false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178421561m/794615.jpg 794615 6 Why did the miller tell the king his daughter could spin straw into gold in the first place? The story of Rumpelstiltskin is full of holes, says young adult fantasy writer Vivian Vande Velde in the author's note to this delightful group of tales. For instance, why was the dwarf was willing to accept the girl's ring as a bribe when he already knew how to spin unlimited quantities of gold? And why did he want a baby at all? Not to mention the very peculiar ending in which he stamps on the floor, catches his foot in a crack, and in a fit of rage tears himself in two. Excuse me? says Vande Velde.<p> The skeptical author sets out to remedy these flaws in six different imaginative retellings full of sassy humor that teens will relish. Sticking closely to the spirit and setting of the original, she changes only one or two building blocks in the plot structure and comes up with some surprising results. In one story, the miller's daughter is an obnoxious groupie pursuing the polite and gentle king; in another, Rumpelstiltskin is female; and in a third, the dwarf appears as a troll with a yen to eat human baby who sets up the whole scenario as an attempt to get his hands on a toothsome infant. ("Tastes just like chicken," scoffs his brother-in-law.)<p> Teen readers will appreciate the wit and freshness of these smart-mouth renditions of a traditional story. (Ages 10 to 14) <I>--Patty Campbell</I> 2845551 28 8 2000 The Rumpelstiltskin Problem total:294|5:83|4:103|3:87|2:17|1:4| 294 1126 449 62 4 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 16:39:29 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 21:13:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 26 13:29:07 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 13:47:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 03 17:59:29 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 27 17:52:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Aug 31 11:35:57 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 11:37:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 07:20:08 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 07:32:35 -0700 2009
The book then goes on to give sev...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 23 19:53:11 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 14:09:23 -0700 2008 1) A Fairy Tale in Bad Taste - Rumplestiltskin is a troll, out to find out what human baby tastes like..He ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 06:12:30 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 18:08:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jun 05 20:51:47 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 20:59:16 -0700 2007
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Have you ever wondered just what was going on when that odd little man with the long name stepped up and volunteered to spin straw into gold for the miller"s daughter? If you stop and think about it, there are some very peculiar and rather hard-to-ex...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 11:51:32 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 11:53:56 -0700 2009
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