Rumpelstiltskin, the Dwarf (Part -- I)

 

Long ago, there resided a miller in a village. He had a lovely daughter.

However, the miller was poor. Hence, he dreamed of becoming rich day after day.

Fortunately, the King was walking through the village one lucky day. The miller chanced to meet the King. He could not hold his tongue. Hence, out of extreme ambition to become rich, his tongue slipped out saying, “Your Highness, my daughter can spin gold out of straw.”

The King became utterly surprised. He wondered how it could be possible. Then he asked the miller, “Are you sure of what you’re talking about? I wonder whether you are actually right.”

The miller replied, “I can assure you that whatever you have heard from me is true.” Yes, the miller was really confident.

Upon hearing all this, the King asked the miller, “As you say, I trust you. Anyway, can she be taken to the palace?”

The miller gave his prompt consent.

Thereafter, the miller’s daughter was taken to the palace.

In the palace, the King showed her a room full of straw. Then he told her, “There! You have to spin all the straw into gold by tomorrow.” Then the King locked her in from outside.

                                                             [Retold the story Rumpelstiltskin]