She sends a maidservant into the woods, and the servant sees him riding around his fire on a cooking spoon, chanting his name, Rumpenstunzchen. The princess can keep her child only if she guesses the little man’s name. The little man’s price, however, is her firstborn child. A little man appears and offers to help her by causing a prince to carry her off and marry her. In this story a young girl, given flax to spin into linen, is distressed to find that only gold thread comes out of her spinning wheel. The Author’s Note at the end of the story discussed the origins of a story originally named by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm as “Rumpenstunzchen.” Zelinsky shared the original text as such:

There are no twists to the narrative, no other view points presented – the text was faithful to the original version – the only difference lies in the vivid Renaissance-like illustrations that can be found in its glossy pages – giving a fresh voice and a new feel/look to a well-loved tale.Īuthenticity in the Retelling. Zelinsky: Rumpelstiltskin originally from the Brothers Grimm. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC)Īs we near the end of our Fractured Fairy Tale theme, it gives me great pleasure to share this Caldecott-Honor and ALA Notable Book retold and illustrated by Paul O.Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress.#ReadIntl2020 (Year Of International Literature) Reading Progress.

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Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky