Rapunzel deep into the forest, abandoning her there. Poor Rapunzel was very afraid as she was deep in the forest alone and she has never left the tower before.
On the same day that she cast out Rapunzel, the enchantress fastened the braids of hair which she had cut off to the hook of the window. So when night fell and the king’s son came and cried :
‘ Rapunzel , Rapunzel, let down your hair to me.’
The enchantress let the hair down. The king’s son ascended, but instead of finding his dearest Rapunzel, he found the enchantress, gazing at him with venomous looks. “ Aha ! “ she cried tauntingly , “You have come to meet your beautiful dearest but she is no longer here. I have punished her severely for going against me. You will not be spared as well as I will scratch your eyes out so you will never be able to see her again, forever!” The enchantress lunged at him but the king’s son jumped away. In despair, he quickly leapt down from the tower. He escaped with his life, but the thorns into which he fell pierced into his eyes. Then he wandered quite blind about the forest, ate nothing but some plant herbs and berries, desperately trying to survive.
After a few days roaming in the forest in misery, finally he reached to a river bank. Upon reaching there, he quickly drank the cool water from the river to quench his thirst. He then sat by the side and lamented the loss of his dearest. Heartbroken, he sang:
Love is a beautiful yet painful feeling
You will be my first and last, my love
Though we part
My heart never left your side
Fear not, my love
It’s just a moment of despair
I’ll always be by your side
As we belong together
For all eternity.
Rapunzel who was making her way to the river heard the familiar strong voice and her heart skipped a beat. She recognized that voice and she knew it was the voice of her beloved. She began to run in the direction of the voice, fearing she would not be able to hear the voice ever again. When she saw him, she ran to him and hugged him tightly. She was so overwhelmed by the mixed feelings that washed over her that her tears began to fall. Deep sobs racked her slender body as she held onto him in silent. At that moment, two drops of her tears fell on to his eyes and miraculously they grew clear again. The king’s son could see again and the first thing he saw was Rapunzel’s beautiful face, damped with tears. He held her face with both his hands and brought it close to him. He kissed the tears on her face gently, then her soft lips. The spell was then broken. Rapunzel could speak again as the spell will only be broken with the kiss of a true love. Then, he led her to his kingdom where his father’s palace was situated and they lived happily ever after. The evil enchantress was never seen again.
Many years have passed since then. Rapunzel grew into the most beautiful child under the sun. When she was twelve years old, the enchantress shut her in a tower, which lay in the forest, and had neither stairs nor door, just a small window at quite the top of the tower. She did that, fearing Rapunzel might try to escape from her captivity. Whenever the enchantress wanted to enter the tower, she would called out to Rapunzel :
‘ Rapunzel , Rapunzel, let down your hair to me.’
Upon hearing this, Rapunzel who had magnificent golden long hair, would unfastened her braided tresses, wound them round one of the hooks of the window above, and let her hair fall all the way down the tower, allowing the enchantress to climb up the tower by it.
One day, the king’s son rode through the forest and he passed by the tower. Suddenly, he heard a sweet melodious voice that sounded quite ethereal resounding throughout the area. The song is so wonderfully charming that it touched his heart rather deeply. He stood still and listened for awhile more until the singing stopped. Then, he rode home silently, with the song still playing in his mind. The next day, he went to the tower again but this time he saw the enchantress, standing beneath the tower, calling out :
‘ Rapunzel , Rapunzel, let down your hair to me.’
Then like usual, Rapunzel let down the braids of her hair and enchantress climbed up to her. The prince was amazed by this new discovery and decided to try it too. Thus , the next day, when it began to grow dark, he went to the tower and cried :
‘ Rapunzel , Rapunzel, let down your hair to me.’
Immediately , the hair fell down and the king ‘s son climbed on it.
At first, Rapunzel was terribly frightened when she saw the king’s son for her eyes have never beheld any other person besides the enchantress. However, the king’s son assured her he meant no harm and began to talk to her like a friend. The king’s son was so taken by her beauty as he had never laid his eyes on such a beautiful lady before. He sat by her side and told her stories about the world outside the tower that she had never gotten to see for the whole sixteen years of her life. They became quick friends and the king’s son would visit her almost every night. She enjoyed his company and his sense of humour, not forgetting his stories about the world. Two months passed and their friendship slowly turned into something much deeper as they both fell deeply in love with one another. One night, when the moon shone brightly in the dark starry sky, they professed their love to one another, letting the moon be the witness to their love. The prince gently tilted Rapunzel’s chin up, looked deeply into her vivid dark blue eyes and said “ I am deeply in love with you , Rapunzel. Will you let me take you as my wife?”. Rapunzel shyly gaze down at her hands which were folded on her lap and nodded. She then raised her head slowly and met his gentle gaze. She then sang:
‘My prince , you’re my light, my heart, my soul
There is no other but you
When the sun rise, we will part
And my tears would fall
I would then sing for darkness to come
So the stars and moon will rise
And so will us
The king’s son was touched by her words and he continued the song:
Love is a beautiful yet painful feeling
You will be my first and last, my love
Though we part
My heart never left your side
Fear not, my love
It’s just a moment of despair
I’ll always be by your side
As we belong together
For all eternity
Rapunzel smiled sweetly at him and said “I will willingly go away with you. I will follow you wherever you go, my prince “. So, the king’s son told her that he will take her away tomorrow night as the enchantress usually visits her at daytime. The next morning, the enchantress came to find her as usual without a hint of suspicion that Rapunzel was planning to leave the tower with her beloved. That was until Rapunzel naively said to the enchantress, “Tell me madam, why is it that you’re so much heavier for me to draw up compared to the king’s son who’s been visiting me almost every day?” Upon hearing that, the enchantress got into a rage and shouted,” Ah, you wicked child! What do I hear you say! I thought I have separated you from all the world , and yet you have deceived me! “Blinded by anger, she grabbed Rapunzel’s beautiful tresses, wrapped them twice round her left hand and snipped them off with a sharp pair of scissors. Rapunzel’s lovely braids lay on the ground. She then cast a spell at Rapunzel causing her to lose her beautiful voice and took Rapunzel deep into the forest, abandoning her there. Poor Rapunzel was very afraid as she was deep in the forest alone and she has never left the tower before.
On the same day that she cast out Rapunzel, the enchantress fastened the braids of hair which she had cut off to the hook of the window. So when night fell and the king’s son came and cried :
‘ Rapunzel , Rapunzel, let down your hair to me.’
The enchantress let the hair down. The king’s son ascended, but instead of finding his dearest Rapunzel, he found the enchantress, gazing at him with venomous looks. “ Aha ! “ she cried tauntingly , “You have come to meet your beautiful dearest but she is no longer here. I have punished her severely for going against me. You will not be spared as well as I will scratch your eyes out so you will never be able to see her again, forever!” The enchantress lunged at him but the king’s son jumped away. In despair, he quickly leapt down from the tower. He escaped with his life, but the thorns into which he fell pierced into his eyes. Then he wandered quite blind about the forest, ate nothing but some plant herbs and berries, desperately trying to survive.
After a few days roaming in the forest in misery, finally he reached to a river bank. Upon reaching there, he quickly drank the cool water from the river to quench his thirst. He then sat by the side and lamented the loss of his dearest. Heartbroken, he sang:
Love is a beautiful yet painful feeling
You will be my first and last, my love
Though we part
My heart never left your side
Fear not, my love
It’s just a moment of despair
I’ll always be by your side
As we belong together
For all eternity.
Rapunzel who was making her way to the river heard the familiar strong voice and her heart skipped a beat. She recognized that voice and she knew it was the voice of her beloved. She began to run in the direction of the voice, fearing she would not be able to hear the voice ever again. When she saw him, she ran to him and hugged him tightly. She was so overwhelmed by the mixed feelings that washed over her that her tears began to fall. Deep sobs racked her slender body as she held onto him in silent. At that moment, two drops of her tears fell on to his eyes and miraculously they grew clear again. The king’s son could see again and the first thing he saw was Rapunzel’s beautiful face, damped with tears. He held her face with both his hands and brought it close to him. He kissed the tears on her face gently, then her soft lips. The spell was then broken. Rapunzel could speak again as the spell will only be broken with the kiss of a true love. Then, he led her to his kingdom where his father’s palace was situated and they lived happily ever after. The evil enchantress was never seen again.
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