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Essay Archive - Rumpelstiltskin
Rumpelstiltskin
There are many reasons why the story "Rumpelstiltskin" has endured
for so long, despite its modification into a modern interpretation (Grimm,
Household Stories. New York, Dover, 1963. Page 228, and Garner, James Finn,
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories. New York, Macmillan, 1994, Page 13).
The story, in both interpretations that I read, contains a element of human
nature that has remained unchanged throughout the years.
In the story "Rumpelstiltskin" the miller's daughter is a beautiful
girl. However the miller has no money. He makes up a story that she is able
to spin st....
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