Rumpelstiltskin

by Jacob Grimm

B0007G6B82 Product Rumpelstiltskin (The red little golden book of fairy tales / Mary Reed) Category (item-type): books US

Genres: Classics, Fairy Tales, Short Stories, Childrens, Fiction, Fantasy, Picture Books

Paperback

Published January 1, 1958

About the author

German philologist and folklorist Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm in 1822 formulated Grimm's Law, the basis for much of modern comparative linguistics. With his brother Wilhelm Karl Grimm (1786-1859), he collected Germanic folk tales and published them as Grimm's Fairy Tales (1812-1815).

Indo-European stop consonants, represented in Germanic, underwent the regular changes that Grimm's Law describes; this law essentially states that Indo-European p shifted to Germanic f, t shifted to th, and k shifted to h. Indo-European b shifted to Germanic p, d shifted to t, and g shifted to k. Indo-European bh shifted to Germanic b, dh shifted to d, and gh shifted to g.

This jurist and mythologist also authored the monumental German Dictionary and his Deutsche Mythologie .

Adapted from Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Marquise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edition with illustrations by Chris Noël, interesting style although not to my taste.

[Saffron Moon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This rating is for the edition retold by Edith Tarcov and illustrated by Edward Gorey.

[L13_brian_mihovilovich · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very dark adaptation of Rumpelstiltskin. In this book both the king and Rumpelstiltskin are portrayed as dark and devilish beings. The king threatens the young woman life as well as Rumpelstiltskin's fascination with the then young queens child. In this story it is the queen herself who hears Rumpelstiltskin say his own name in the forest. Once she says it, he spins and twirls himself into the earth and is never herd from again. The illustrations definitely go along with the story, they are a bit abstract but also dark which play into the story.

I would recommend this book probably for 3rd grade and up. It is a dark story and some kids may be scarred of it, but it definitely shows different lessons about lying and making promises you do not wish to keep.

[Lör K. · Rating 4 out of 5]

The classic, well known story of Rumplestiltskin. Who wasn't heard of the bratty little goblin, stamping his foot through the floor?

This was a story that was in my childhood a lot, and something that's quite nostalgic for
me. Reading this in its original form now, much older, was somewhat a treat. I got to revisit my childhood, but also take a more mature look at the story and moral the Brothers Grimm were telling us.

This was a beauty to read, and I doubt it'll leave me for a long, long time.

[Leah Hahn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about a man who is a Miller. He pretends that his daughter can spin straw into gold so that he can go talk to the king. This king finds out about the Miller's daughter and he locks her in a room full of straw. He told the girl that she had to spin the straw into gold by the next morning or she would die. The girl cries and a dwarf named Rumpelstiltskin hears her. He spins the straw into gold for her in exchange for her necklace. The king is impressed that the straw was now gold, so he moves her into a bigger room with even more gold. The girl cries again and Rumpelstiltskin shows back up again to spin the straw in exchange for her ring. The king is impressed again and moves her into the biggest room he has full of straw. Once again the girl cries and the dwarf shows up to spin the straw into gold. This time the girl doesn't have anything left to give him, so they make a deal that he will get her first born child. She agrees and he spins the straw. Later on she marries the king and has a son, so Rumplestiltskin comes to collect the child he was promised. She starts crying again, so they make a deal, she has 3 days to guess his name, or he will take her child.

[Thomas Geldart · Rating 1 out of 5]

There's no moral to the story. Her dad lied. She made a business deal with a demon and cheated her way out of it.

[Joanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

'twas okay

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I ain't 21 but shawty turned me to a savage. And I've been saying that, so true king...so true

[Nagore Brito · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn’t possibly rate this tale any other way, as it is the protagonist of some of my favourite childhood memories with my dear grandmother, who passed away many years ago.

She lived far away from me, on the mainland, so I only saw her during the summers. Every time I went to Andalusia, though, she would always make sure to carve out time for us to lie side by side on the bed while she told me stories. She was a wonderful, enthusiastic storyteller, and she loved narrating the fairy tales she knew by heart, sprinkling in all her theatrics to make the experience as immersive as possible.

I don’t quite know how to explain why, but my favourite story when I was little was always this one: Rumpelstiltskin, which she usually called “El enano saltarín.” And so, every time I reread it, my mind immediately goes back to her: her voice, her gestures, and those quiet summer moments that have stayed with me ever since.

[Kyla Jones]

using this for the one I read in school

[Lorelupin Acevedo (El Caldero Literario) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Esta lectura no es casualidad, como me leí Gilded de Marissa Meyer que es un retelling de este cuento, pues tuve que leerlo, por que pense que entenderia la historia asi sin más y no, tuve que leer este cuento para poder entender el retelling.

Que debo decir es el cuento menos oscuro de los Grimm y el mas corto, es que lo único que sabia de esta historia es lo que te cuentan en la pelicula 3 de Shrek, que Rumpelstilskin es un duende que se quedo esperando al hijo que la campesina le prometió, eso era todo y asi sin más empecé a ver el contexto de Gilded, aunque me dejo con ganas de saber que onda con esto.

Es que es la historia de una familia un Molinero y su hija que vivían a las afueras de un pequeño pueblo, que un día se quedan pobres y el Molinero lleva a su hija ante el rey y le dice que si puede ayudarlos le da a su hija por que ella puede hilar paja en la rueca y hacer hilo de oro, entonces el rey la encierra y le empieza a decir que debe de hilar toda la noche pero no puede y este es el momento de Rumpelstilskin para ayudarla, pero la magia tiene un precio y ahí empezamos a ver toda la aventura.

Creo que no tengo mucho que decir, por que es una historia extremadamente corta, yo la escuche en audio libro y solo dura 8min, así que creo que no hay mucho que contar, es que se te va rápido, es entretenido y fácil de entender y diré que el final no me gusto mucho que digamos, ya saben que los finales abiertos no me gustan.

Pero si me ayudo a ver con otros ojos la lectura de Gilded y pude ver que Marissa Meyer si uso bien este cuento en su historia, fue muy interesante enterarme de las parte que se ven en el libro, aunque creo que más que nada el problema fue que no es muy conocido este cuento o casi nadie lo ocupa para hacer otros libros.

Pero si lo encuentran, que no debe ser complicado por que ya no tienen derechos de autor ya es un libro libre para leer en cualquier parte del internet, háganlo esta bonito y es divertido...

Entrada completa en: http://calderoliterario7.blogspot.mx

[Taylor Ray · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my first time reading Rumpelstiltskin although growing up reading children's books all the time. I really enjoyed this book. It was about a little girl who was forced into doing labor for the king but was unable to do it herself, so the "little man" helped her out, but took her necklace and her ring as payments to himself for doing the labor for her. On the last day, the kind gave her one last challenge and then he would make her Queen. She had nothing left to give them little man that had been helping her so, he made her promise that she would give him her first born child after she became queen. When the time came a year later, she was rocking her baby and the little man popped in for the first time in a year reminding her of her promise. She begged him to let her keep her baby, so he told her if she guessed his name within 3 days, he would let her keep it. Someone came to her and told her that they heard him talking about it and he had said his name, so the source revealed what his name was to her so that when he asked, there would be no doubt. Once she guessed it right, he stomped his feet on the ground so hard that he disappeared, and from that day on, no one saw him again. I would definitely recommend this story to readers of any age because it does have such a strong plot and strong, clear characters that make it more enjoyable to read.

[Hannah Holthaus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rumpelstiltskin is about a young woman whose father tells the king that she can spin straw into gold. The king wants the daughter to appear the next morning and spin straw into gold. The king leaves a little pile and expects it to be done by morning. Obviously, the daughter cannot spin straw into gold so she begins to panic. Suddenly, a small and ugly man appears in the room. The girl offers him her own personal jewelry to get the straw done. The next morning, the pile is gone and gold is sitting there. This pattern continues for a few days and the little man keeps returning. The king keeps adding more and more straw to the room and the man keeps completing his promise. When the daughter runs out of things to give the man, she promises him her first born child. Years go by and the daughter marries the king and they have a son. The daughter and her son run into the little man and the man demands that he gets the child. She has three days to figure out his real name or else she has to give up the child. The daughter begins freaking out and takes her child for a walk. While on the walk, she hears the little man singing a song to himself, where she hears his real name. The next day, the girl tells the man that his name is Rumpelstiltskin and the man is extremely upset. This is a great story that the children will love!

[carlene ☼ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I knew the basic idea of the story from something I watched when I was really little (and I don’t even remember what it was?? I just have a really vague memory of a cartoon version Rumplestiltskin being on my tv screen and me knowing the basic idea of the story?? Idk, honestly could’ve been a fever dream as far as I know), but I didn’t know that was the ending. When I tell you my jaw dropped. I really should’ve seen it coming, in hindsight, though; it is the Brothers Grimm, after all.

Overall, though, this is a really charming fairy tale. I actually read it in its entirety because of Marissa Meyer’s retelling novel of it, 𝘎𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘥, that just came out. I’ve never heard it retold before (besides my knowledge of it being in the TV series 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘜𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦, but I’m not sure how deep that goes into 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 it), and after reading it, I’m awfully confused why. It seems like a fairy tale that really lends itself to being retold. But, I digress.

It isn’t a new favorite fairy tale or anything, but it is charming and intriguing in the realm of retellings.

[Damian · Rating 5 out of 5]

The tale is an interesting one of social mobility, because the father lies about his daughter’s ability to spin straw into gold. The little man pops in like a fairy godmother to do it. Of course, we know the little man has ulterior motives. He eventually wants the daughter’s baby. The King, for whatever reason, wants to make the daughter his Queen. So the little man has a devilish contract with the young woman to get her baby if she becomes queen.

It is funny how the young woman never asked the little man his name after all the times he bailed her out. It’s a sly lesson in manners, perhaps? Most fairy tales don't bother with names, especially one character learning another character's name.

I was surprised that the young woman could get three days and unlimited chances to figure out the little man’s name. The little man’s undoing was his excitement and he sang a song that revealed his name. He also rips himself asunder when he loses.

[April Helms · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very well-known tale. A miller brags to the king that his daughter can spin straw into gold. The miller's daughter is distraught because she has no power to do this, but she is visited by a strange little man who offers to do the task for her in exchange for something. The third and final time, the daughter promises the odd man her firstborn child, but when that child comes and the man comes to collect, she cries until he relents and tells her that she must guess his name. Always wondered how this one might be adapted for today. I have read a couple of more modern adaptations, "A Curse Dark as Gold" by Elizabeth C. Bunce and "The Witch's Boy" by Michael Gruber, both very good.

[Ashley Lahr]

This book is about a poor Miller for sometimes he would meet the King in passing. One day he told a small lie. This lie led his daughter to be locked in a stone room to turn straw into gold. The King kept getting greedy and wanting more gold. However the young daughter was not able to do this but a little ugly man showed up to do this for her but only for a price. Soon she had nothing left so she promised her first born child. The day came and the ugly man showed up. He gave her 3 days to guess his name, if so she would not have to give up her child. And that she does.

[Brittany Cullen]

This was an interesting twist to the folktale. I haven't really read this before but I did not think it was like this. The mistress goes to the queen and this little man comes down and helps her turn straw into gold. Till one day he wants her child and she is married to the king now, but she figures out his name and gets to keep her child and the little man disappears. This could demonstrate to keep trying and not to give up so that you can win and be happy and not to let people scare you, also not to lie.

[Maggie · Rating 3 out of 5]

CIP: "A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child."

Maggie: This classic tale is brought to life once again with the addition of Peter Sis' enchanting illustrations. This somewhat cautionary tale of greed is relatively tame compared to other adaptations, but still best reserved for readers and listeners age 6 to 8.

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[Tra-Kay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really flimsy with a mundane and uncreative narrative and simplistic, lazy pictures. Not everything Gorey spun was gold. The last page is one of only a couple that has any of the trademark Gorey emotion: it shows a baby looking despondently up from the hole into which Rumpelstiltskin fell above the line, "No one has seen him since."

[Kevin Evans · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my FAVORITE character ever. I have been watching once upon a time, and he is on there too. This a great way to show kids that greed is not always a good thing. You can want other things, but do not try to go for it all. This is a great edition too, it is located at the new albany public library.

[Abby Huhe]

Rumplestiltskin is the story of a little man who helps a desperate girl spin straw into gold. He does this many times over in payment. He takes her necklace and ring and then wants her first born child. She is married to the king and has a child. Rumple comes to take the child unless she can guess his name

[Gabrielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember my mom reading this book to me when I was younger. I was always extremely scared of this book! Personally, I think Rumpelstilskin is a very scary character. Traditional Literature is good to read to young children. They often teach children lessons; they also might be intimidated by some of the characters.

[Carlee · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has always been one of my favorite fairy tales because in the end, good wins over evil. This book was a Caldecott honor, and after seeing the pictures it is easy to see why. I read this book to a second grade class and they loved it and were completely interested.

[Tarot]

This is actually Rumpelstiltskin, 1958 Golden books hardcover (photo and more info here). What a creepy story with a creepy little man!

[Mark · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a children's book but it was different than most of them that we see today. It was written a long time ago so the writing style was different than normal. I wasn't entirely interested because it's not exactly the kind of story that I like.

[Tracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read so many different versions of Red Riding-hood that it's such a pleasure reading an un-Disneyfied version of events. A good reading book for children reading in Afrikaans. Some words may be a bit difficult to understand for FAL or SAL learners.

[Noninuna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I first heard of Rumpelstiltskin from the Once Upon A Time series and before that I've no idea who he is and from which fairy tale did he was from. This version has a very clean and simple yet haunting illustrations.

[Jaimie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Highly disappointing. Gorey may have a unique viewpoint, but it's wasted (and entirely unused) on this retelling.

[Grant Stephens]

This book is set in the middle ages. It can be used to show children that you need to be careful on who you trust and to think before you make promises.