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1) Rapunzel
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A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note that traces the Italian, French, and German origins of the story, and discusses the author's decision to mimic the style of Italian Renaissance art in his illustrations.
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1971
Description
In Hansel and Gretel, a famine has settled over the land. The children of a poor woodcutter are abandoned in the woods by their cruel stepmother who believes she and her husband will starve as a result of providing for the children. Days of wandering lead them to a beautiful cottage made of gingerbread and candy, which the children begin to eat. Lured inside by an old woman who promises hot baths, soft beds and more delicious food, the children are...
8) Rapunzel
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A beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.
10) The Frog Prince
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Pub. Date
1990
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As payment for retrieving the princess's ball, the frog exacts a promise which the princess is reluctant to fulfill.
11) Rumplestiltskin
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Pub. Date
1986
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A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold on the condition that she will give him her first born child.
12) Rapunzel
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Pub. Date
c.2006
Description
A beautiful girl with extraordinarily long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.