Rapunzel by Brothers Grimm. Short summary

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Wanting to give flowers to his pregnant wife, the man decides to «borrow» the Rapunzel from the witch. Seeing this, the woman gives permission to take the plant, in exchange for the future firstborn in the family.

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Near one garden was the farm of one not-so-young couple in love. And recently the wife became pregnant and very soon there will be one more person in their family. To please his beloved, the man began to steal flowers growing in the neighboring garden.

And one day he was spotted by the owner of the garden. She turned out to be a witch. She offered the man a deal. He could continue to take flowers for his family, but in return the family must give the witch their firstborn son.  It all looked like a deal with the devil, but the man wanted to keep pleasing his wife. That’s what forced him to agree.

And so, the baby was born. It was a girl. According to the arrangement, she was given to the witch. The woman named her Rapunzel. When the girl was twelve years old, the stepmother imprisoned her stepdaughter at the top of the tower. Because of her long hair, the old woman could visit her.

One day a prince was passing by the tower. And he heard the girl’s voice. Thanks to the voice, he fell in love with Rapunzel.