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Once upon a time there was a girl named Rapunzel.

Rapunzel lived in a tall tower in the middle of a forest. The
tower had no ladder, no stairs, and definitely no elevator.
There was no way to get up or down.
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So… why did Rapunzel live in a tower?
Well, it all started with a witch. As you know, witches can be

very jealous. They especially hate people stealing herbs
from their gardens.
Unfortunately Rapunzel’s mother didn't know this about

witches. Many years ago when she was pregnant with
Rapunzel, she snuck over the fence and stole some parsley
from the witch next door.
The witch saw her stealing parsley. She was furious. She
gave Rapunzel’s mother two choices.
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Option one: The witch would curse her unborn baby girl.
The girl would always be unlucky. She would meet the
wrong people, and say the wrong things, and wear the
wrong clothes for every occasion. She would never live
happily ever after.
Option two: On the girl’s tenth birthday, she would go to

live with the witch. She would be the witch’s apprentice.
The witch promised that, eventually, the girl would live
happily ever after.
Rapunzel’s mother was heartbroken. She chose option two.

And on the evening of Rapunzel’s tenth birthday, the witch
came to take her away. She put Rapunzel in the tall tower in
the woods.
After that, every day was the same for Rapunzel. She
cleaned her room at the top of the tower. She braided her
long, long hair.
And every day at lunchtime, the witch came to the tower.

She stood under the window and shouted: “RAPUNZEL!
RAPUNZEL! LET DOWN YOUR HAIR!”
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Rapunzel threw her braid out of the window. The witch
climbed up Rapunzel’s hair like a rope, and crawled in
through the window.
The witch taught Rapunzel how to make medicines with

herbs. And Rapunzel loved the witch. She was Rapunzel’s
only friend.
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One night, Rapunzel was reading a book beside the window
when she heard someone below:
“RAPUNZEL! RAPUNZEL! LET DOWN YOUR HAIR!”
“That’s strange,” she thought. “The witch never comes this

late.”
She threw her braid out of the window, and the person
climbed up, up, up.
But when this person reached the top, Rapunzel saw that it
wasn’t the witch. It was a man!
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Rapunzel quickly grabbed her book and smacked the man
on the head. “Get out! Get out! You’re not the witch!”
The strange man fell to the floor. “Ow! Ow! Stop hurting
me!” he begged.
“Who are you? What do you want? Why did you climb my
hair?” demanded Rapunzel.
“I’m Justin! My name is Justin!” he whimpered. “I came

here to save you….?”
As you can imagine, Rapunzel was not very impressed.
“Tell me, Justin,” she growled. “Does it look like I need to

be saved?”
Justin sighed. “I’m sorry. I thought this was my chance to

be a hero.”
“What do you mean?” asked Rapunzel.
“My chance to be hero!” said Justin. “Every man needs to

be a hero at least once in his life. It’s the only way to live
happily ever after!”
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Rapunzel put down her book.
“I don’t need a hero,” she said, kindly. “Go away. Be a hero
somewhere else. It’s late. I want to go to bed.”
Rapunzel threw her braid out the window.
“Well, can I come back and talk to you tomorrow?” Justin

asked, “you seem nice. Also I brought a rope for you. In
case you change your mind one day...”
“Fine, fine,” said Rapunzel. “Goodbye, Justin.” And Justin

climbed out the window and down Rapunzel's hair.
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The next day, Rapunzel cleaned her room and braided her
hair.
The witch came at lunch time. She brought Rapunzel a
sandwich and showed her how to make medicine to cure
headaches.
But as the witch was leaving, she saw Justin’s rope lying on
the floor.
“Whose rope is this? Where did you get it? Do you want to
escape?”
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Rapunzel tried to explain, but the witch was too upset.
“I love you like a daughter. Do you really hate me so much

that you want to leave?”
“No… there was a man—” Rapunzel said.
“A MAN?” the witch cried. “Fine! Go to him! Go!” Tears

poured down the witch’s face. “Go and live happily ever
after with this …. man!”
The witch threw some magic powder at the floor, and

Rapunzel immediately fell asleep.
When she woke up, she was not in the tower anymore. She
was lying under a tree in the forest. Her hair was cut.
Rapunzel cried for ten minutes, and then she stood up and
decided to look for her tower.
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Meanwhile, back at the tower, Justin returned as promised.
“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair,” he shouted from

beneath the window. And the hair dropped down in front of
his face.
But as I’m sure you know... It wasn’t Rapunzel in the tower.

It was the witch!
When Justin got to the top of the tower, the witch pulled
him in through the window.
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“So YOU are the man who wants to take my Rapunzel!”
she said. “I see. Well then. Go and live happily ever after
together.”
The witch blew a handful of powder into his face. And with
that, Justin was blind.
After walking all night, Rapunzel found her way home. But
the tower was gone! All that was left was a burnt circle on
the ground.
“Oh nooooo!” cried Rapunzel, and she fell to the ground

sobbing.
But then she heard a voice coming from behind some trees.
“Hello? Is someone there? Can you help me? I can’t see. I

can’t see anything.”
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It was Justin. When Rapunzel saw Justin’s blind eyes, she
knew what to do.
“Stay right there,” she ordered.
Rapunzel ran into the forest to find some herbs. She ground
the herbs and made medicine. Then she put the medicine
on Justin’s eyes.
Then... she cried again.
“Please don’t cry…” said Justin, softly. “Why are you

crying?”
“My home is gone. My only friend is gone. You are blind—

this is a mess!”
“Everything will be ok,” Justin said. Then he smiled. “Trust

me — I’m a hero!”
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For three days, they camped in the forest. Rapunzel made
medicine for Justin’s eyes. Justin told her about every time
he had tried to be a hero.
Once he tried to fight a giant... but the giant was very kind.
He invited Justin inside for tea.
Once he tried to kill a dragon... But the dragon had baby

dragons in its nest. Justin couldn’t do it.
Once he rescued a cat from a tree... But the cat immediately

climbed back up.
“It’s really hard to be a hero!” he complained.
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When Rapunzel felt like crying, Justin told jokes until she
laughed. When she couldn’t sleep, he listened to all her
worries.
On the fourth day when Rapunzel woke up, Justin was

already awake. He was looking at her with his bright blue
eyes. He could see!
“Thank you, my beautiful friend,” he said. “You fixed my

eyes.”
Justin and Rapunzel walked to Justin’s village. Rapunzel

liked it in the village. Justin helped her build a new tower,
and this time the tower had stairs. Rapunzel spent her days
making medicine for the sick people in the village.
Did Justin ever become a hero? Yes, of course! There are

many kinds of heroes. But the best and bravest heroes are
the ones who help their friends through hard times. And
Justin had helped his friend Rapunzel.
In the end, Justin and Rapunzel both lived happily ever

after — just as the witch had promised.
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TheFableCottage.

Once upon a time there was a girl named Rapunzel.

Well, it all started with a witch. As you know, witches can be

Unfortunately Rapunzel’s mother didn't know this about

Option two: On the girl’s tenth birthday, she would go to

Rapunzel’s mother was heartbroken. She chose option two.

And every day at lunchtime, the witch came to the tower.

The witch taught Rapunzel how to make medicines with

“That’s strange,” she thought. “The witch never comes this

“I’m Justin! My name is Justin!” he whimpered. “I came

As you can imagine, Rapunzel was not very impressed.

“Tell me, Justin,” she growled. “Does it look like I need to

Justin sighed. “I’m sorry. I thought this was my chance to

“What do you mean?” asked Rapunzel.

“My chance to be hero!” said Justin. “Every man needs to

Rapunzel threw her braid out the window.

“Well, can I come back and talk to you tomorrow?” Justin

“Fine, fine,” said Rapunzel. “Goodbye, Justin.” And Justin

“I love you like a daughter. Do you really hate me so much

“No… there was a man—” Rapunzel said.

“A MAN?” the witch cried. “Fine! Go to him! Go!” Tears

The witch threw some magic powder at the floor, and

“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair,” he shouted from

But as I’m sure you know... It wasn’t Rapunzel in the tower.

“Oh nooooo!” cried Rapunzel, and she fell to the ground

“Hello? Is someone there? Can you help me? I can’t see. I

“Stay right there,” she ordered.

“Please don’t cry…” said Justin, softly. “Why are you

“My home is gone. My only friend is gone. You are blind—

“Everything will be ok,” Justin said. Then he smiled. “Trust

Once he tried to kill a dragon... But the dragon had baby

Once he rescued a cat from a tree... But the cat immediately

“It’s really hard to be a hero!” he complained.

On the fourth day when Rapunzel woke up, Justin was

“Thank you, my beautiful friend,” he said. “You fixed my

Justin and Rapunzel walked to Justin’s village. Rapunzel

Did Justin ever become a hero? Yes, of course! There are

In the end, Justin and Rapunzel both lived happily ever

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