In a faraway land, there was a beautiful wood by which ran a stream and close to the stream was a mill
the owner of the mail live nearby with his beautiful and clever daughter
Oh daughter I am so tired of leading a poor man's life
I wish we could also be rich and have every comfort in the world
just in the king of the country came passing by on a hunting trip
the King has come to our woods I can't believe it
I have to try and meet him yes this is a fine opportunity for me to impress the king
the Miller made his way to where the king was bowing before the king
the Miller said Your Majesty I am indeed honored to meet you won't you please come this way
i would like you to meet my beautiful and talented daughter
really what special talents does your daughter have that I would want to meet her
oh yes your majesty my daughter can spin gold from straw
now the king was a very wealthy man
but he was also greedy and the thought of making gold from straw obviously tempted him
really this I have to see bring your daughter to the palace this evening
the Miller went home to tell his daughter that the King wanted them to present themselves to the palace that evening
and both of them soon left for the palace
arriving at the palace the miller and his daughter were quickly ushered in to meet the king
the king was pleased to meet the miller and his daughter and said
your daughter is indeed beautiful and now we will see how she spin straw into gold
so saying the King led the daughter to a room in the palace where there was a spinning wheel and a large pile of straw
now set to work and show us your talent
all this straw must be spun into gold by morning if you love your life
the daughter tried to plead with the king that it was just an empty boast that her father had made
but all in vain as the king did not listen and lock the room and went away
oh woe my fate what has my father done? how am I going to do this impossible task
just then a funny-looking old man hobbled into the room
now pretty lass why do you weep so
oh sir I must spin all the straw into gold by morning or the king will kill me
I just don't know what to do
hmm if I spin this straw into gold what will you give me?
can you really help me sir oh I will be so grateful
let me see here i will give you my necklace
ok Lassie now stop crying and go sit down and let me work
the funny old man set himself at the spinning wheel
whirr whirr spinning wheel do as you are told all the straw in this room spin into fine gold
what an amazing sight it was as the miller's daughter watched in surprise
the pile of straw was soon turned into gold
the old man got up and turned to leave
oh I don't know how to thank you sir I don't know what I would have done without your help
here is my necklace
at daybreak, the king came into the room and lo and behold
the sight that met his eyes make them glitter and shine
I can't believe what I'm seeing now i know you are truly talented
however, the Kings greed became even more and he planned to have miller's daughter spin even more gold the next day
tonight my dear you will again spin all the straw in the room to gold before sunrise
I am sure you can do it once more
the miller's daughter again sat down in dismay not knowing what to do
when the same old funnyman appeared again
ah ah so you have to spin more gold tonight I see oh sir please help me again
and what will I get in return?
sir, I only have this ring left I will gladly give it to you if you help me
all right I shall help you again in return for the ring
and so the old man sat down again at the spinning wheel
whirr whirr spinning wheel do as you are told all the straw in this room spin into fine gold
once again all the straw turned into gold and the old man picked up the ring and left
the next morning when the King entered the room and saw the gold he thought to himself
she may be just a miller's daughter but she is beautiful and can give me all the gold that I desire
the King walked up to the miller's daughter held her hands and told her
my dear, I am very impressed with your beauty and talent
tonight's you will be given even more straw to spin
and if you can turn it into gold again you shall be my queen
so once again that night the miller's daughter was locked in a room filled with straw
soon the old man came visiting again another room full of straw to spin
so what are you going to give me today to spin this into gold
oh sir I have nothing more to give you but the king is said that if I spin all this straw into gold tonight
he will make me his queen then I can give you all that you desire
the old man kept thinking for some time and finally told the miller's daughter
I have no desire for any wealth
but you must promise me that you will give me your first born child
the miller's daughter looked at the old man in amazement but she was so desperate and to know what else to do
so she made the promise to the old man he again said at the spinning wheel
whirr whirr spinning wheel do as you are told all the straw in this room spin into fine gold
next morning the King entered the room and his eyes shone when he saw all the gold
my dear as i said i will now marry you and make you my queen
let there be rejoicing in the kingdom to welcome the new queen
the king and queen lived happily for many years and we're blessed with a baby boy
however, by now the Queen had forgotten her promise to the funny old man who had helped her
until he came to visit her one day when she was playing with her precious child
I hope you remember me and I promise you made to me
oh Queen
the Queen was shocked and dismayed on seeing the old man and could not even think of parting with her bundle of joy
and cried and begged before the old man
oh sir please do not be so cruel do not take away my baby from me I will give you anything you want
gold precious stones land
I have no use for these things
I beg you sir please take pity on me my baby is so small
the Queen's tears finally move the old man and he said to her
oh well well I give you three days and if in these three days you guess my name you can keep your baby
the fear of losing her child kept the Queen awake all night and she wrote down all the strange names that she had ever heard
the next day the old man came and asked her his name
is your name Benjamin Timothy Jeremy the queen said all the names that she could think of
but the old man said that was not his name
you have tried but what my name is a guess you could not make
you have two days more then your baby I will take
so saying the old man went away
I have to somehow guess what the old man's name is I cannot even think of giving my baby away
Oh what shall I do
the next day the Queen dispatched messengers across the kingdom to find out all the possible strange names
however when the old man came though she repeated all the names the messengers had given her
she could not guess the old man's name
she was now extremely worried and desperate
she once again sent the messengers and told them to visit the most remote corners of the kingdom
to find any strange names they could the messengers came back with no new names
but one messenger told the Queen that he wished to have work with her
Your Majesty I could not find any new names but I saw strange sight today
as I was climbing down a hill I entered the forest and amongst the tall trees was a small cottage
there was a fire burning outside and a strange figure dancing around it
and singing today I brew tomorrow I bake and after that the child
I'll take never can the Queen guess that Rumpelstiltskin is my name
the Queen was overjoyed and rewarded the messenger with gold and precious jewels
huh now I'll see how he will take my baby the funny old man
the next day all the courtiers gather around the Queen where she sat on her throne
and the new stood beside her with a baby in her arms
when the old man arrived oh sir I have been thinking and thinking of what your name could be
is it Tom? is it Demi? the Queen kept on saying names and each time the old man kept
shaking his head his smile growing wider and wider
I can't think of any more names wait a minute
could your name be Rumplestiltskin? the old man was outraged on hearing this
you could not have guessed my name some which has told you some which has told you
so angry was he that he stamped his right foot with so much force that has sank into the floor
he forcefully pulled it out with both hands and made his way out amidst the jeering of all the courtiers
the Queen was finally relieved and lived happily ever after with the King and her baby