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Rapunzel
- Author
- Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
- Narrator
- Bert Stauff
- Publisher
- Bertha Stauff
- Publish Date
- 12 August 2025
- Run Time
- 9 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In the Grimm’s fairy tale, Rapunzel is a girl with long, magical hair who is locked in a tower by an enchantress named Mother Gothel. Gothel raises Rapunzel as her own and keeps her isolated, only visiting to have Rapunzel let down her hair as a ladder. A prince discovers Rapunzel’s singing and visits her, eventually leading to Rapunzel becoming pregnant. Gothel, enraged, banishes Rapunzel, who then wanders the wilderness and gives birth to twins. The prince, blinded by Gothel, finds Rapunzel and his tears restore his sight, leading the couple to eventually be reunited and live happily ever after.
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Details
- Author
- Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
- Narrator
- Bert Stauff
- Duration
- 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 August 2025
- ISBN
- 9798228648067
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bertha Stauff
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories
Synopsis
In the Grimm’s fairy tale, Rapunzel is a girl with long, magical hair who is locked in a tower by an enchantress named Mother Gothel. Gothel raises Rapunzel as her own and keeps her isolated, only visiting to have Rapunzel let down her hair as a ladder. A prince discovers Rapunzel’s singing and visits her, eventually leading to Rapunzel becoming pregnant. Gothel, enraged, banishes Rapunzel, who then wanders the wilderness and gives birth to twins. The prince, blinded by Gothel, finds Rapunzel and his tears restore his sight, leading the couple to eventually be reunited and live happily ever after.
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