Rapunzel

One day, a man and his wife were walking past

a witch's garden. They were so hungry that
they took some of the witch's lettuce.
Soon, they were hungry again, and the man
went to the witch's garden, for more lettuce.
But this time, the witch saw him. "You will be
punished for taking my lettuce," said the
witch. " will take your first baby away from
you."
!ot long after, the man and his wife had a
baby girl. The witch came and took her away.
" will call you "apun#el," she said.
The witch locked "apun#el high up in a tower.
The tower had no door, $ust one window, for
"apun#el to look out.
%&ery day, the witch came to
see "apun#el.
She called up to the window,
""apun#el, "apun#el, let
down your hair."
'nd "apun#el threw her long, golden hair out
of the window for the witch to climb up.
One day, a prince was walking past the tower.
(e heard a girl singing, and saw "apun#el at
the window.
Then the witch came.
The )rince heard her call to "apun#el, and saw
her climb up "apun#el's golden hair.
'fter the witch had gone away, the )rince
went to the tower and called, ""apun#el,
"apun#el, let down your hair." 'nd "apun#el
threw her golden hair out of the window for
the )rince to climb up.
(e called up to the window, ""apun#el,
"apun#el, let down your hair." 'nd he waited.
Soon, "apun#el's beautiful golden hair came
down from the window, and the )rince
climbed up.
To his surprise, the witch was waiting at the
window. She threw the )rince from the tower.
's he fell, the )rince hurt his eyes on some
thorns.
"(elp*" he cried. " cannot see." "apun#el
wanted to help the )rince, but the witch took
her away.
The )rince went e&erywhere searching for
"apun#el, but he couldn't find her.
Then one day, the )rince heard a girl singing.
""apun#el," he cried. "s it you+" "Yes," said
"apun#el.
"apun#el was so happy to see the )rince that
she started to cry. (er tears fell into the
)rince's eyes, and all at once, he could see
again.
"apun#el said that, the witch was dead. She
would ne&er be locked up in the tower e&er
again. She had been singing because she was
so happy.
The )rince took "apun#el away to his palace.
,ery soon, they were married, and e&eryone
talked happily of the )rincess "apun#el.
So "apun#el and her prince li&ed happily e&er
after.
The )rince and "apun#el talked for a &ery long
time.
The )rince said, "You are too beautiful to be
locked up all alone. will help you to escape."
The ne-t clay, the witch came to see "apun#el.
's she was climbing up, the witch hurt
"apun#el.
"Ouch*" said "apun#el. "The )rince did not
hurt me as he climbed up."
The witch was &ery angry To punish "apun#el,
the witch cut off all her beautiful hair.
The ne-t day, the )rince went to see "apun#el
again.