Rumpelstiltskin in English _ Stories for Teenagers _ @EnglishFairyTales

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00:00Rumpelstiltskin

00:10Once upon a time, there was a small kingdom at the edge of a dark wood forest.

00:17Tales were told about the evil presence that lived in the forest.

00:22Still, people in the kingdom were living happily under the wise rule of a young king.

00:29There lived a poor miller with his daughter.

00:32She was very beautiful and charming.

00:35The miller was a chatterbox and had a habit of exaggerating what he told to others.

00:40The miller had fooled many people many time.

00:44So they complained about the miller to the king.

00:47The king decided to teach him a lesson and called him to visit.

00:52My dear majesty, thank you for giving me the honor to meet you.

00:59Since you don't know anything about me, I would like to tell you about my daughter and me.

01:05Yes, please, go ahead.

01:08I have a daughter who is the most beautiful girl in the world.

01:12But more than that, she can spin gold out of straw.

01:17That is an art that pleases me well.

01:20If your daughter is as clever as you say, bring her to my castle that I may put her to the proof.

01:27Uh, yes, yes, yes, sure, my majesty.

01:33Miller went home and told his daughter all about it.

01:37I always told you, don't lie to anyone.

01:41Now you are trapped in your own lie.

01:45Father was speechless and ashamed of himself.

01:50Both left for the castle to face the upcoming disasters.

01:58Oh, welcome, Mr. Miller. Welcome, beautiful lady.

02:02You are as beautiful as your father described.

02:06I hope you would spin the gold from straw.

02:10Let's not waste any time. Come with me.

02:14King himself led her into a room that was quite full of straws and gave her a wheel and spindle.

02:21Now set to work, and if by early morning you have not spun this straw to gold, you and your father shall die.

02:34Keep the guard. Be sure she does not escape.

02:37The poor Miller's daughter didn't know what to do.

02:40Her distress grew so great that she began to weep.

02:45Suddenly a bright light beamed, and there appeared a fearsome-looking little man.

02:52Good evening, Miller's daughter. Why are you crying?

02:57Oh, I have got to spin gold out of straw, and I don't understand how to do it.

03:04Hmm, what will you give me if I spin it for you?

03:11I can give you my necklace.

03:14The little man took the necklace, seated himself before the wheel, and whirr, whirr, whirr, three times round, and the bobbin was full.

03:25Then he took up another, and whirr, whirr, whirr, three times round, and they were full.

03:31And so he went on till the morning.

03:41All the straw had been spun, and all the bobbins were full of gold.

03:48Thank you, little man. May I know who you are? What's your name?

03:54The little man laughed, but he disappeared in an instant.

03:58At sunrise came the king, and when he saw the gold, he was astonished.

04:04Oh, my goodness! I was thinking that your boastful father was lying to me.

04:09Now you go and take some rest. I will meet you in the evening.

04:14The Miller's daughter thought that the king would now reward her and let her go home peacefully.

04:19But in the evening, the greedy king took her into another room filled with straw, much bigger than the previous room.

04:27If you value you and your father's life, you must spin all of this into gold tonight.

04:35The girl did not know what to do, so she began to cry again.

04:39Soon the little man appeared in the room again.

04:43Stop crying, girl. What will you give me if I spin all this straw into gold?

04:50The girl thought for a while, and noticed the golden ring in her hand, the last precious thing she could offer him.

04:57Oh, my precious gold!

05:01The girl thought for a while, and noticed the golden ring in her hand, the last precious thing she could offer him.

05:09Take this ring from my finger.

05:12The little man pulled the ring and began to spin the wheel whirring round.

05:17By next morning, all the straw was spun into glistening gold.

05:23Thank you so much, little man. May I know who you are, please?

05:29The little man laughed and disappeared.

05:34The king came in and was rejoiced at the news.

05:37The king came in and was rejoiced at the news.

05:39The little man laughed and disappeared.

05:44The king came in and was rejoiced beyond the measure at the sight.

05:49Oh, dear! You are a gift to our kingdom. I have no words left to praise your talent.

05:56Please go and take some sleep. I will meet you in the evening.

06:00At sunset, the king came to the girl and again took her into an even larger room full of straw.

06:08This too must be spun in one night, and if you accomplish this, you shall be my wife.

06:16I am not likely to find anyone better in the whole world.

06:20As soon as the girl was left alone, the little man appeared for the third time.

06:30What will you give me if I spin the straw for you this time?

06:36I have nothing left to give.

06:39Okay, okay, don't cry.

06:42Then you must promise me to give me your first child after you are queen.

06:49She had no other option but to say yes.

06:53Promise me that you will not forget your word.

06:56Promise me that you will not forget your word.

07:00Yes, I promise.

07:03The little man began to spin all night much faster than before.

07:10All the straw was spun into gold.

07:13As he finished his work for the night, he fell asleep immediately.

07:18In the morning, the king came and found all the work done according to his wish.

07:23Oh dear, you have proved yourself enough.

07:27I am going to marry you tomorrow.

07:31The miller's pretty daughter became the queen.

07:36In a year's time, she brought a child into the world.

07:40She forgot about her promise to the little man.

07:45One day when she was all alone in her room,

07:49suddenly, the little man appeared in her room.

07:56Did you forget your promise, queen?

08:00No, I still remember it, but I love my baby very much.

08:06Can I ask some favor of you?

08:11I'm the queen now. You can ask anything you want instead of my baby.

08:15I can give you whatever you ask for.

08:18No, I would rather have something living than all the treasures of the world.

08:26Oh little man, I beg you for this.

08:31Please leave my baby. Please.

08:37The little man had pity upon her.

08:40He put one strict condition to guess his name.

08:43I will give you three days, and if at the end of that time you cannot guess my name,

08:49you must give the child to me.

08:54Thank you, little man. I will find your honorable name. I will find it.

08:59Okay then, I will come back tomorrow.

09:05The queen spent the whole night thinking about all the names that she'd ever heard.

09:09Next day, she sent a messenger to ask far and wide for all the names that can be found.

09:24The little man came back.

09:29So, have you figured out my name?

09:33So, have you figured out my name?

09:37Yes. Is your name Casper?

09:42That is not my name.

09:46Is your name Melchior?

09:50No, it is not.

09:53Balthasar?

09:55No.

09:57The queen repeated all the names she knew and went through the whole list given by the messenger.

10:04But after each name, the little man laughed at her and said, no.

10:09That's enough for the day. I will come back tomorrow. Be prepared.

10:16On the second day, the queen sent the messenger to the neighboring kingdoms to search the most unusual and singular names.

10:26The little man came back in the evening. The queen was ready with her list.

10:31Perhaps you are Roast Ribs?

10:35That is not my name.

10:39Sheepshanks?

10:41No, it is not.

10:44Spindleshanks?

10:46No.

10:48The queen went through the entire list, but after each name, the little man said, no.

10:53Tomorrow is the last day, my queen, and I doubt you can save your baby.

11:03The queen got worried.

11:06But on the third day, she heard something unusual from the messenger.

11:12I have not been able to find one single new name, but as I passed through the woods, I came to a high hill.

11:18And nearby there was a small house, and before the house burned a fire.

11:24And round the fire danced a comical little man.

11:28And he hopped on one leg and sung,

11:31Today I bake and tomorrow I brew.

11:34The day after that the queen's child comes in.

11:37And oh, I am glad that nobody knew that my name is Rumpelstiltskin.

11:44That's it! You cannot imagine how relieved I am.

11:49The queen immediately pulled out her necklace and gave it to the messenger as a reward.

11:55After some time, the little man reappeared.

11:58Now, queen, what is my name?

12:03Are you called Jack?

12:06No.

12:09Are you called Harry?

12:11No.

12:13Then perhaps your name is Rumpelstiltskin.

12:18The devil told you that! The devil told you that!

12:24In his anger, he stabbed the little man with his sword into the ground above his knee.

12:30Then he seized his left foot with both his hands in such a fury that he split it in two.

12:36And there and then was the end of the story.

12:39And there and then was the end of Rumpelstiltskin.

12:45And the queen lived happily with her child and king thereafter.

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