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A beautiful miller's daughter is locked away by the King and told she will never see her family again unless she spins straw into gold. Then an ancient dwarf promises to help - but there is a price to pay....

This charming collection of Grimms’ Fairy Tales includes Rumpelstiltskin, The Queen Bee, Lily and the Lion, The Salad, The Miser in the Bush and The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids. Grimms’ Fairy Tales was first published in Germany in 1812 as Kinder und Hausmärchen. This series of recordings is based on the original 1823 English translation by Edgar Taylor, with subsequent editing by Marian Edwardes.

Once upon a time there was a clever girl with a not-so-clever father. When her father claims she can spin straw into gold, the king forces the girl to perform this impossible task. She has no other choice than to accept a strange deal from a mysterious little man. But when he arrives and attempts to collect the debt, the fiendish trickster Rumpelstiltskin discovers that he is the one who has been tricked!

The brilliant Bailey hack recalls some of his most extraordinary cases, including several deliciously funny courtroom spars with his arch-foe, the Mad Bull (aka Judge Roger Bullingham).

Are you ready to step into a world of mystery, magic, and unforgettable twists? Discover the timeless charm of "Rumpelstiltskin", one of the most beloved tales ever told by the Brothers Grimm! This enchanting story begins when a humble miller’s daughter is thrust into an impossible challenge—spinning straw into gold. Just when all hope seems lost, a curious little man appears with a dangerous bargain that changes her fate forever.

Revisit the tale of Rumpelstiltskin in this audiobook for listeners. The king demands the miller's daughter spin straw into gold. She doesn't know how until Rumpelstiltskin appears out of nowhere with his magic. But as the king asks for more gold, and Rumpelstiltskin demands repayment, what will happen to the miller's daughter?

Wouldn't it be amazing if you could spin straw into gold? Find out what happens when a young girl's father claims she can do just that.

A retelling of a classic tale in which a strange man spins straw into gold, asks a huge reward, and offers a seemingly impossible way out of the deal.

This story is based on a classic German folktale, and it's a great way to help teach children right from wrong.

An irresistible collection of sparkling stories featuring John Mortimer's beloved comic creation: Horace Rumpole is the most erudite, astute, and seldom defeated of barristers in the annals of the Old Bailey. In these 32 dramas, arranged in order of broadcast, four distinguished actors don the wig and white band to portray our hero as he recalls his long, eventful career.

A miller's careless boast that his clever daughter can spin gold from straw is forced by the king to deliver on this claim. A little man arrives to help the miller's distraught daughter in exchange for her firstborn child. Later, when the daughter, now the queen, gives birth to her first child, the little man comes to collect. He agrees to release the queen from her promise if she can learn his name.

"Rumpelstiltskin" is a fairytale popularly associated with Germany (where he is known as Rumpelstilzchen). The tale was one collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales.

Young fashionista Milly is in a pickle after her friends secretly entered her into a local design competition. The rules state all outfits must be hand sewn, and Milly knows she’ll never finish her looks in time. Just as she’s about to lose hope, a strange custodian appears with an offer to lend her sewing skills, and soon Milly’s one-of-a-kind designs put her in the running to win the whole thing.

Actress Kathleen Turner narrates this popular Grimm's fairy tale in which a king tells a young woman that she must spin a roomful of straw into gold by morning, or die. To complete this impossible task, she is forced to promise her firstborn child to a mysterious little man in return for his gold-spinning ability. Years later, he returns to claim what is his, only to find that he has underestimated the power of a mother's love.

This is the magical story of Rumpelstiltskin told in rhymes for your delight.

Um homem mente ao rei que sua filha pode tear ouro. O rei, então, convida a filha do homem e a tranca numa sala para produzir ouro ou teria sua cabeça cortada. Sem opções, a filha já esperava pelo pior. De repente uma criatura mágica diz poder ajudá-la se ela lhe der algo de valor. A primeira vez dá certo. Mas até onde seus pedidos irão? A filha teria tantas coisas de valor?

When a young woman commits to a task that she can't possibly perform, she accepts the aid of a strange little man with magical abilities. He asks a terrible price for his trouble: her first born child! The only way out of this predicament is if the young woman can guess the tongue-twisting name of the little imp.

Molina has one desire: to see her inventions spread throughout the kingdom. When Prince Lubos offers to take her to the capital as his bride, she jumps at the chance.

When a poor miller boasts to the king that his daughter can spin straw into gold, the young woman finds herself in a dangerous predicament. With her life at stake, she is visited by a strange, impish figure who offers to help her—for a price. As the story unfolds, the miller's daughter must outwit the cunning Rumpelstiltskin to save her child and herself from a terrible fate.

The Brothers Grimm retold the story Rumpelstiltskin from folktales that they were told. This is the story of a miller who gets his daughter in hot water by falsely telling the King she can spin straw into gold. The king locks her in a room and forces her to prove her abilities or die.