SYNOPSIS...

Rumpelstiltskin is a story about a miller and his wife who lie to the king that their daughter (Lisa)
could spin straw into gold. The king takes Lisa to his castle and locks her in a high tower room which
has a big heap of straw and one spinning wheel. As suggested by the father, the king instructs her to
spin the straw into gold by morning, or be executed. She has given up all hope when a strange little
man appears in the room and spins straw into gold for her in return for her necklace. The king is
impressed, but he wants more gold. The little man returns at night and spins gold for her in return
for her ring. The greedy king wants more gold. So on the third night, when she has nothing to reward
him, the little man spins straw into gold with one condition - that Lisas first-born child will be given
to him.

The king is so impressed that he marries Lisa. However, when their first child is born, the little man
returns to claim his reward.

Lisa is frightened and offers him all the gold he wants if she can keep the child. The little man
refuses but finally agrees to give up his claim to the child if Lisa can guess his name in three days.
Will Lisa manage to guess the little mans name? What will happen if Lisa is unable to guess the right
name?

PLOT...

Lisa's parents are always boasting about her ability to bake and make wonderful things.They intend
to tell the king about her talent when he visits the village on that day.

When the king stops by their house,Lisa's mother offers him an apple pie and boasts about her
daughter's talent and ability.Lisa's father even tells the king that thier daughter can spin straw into
gold.

The greedy king brings Lisa back to his palace,and locks her in a tower with straw and a spinning
wheel.

Lisa cries because she feel helpless.Suddenly,a starange little man apprears and helps to spin the
straw into gold in return for her necklace.
In the morning,the king is pleased to fing the gold.He takes her to a bigger room with even more
straw.The little man visits her again at night,and agrees to help her in return for her ring.

The greedy king is very pleased to find the gold and promises to mary Lisa if shen can spin all the
straw in the tower into gold.

At night,the little man visits Lisa again but she does not have anything of value to give him.The little
man agrees to spin the straw into gold if Lisa gives him her first-born child.Lisa agrees.

The king delighted with the gold and marries Lisa.Lisa forgot about the promise she has made to the
little man.

A year later,Lisa has a baby son.The little man appears to claim the child.Lisa tries to offer him all
the gold that she has,but the little man refuses.However,he makes a deal with Lisa in which she has
to guess his name.If she unable to answer to,then he gets to keep the child.

Lisa has guesses three days.Lisa guesses wrongly for the first two days.On the third day,Lisa's parents
decide to follow the little man into the woods and discover his name.

On the third day,when the little man comes to claim the child,Lisa correctly guesses his name.He is
furious and vanishes in smoke.

Lisa's parents have learnt their lesson and promised not to boast about their daughter or their
grandson anymore .
Synopsis

The King was making his rounds around his kingdom. The King visits Lisas cottage. Lisas parents
began to praise Lisa and claim that she can bake the best pies in the world. In order to make himself
appear more important, Lisas father lies to the king that his daughter could spin straw into gold. The
King knows that his kingdom is poor, thus, the king called for the girl, shut her in a tower room with
straw and a spinning wheel, and demanded that she spin the straw into gold by morning or be
executed. She had given up all hope, when a strange little man appeared in the room and spun straw
into gold for her in return for her necklace; then again the following night for her ring. But on the
third night, with nothing left, the strange creature spun straw into gold for a promise that the girls
first-born child would become his.

The greedy king was so impressed that he married Lisa, but when their first child was born, the
strange little man returned to claim his payment. The queen was frightened and offered him all the
wealth she had if she could keep the child. The strange little man refused but finally agreed to give
up his claim to the child if the queen could guess his name in three days. At first she failed. Later,
Lisas parents follow the little man and see him dance around a small fire and they hear him say out
loud, Tricks and riddles are my game, Rumpelstiltskin is my name.

Plot

(Introduction) The King visits a cottage. The cottage belongs to Lisas

parents. The King was lured by the smell of freshly baked
Exposition
apple pie. Lisas parents praised Lisa in an attempt to make
This is first stage of a fictional or the King marry their daughter. They tell the King that she
dramatic plot, in which necessary bakes the best pies in the world. To impress the King further,
background information is provided.
they also tell the King that Lisa can spin straw into gold. The
It introduces characters, scene, time, King brings her to his palace and asks her to turn straw into
and situation gold. If she fails she will be beheaded.

(Action Starts) Lisa sits and cries in the high tower. Then she hears scratching
noise. A strange little man appears and promises to spin the
Rising Action straw into gold in exchange of her necklace. The King was
This is a set of conflicts and crises that impressed and takes her to another bigger room filled with
constitute the part of a storys plot straw. The King asks her to turn the straw into gold. If she fails
leading up to the climax. she will be beheaded. That night the strange little man
appeared again and promises to spin the straw into gold in
exchange for her ring. The King was impressed and takes her
to another bigger room filled with straw. This time he
promises to marry her. Lisa has nothing else to offer to the
little man. Her parents advised her to give whatever he asks
for. That night, when the strange little man appeared, she
promises her first born child.

Climax
This is the turning point of the action
A year passed. Lisa is the queen and she has a baby boy. The
in the plot of a story. The climax
represents the point of greatest
tension in the work.
strange little man suddenly appears and reminds her of her
promise. Lisa pleaded to the little man not to take her baby
away as she is willing to give him all her money. The little man
refuses but finally agrees to give her three days to guess his
name. She fails to guess his name on the first and second day.
Lisas parents follow the little man and find out his name.

Falling Action
In the plot of a story, the action
following the climax of the work that On the third day, the little man comes to the nursery. Lisa
moves it towards its denouement or guesses his name as Rumpelstiltskin.
resolution. The strange little man gets angry and stamps his feet hard on
the floor and disappears in a puff of smoke.

Resolution
The ending of the story, the final
stage or unraveling of the plot; usually Lisas baby boy is now safe. Lisas parents promises that they
very brief. Here the tension is over, will never boast again.
and unanswered questions may be
explained. The resolution is reached
following a major crisis and climax.

Setting

Place:

Cottage where Lisa lives with her parents.

Castle where the King lives

Nursery where Queen Lisa looked after the baby and where the strange little man
appeared.

Woods where the strange little man lives.

Time:

Medieval Times

The story is set at a time when people talked about magical creatures.

Characters:

Lisa: She is a young, sweet girl. She lives with her parents in a cottage. She loves to do household
chores such as baking. She is very obedient as she listens to her parents.

Rumpelstiltskin: A strange little man. He has magical powers. He is able to help Lisa by spinning the
straw into gold. He likes riddles. Rumpelstiltskin is a fairy tale character, not a real person.
The King: He is an opportunist. He uses Lisa to get him gold. He is rather cruel as he keep Lisa alone
in a tower and he threatens to kill her if she cannot spin the straw into gold. However he is very
gullible as he believes that straw can be turned into gold.

Lisas Father : He is rather foolish as he goes to far to boast about his daughter. He is also greedy as
he is willing to sacrifice Lisas life in order to get wealth. He was remorseful when he promised Lisa
that he will not make the same mistake. Nevertheless, he is a loving father as he tries to solve the
riddle for Lisa.

Lisas Mother: She is very proud of her daughter. She is kind hearted as she invites the King into her
house and offers food. She is rather silly as she agrees with her husband that Lisa can spin straw into
gold. She is also remorseful and promised never to boast again. It cannot be denied that she is a
loving mother as she helps Lisa to solve the riddle.

Themes

Telling lies

When people lie they are often trapped by their own deceit. In this story, claiming to be able to
weave gold from straw got Lisa the attention of the king but also got her locked in a dungeon with a
haystack and a spinning wheel.

Using ones survival skills

Persistence pays off in the long run and to never give up. Lisa tried her best to find the answer to the
strange mans riddle. She did not give up.

Moral Values

We must be more careful of what we say, and think of the consequences.

Lisas father lied to the king, just to impress him.

Lisa lost her head and promised something without realising the implications of her promise,
just to save herself.

Rumpelstiltskin is so confident that the queen will not guess his name that he makes the
terrible mistake of saying it out loud.

Honesty and Integrity

We must always keep our promises. It is when we are able to keep our promises that people will
respect us. Although the King was greedy, he kept his promise to marry Lisa once she was able to
spin the straw into gold. Even the strange little man kept his promise to Lisa when she was able to
guess his name. He did not try to cheat her.

Point of view
Since this is a drama, the author uses the third person point of view. He is omniscient- this means
that he knows everything in the story. However, the characters do think aloud when they are
thinking. Thus, the readers are able to understand what the characters are doing.

Language and Style

The style of writing is very simple, uncomplicated and straightforward. The language is simple
reflecting the lifestyle of the village people.

Literary Devices

Repetition Spin straw into gold

These words are repeated constantly throughout

the story.

The writer wants to highlight the idea of spinning

straw into gold

Cut off your head These words are also used with spin straw into
gold. The King reminds Lisa that if she cannot spin
straw into gold, he will cut off her head.

Rhyme Page 81- Sit and cuddle your darling son,

the rhyme scheme For tomorrow youll have none.

is aa,bb Riddles and tricks are my game.

You wont ever guess my name.

Page 83- Wife and family I have none.

the rhyme scheme But tomorrow Ill have the Kings own son.

is also aa,bb Tricks and riddles are my game,

Rumpelstiltskin is my name.

Tone and Mood

There are two contrasting tones. Firstly, there is an ordinary tone when the writer shows the
ordinary lifestyle of Lisas family. The second tone is the extraordinary tone. It is used when
describing the events related to the King. It shows things that are magical. It shows the readers that
straw can be spun into gold. It shows a mood of fantasy. The drama ends with a positive note that is
alls well that ends well.