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Ltd. 1954.
There was once a poor miller v—
WHO HAD AVERY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER.

YOU ARE TOO beautiful no. The Time has come

TO DO THAT KIND OF FOR ME TO FIND A BETTER
LIFE FOR YOU. f—
AM HAPPY,
FATHER.
 THE KING ONLY
SEES IMPORTANT
PEOPLE. GO AWAY,
MILLER/
 NOW, THE MILLER WAS TOO FRIGHTENED TOwi
REFUSE, ALTHOUGH HE KNEW VERY WELL THAT
HIS DAUGHTER COULD NOT SPIN STRAW INTO ^
IF YOUR CAUu .TER . GOLD. AND SO, THE NEXT DAY. . .
IS AS CLEVER AS.' ’
YOU SAY, BRING HER
HERE TOMORROW.

THE KING LEO THE TREMBLING YOU WILL SPIN ALL NIGHT,
GIRL INTO A ROOM FILLED TILL THE SUN COMES UP.
WITH STRAW. IF BY THAT TIME YOU HAVE
NOT SPUN THIS STRAW INTO
“I GOLD, YOU WILL DIE/ rt POOR,PRETTY
LASS. SHE'LL
—i NEVER r'
I DO IT. J
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left M-

JVJODENU-
THE KING HAS ORDERED ME WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
TO SPIN STRAW INTO GOLD. NO ONE HAS EVER
YOU KNOW THAT ISN'T I-" SPUN STRAW INTO
1 POSSIBLE. I-, ws> gold, mmam

WHAT WILL
YOU GIVE WATCH /
Whir, whir, whir went the spinning wheel under the little
MAN'S MAGIC FINGERS. BEFORE THE MILLER-MAID'S
ASTONISHED EYES, THE SIMPLE STRAW WAS
SPUN INTO SHINING COINS OF GOLD.

By MORNING, ALL THE STRAW

WAS SPUN AWAY, AND THE ROOM
WAS FILLED WITH GOLD. THEN
THE LITTLE MAN LEFT.
 REAL GOLD/REAL,REAL
GOLD/— SHOULD I STOP
--——1 NOW? y'
SHE DID IT/SHE I f SHE COULDN'T,
SPUN STRAW | BUT SHE DID.
INTO GOLD/ J HOW CAN THIS
h-ii--' I BE?

I WANT TO BE SURE THIS ISN'T A

TRICK. TONIGHT YOU WILL SPIN
A LARGER ROOM FULL OF STRAW.
I THINK THIS TIME HlsU
MAJESTY HAS ASKED TOO^
MUCH. POOR, PRETTY LASS
When the sun came up, the larger
ROOM WAS FILLED TO THE CEILING WITH
SPARKLING COINS. THEN THE LITTLE
MAN LEFT.
For the third night,the mysterious
LITTLE MAN SPUN AWAY AT THE WHEEL,
MAGICALLY TURNING THE STRAW INTO
GOLD UNTIL THE BIGGEST ROOM IN
THE PALACE WAS FILLED. BUT THE
MILLER'S DAUGHTER DID NOT
'/ KNOW WHETHER TO BE HAPPY

WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL

HAPPEN BEFORE MY
FIRST CHILD IS BORN?
MAYBE THE LITTLE MAN
WILL NEVER COME BACK.
: And so the king married the miller-maid , ALMOST PERFECT.
AND FOR AYEAR THE ROYAL PAIR LIVED IN /
PERFECT HAPPINESS. f WHY DOES BECAUSE. . .WELL,
YOUR BECAUSE WE HAVE
MAJESTY ENOUGH GOLD TO
NO LAST A LIFETIME.
LONGER NOW I ORDER YOU,
•SPIN? JESTER, NEVER TO
ASK ME ABOUT THAT

IHEN CAME THE HAPPY DAY WHEN THE QUEEN’S

FIRST CHILD WAS BORN.
HOW DID SHE DO IT? I'VE
TRIED A HUNDRED WAYS/ A PRINCE IS BORN/
SHE MUST HAVE HADSOME A PRINCE /
-1 MAGICAL HELP. J-'
The, MILLER'S DAUGHTER WAS . . .SHE FORGOT ALL ABOUT HER
SO FULL OF JOY WITH HER PROMISE TO THE LITTLE MAN WHO
DARLING NEW BABY.. . HAD HELPED HER SPIN THE GOLD.

FOR THE
CHILD.
 I WILL GIVE YOU
ALL THE RICHES
IN THE KINGDOM,
ONLY DO NOT g
TAKE MY SON J

YOU HELPED ME ONCE. YO

CANNOT BE SO CRUEL TO
ME NOW. j —.[- OH,STOP CRYING/
YOU KNOW THAT
MAKES ME SAD.
WILL GIVE YOU
ONE CHANCE.
Ls SOON AS THE LITTLE MAN WENT AWAY.
BRING ME A LIST OF BOOK OF
ALL THE NAMES IN : ^births.
THE LkND. SEARCH
EVERYWHERE/

. TO THE NAMES OF THOSE LONG NO,JESTER. IT

IS MY SECRET.
THERE IS
NOTHING YOU
TELL ME WHY YOU CAN DO.
ARE WORRIED, DEAR
QUEEN. PERHAPS I
CAN HELP YOU.
 (HE NEXT NIGHT, WHEN THE LITTLE MAN BELSHAZZAR?
APPEARED, THE QUEEN HAD MEMORIZED CASPAR?
ALL THE NAMES THE MESSENGERS HAD D1GBY?

' IS ALL I KNOW

k Several WEATHERBY? IIS NIGHT.
\ later • WILLOWBY?
WINGDING?

NO/ NO/'
NO/
 IF THE RIGHT NAME
IS NOT HERE, I AM
T—I LOST. I—r—
YOUR MAJESTY, HERE
When evening came, the faithful jester was
STILL LOOKING FOR THE STRANGE LITTLE MAN.

IT’S THE
LITTLE
MAN/
m TOMORROW I BREW, TONIGHT.I BAKE,
1 AND THEN THE CHILD AWAY I’LL TAKE.
It FOR LITTLE KNOWS THE ROYAL DAME
M THAT RUMPELSTILTSKIN IS MY NAME.
 RUMPELSTILTSKIN/
I MUST TELL THE
QUEEN/
PACK THE PRINCE'S
CLOTHES AND WRAP
HIM IN WARM n-'
BUNTING. II

BECAUSE I THE LITTLE MAN'S

CAN'T GUESS YES, YOU CAN, NAME IS
HIS NAME. YOUR MAJESTY/ BZZZZZZZZZZ.
FEW MOMENTS LATER. OH,DEAR LET ME
THINK IS It
SALAMBRIA? J

NO./YOU'LL NEVER
GUESS IT./YOU
MIGHT AS WELL
GIVE UP NOW.
 IS YOUR NAME --
RUMPELSTILTSKIN?

creaming and yelling,the little man worked himself into such a rage,
V HE STAMPED HIS FEET RIGHTTHROUGH THE FLOOR/ r^\
 M$$> Mg
THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THEIR DONKEY
UnIoT wishing to seem cruel to
THE ANIMAL, THE MILLER AND HIS
SON TOOK THE TRAVELERS’ADVICE, NOW EVERYONE
AND CARRIED THE DONKEY. IS LAUGHING AND SEE,THEY
AT US / ARE MAKING THE
DONKEY ANGRY.

THAT SHOULD
TEACH US THAT
WHEN YOU TRY TO
PLEASE EVERY¬
ONE, YOU WILL
END BY PLEASING
NO ONE .
TO MARKET, TO MARKET

BUY A FAT PIG,

JIGGETYtJlG;
The GIRAFFE IS THE TALLEST OF IHE GIRAFFE'S FAVORITE FOOD IS THE LEAVES OF
ALL OUR ANIMALS. HE IS ALSO ONE 1 'HE ACACIA PLANT WHICH HAS NO LOW BRANCHES.
OF THE STRANGEST LOOKING.THE
TALLEST MEASURE EIGHTEEN FEET
•HIGH— THREE TIMES THE HEIGHT
OF A SIX FOOT MAN.

IN SPITE OF ITS
LONG NECK.THE
GIRAFFE CAN RUN
VERY FAST. IN A
RACE WITH A
HORSE.THE GIRAFFE

HPPPHHra
The giraffe" 1
IS ONE OF THE
FEW ANIMALS THAT
CAN STAND UP TO
THE LION. IT USES
ITS HIND LEGS WITH
GREAT FORCE TO
KICK ITS ENEMIES.
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Classics Illustrated Junior.