folktale castle tower
Grimm spun gold straw
trickster spinning wheel riddles
Summary
A young woman wants to marry the King, but is told that first she must spin straw into gold or die. A funny trickster (Rumpelstiltskin) agrees to do it, only if she promises her first born child. He does, and she marries the King. When she gives birth to a child, R comes back and demands the child for payment. Since he loves to play games, he says that the Queen may keep the child, if she can guess his name in three days. He comes back three times to ask her what his name is. In the meantime the King inadvertently discovers the man in the woods who is saying his name. The Kings rushes home to tell the Queen. When R returns the third time, she says his name and he disappears forever.
Specific questions
Where did this story take place? Is this a story from present day? Why not?
Name the characters in the story? Who are the two main characters?
What happened first in the story? Second? Next?
Where did the king's mother lock Esmerelda?
What is a spinning wheel?
Can straw turn into gold?
Describe the baby.
What did Esmerelda have to do in order to keep her baby?
Where did Esmerelda go to find more names for babies?
How did Esmerelda find out the little old man' name?
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