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"Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales. A lonely couple, who wants a child, lives next to a walled garden belonging to an evil witch named Dame Gothel. The wife, experiencing the cravings associated with the arrival of her long-awaited pregnancy, notices some rapunzel, growing in the garden and longs for it. She refuses to eat anything else and gets sick, and the husband begins to fear for her life.

For 18 years Rapunzel has been a captive in the witch's tower. Desperate to know the world beyond her narrow window, the girl prays for sweet release. It is not only the witch and the tower she seeks to escape but the nameless ache inside her restless body. When a handsome thief charms his way into her bedroom, she knows salvation is at hand.

Rapunzel Ramone does not need rescuing from a tower. She needs a stage, a bass, and a man who can keep up. A freelance musician with purple-blonde dreads, tattoos, and no patience for boys who only know how to stare, Rapunzel takes a last-minute gig at Red's Tavern with a cover band that forgot to book a bassist.

Un hombre desesperado por salvar la vida de su esposa toma unas manzanas del huerto de una hechicera. Cuando esta se percata del robo, lo castiga con severidad: debe entregarle a la única hija que espera. ¿Qué destino le deparará a la hermosa niña?

Final book in the Mystic Forest Book Series. Faerydale brought you into the magical world of fairies and wizards, Snow took you deep into the woods of the Mystic Forest, Isaac brought you the tale of a wishing stone, and Rapunzel will show you how love can survive even against the greatest odds.

Das Märchen der Gebrüder Grimm - auf beklemmende Weise neu erzählt. Mittelpunkt der Geschichte ist ein junges Mädchen, ein modernes Rapunzel, eingesperrt in das Beziehungsgeflecht ihrer Familie. Ihr Weg hinaus führt über ihr Haar und über eine merkwürdige Krankheit: Trichophagie, der Zwang, die eigenen Haare auszureißen und zu verschlucken.

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.

Step into the enchanting world of the Brothers Grimm with the timeless fairy tale of "Rapunzel," narrated by the captivating Emily Christine. This classic story tells the tale of a beautiful young girl with long, golden hair, who is confined to a tall tower by a wicked sorceress.

Andreas Fröhlich liest Rapunzel von den Brüdern Grimm. Neu verföhnt war gestern...

The handsome oracle Rapunzel is trapped in an evil sorcerer's tower with no way out. Resigned to his fate, he's decided to do only what his long, magical beard predicts. When a beautiful dwarf named Parker bursts into his world with a daring escape plan, Rapunzel must decide if he's ready to leave the safety of his confinement for a world of uncertainty. Parker craves adventure. Sent by her queen to rescue Rapunzel, Parker soon realizes escape from the magically-protected fortress may be impossible.

FIVE FAIRYTALES. NINE KINGDOMS. ONE PRINCE. 'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW 'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE 'Loads of fun . . . Exposes the patriarchal, oppressive fairytale world order which we take for granted in...

Das Schicksal meint es nicht gut mit Tätowiererin Flo: das Tattoostudio, in dem sie arbeitet, brennt nieder, sie verliert Job und Wohnung – und dann stirbt auch noch ihr guter Freund Sam bei einem Autounfall. Da kommt ihr die Anzeige des Hotels Tanglewood in Westmill gerade recht: Man sucht...

Rachel runs Rapunzel's, a high-end salon on the lower level of a downtown Chicago high rise and lives happily in self-imposed exile in an apartment at the top of the tower - that is until Jake Malden walks in with his teen daughter, Emma, and presents Rachel with a dilemma. Young Emma is determined to defy her mother's wishes and get her long, beautiful, untouched hair cut off so she can donate it to charity to honor a friend with cancer.

Es ist Heiligabend, und der kleine Ort Tannwald liegt unter einer frischen weißen Schneedecke begraben. Die junge Mira steht auf dem Kirchturm der Abtei. Sie will ihrem Leben ein Ende setzen - zu schwer wiegt die Last auf ihren Schultern. Mira, die wegen ihrer langen, blonden Haare Rapunzel genannt wird, hat jahrelang im Tannwälder Heim für schwer erziehbare Kinder gelebt. Dort wurde sie verraten, verleugnet und man brach ihr das Herz. Damit ist jetzt Schluss.

Stolen as a baby by an egotistical enchanter, Aurelia has spent her entire life locked in a tower, her impractically long hair serving as a vessel in which her captor can store his magic. Every day is predictable—at least, until Cyfrin's manner and experiments take an inexplicable turn. Now Aurelia's biggest challenge is convincing her fellow prisoner—the only mother she's ever known—that she's strong enough to handle the truth behind the enchanter's strange behavior. The trouble is, she'll first need to convince herself.

Die berühmten Märchen-Klassiker der Brüder Grimm als aufwendige Hörspiel-Neuvertonungen für die ganze Familie! Mit den ausdruckstarken Stimmen vieler bekannter Schauspieler.

Rapunzel está cautiva en un bosque desierto, en lo alto de una torre sin escaleras. Una bruja se ha asegurado de que nunca saldrá de allí, gracias a un acuerdo que hizo su padre para salvar la vida de Rapunzel. Pero un día, un joven príncipe ve a Rapunzel sentada en la ventana de la torre y...

Eine starke Geschichte und ein starker Erzähler, der sich einfühlsam in die abgründig-geheimnisvolle Atmosphäre dieser großen Märchen begibt. Vermutlich entfalten die alten Volksmärchen ihre volle Kraft weder als Hörspiel noch als Film. Das "Kino im Kopf" sowie die tiefe Wirkung auf den seelischen Hintergrund entstehen am besten in der seit Jahrhunderten immer gleichen Situation: jemand liest diese Geschichte vor. Nicht selten immer und immer wieder...

Par cette réécriture horrifique du conte célèbre Raiponce, engouffrez-vous au coeur d’un abîme où les masques de monstre et de victime couvrent le même visage ; où tous, y compris les sauveurs, n’échappent pas aux règles qui dictent l’abomination humaine. Un incendie mortel dans un hôpital psychiatrique pour enfants. Des jeunes femmes qui disparaissent de manière inexpliquée. Une adolescente capturée à son tour par un être défiguré qui se plaît à lui brosser sauvagement les cheveux au creux d’une mine désaffectée.

Rae: Imprisoned in my tower, shut away from the world, I lived in the pages of my books - and my fantasies. Then he rescued me. Made me his. He becomes the best daddy I've ever known - caring yet stern. Ryder: Kept captive her whole life, she's the perfect combination of beauty and innocence. I bring her to Limits, the high-end, exclusive, members-only club...my home. Now she's under my roof and my protection.