Rapunzel tells the story of a young couple whose baby is taken by a witch named Mother Gothel after the couple's wife desires a plant from Mother Gothel's garden. The baby, a girl named Rapunzel, is raised by Mother Gothel and locked in a tower when she reaches puberty. A prince discovers Rapunzel in the tower by hearing her sing and they fall in love. Rapunzel plans her escape with the prince but is discovered by Mother Gothel, who banishes Rapunzel to the desert and blinds the prince. They eventually find each other again and the prince's eyes are healed by Rapunzel's tears.
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1. Rapunzel
Orientation A long time ago there lived a young couple, a man and his wife. His
wife was expecting their baby. She wanted a plant that only grew in her
neighbor’s garden. She wanted it so much. She even intended to steal
itherself, but later on, she sent her husband to steal it.
Complication Unfortunately, Mother Gothel, the owner of the garden, caught him
doing it. She was a witch. Then, Mother Gothel forced the couple to give
their first baby to her.
A few months later, the baby was born. It was a girl and named
Rapunzel.Soon, this baby was taken away to live with Mother Gothel.
Rapunzel grew tobe a beautiful young girl with her long golden hair. Atfirst
she was cared for ina normal way. When she reached puberty, she was
locked in a tower so thatshe would never leave Mother Gothel. The tower
stood in the forest. It couldonly be entered by climbing on Rapunzel’s long
hair. To cheer herself up, sheloved to sing.
One day, a young prince was out hunting. He stumbled upon the tower.
He heard Rapunzel’s beautiful voice. He decided that he must meet her.
He spied and, by watching Mother Gothel, learned the words he had to say
to have Rapunzel drop her hair. The prince visited her often and the two
fellin love.
Resolution Then, Rapunzel made a plan to escape from the tower. She wanted tobe with
the prince. She asked the prince to bring her a skein of silk eachtime he
visited. She might weave a ladder for her escape. Unfortunately,
Mother Gothel caught on. Then, she banished Rapunzel to the desert. She
threw the prince from the tower into a thorny bush. The thorns made the
prince blind and he roamed the earth searching for his love.
Eventually, they found each other, and the prince’s eyes were healedby
Rapunzel’s tears of happiness.
2. Rapunzel is one of
the most famous fairy
tales in the Western
countries. A fairy tale
itself is a kind of
narrative text. In the
U.S.A, for example,
people usually read
this story to their
children in bed at
night. Reading or
telling bedtime stories
has become a part of
American culture.
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Questions A:
Who were Rapunzel’s parents?
Why did Rapunzel’s father steal the plant?
What happened to him?
What did Mother Gothel do to the couple?
Was Rapunzel cared for normally before puberty?
What happened when she reached puberty?
What did Rapunzel do to cheer herself up?
Who heard her lovely voice?
How did the Prince meet Rapunzel?
What did Rapunzel and the Prince use to make the ladder?
Did the plan work well?
What happened to Rapunzel and the Prince?
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