ACH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lucy Crane, Spinning Wheel, The Final Night
24 Feb 2020
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Rumpelstiltskin is the antagonist of this fairy tale which originated in germany (where he is known as rumpelstilzchen). The tale was collected by the brothers grimm, who first published it in the 1812 edition of children"s and household tales. In order to make himself appear more important, a miller lied to a king, telling him that his daughter could spin straw into gold. She had given up all hope, when an impish creature appeared in the room and spun straw into gold for her in return for her necklace, then again the following night for her ring. On the third night, when she had nothing with which to reward him, the strange creature spun straw into gold for a promise that the girl"s first-born child would become his. The king was so impressed that he married the miller"s daughter, but when their first child was born, the imp returned to claim his payment: "now give me what you promised".
