There were once a man and a woman who had long,  in vain, wished for a child. One day the woman saw rapunzels in a splendid garden which belonged to a sorceress.  It looked so fresh and green that she longed for some.

Her desire increased with every day and not knowing how to get any, she became miserably ill. Her husband was frightened and asked her, “What ails you dear wife?”. “Oh” she answered, “If I don’t get some Rapunzel from the garden behind our house, I shall die.” The man who loved her dearly , thought  “Before you let your wife die, you must get her some of the Rapunzel, whatever the cost.

So  just as it was getting dark he climbed over the high Wall into the garden and took rapunzels. He began to do this every night. But one day he saw the sorceress standing behind him.

How can you dare climb into my garden and steal my rapunzel? You will pay for this!” said the sorceress. “ I only made it out of necessity. My wife felt such a longing for your rapunzels. She would have died if she did not get some.” answered the man. “If things are as you said, I will allow you to go on but under one condition: You must give me the child that your wife will bring to the world soon”. In his fear, the man agreed everything.  When his wife gave birth, the sorceress appeared and took the baby away.

Rapunzel grew up and became the most beautiful girl under the sun. But the sorceress locked her in a tower which had neither stairs nor door, but near the top was a little window. When the sorceress wanted to enter, she called out: “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let down your hair to me.” Rapunzel had splendid long hair and when she heard the voice, she let her hair fall and the sorceress climbed up it.

A few years later prince was riding through the forest. He heard the sweet voice of Rapunzel singing a song. He fell in love. Everyday he came near the tower and watched her. He saw the sorceress climbing up and down the tower.

One day the prince went to the tower and called out “Rapunzel Rapunzel, Let down your hair”. The hair fell down and the prince climbed up. At first Rapunzel was terribly frightened but the prince told her how he fell in love with her. He asked her to take him as a husband and she said yes.

But soon the evil sorceress learned about the prince and cut Rapunzels beautiful hair, tied it up at the top of the tower and took Rapunzel into a wilderness.

When the prince came the next day, he climbed the tower but couldn’t see Rapuzel. All he found was the evil sorceress there. While leaping down the tower he fell and thorns pierced his eyes. He couldn’t see anything anymore

Blind he wandered for some years and finally in the wilderness they met. The tears from Rapunzels eyes healed his vision. They returned to the kingdom and lived happily ever after

AND HAPPY ENDING