BR1-13: Rumpelstiltskin (Davidson, 2006)

'"Perhaps," said the Queen, after a long pause, "perhaps, your name is Runpelstiltskin?  (p.46)

This story is about beautiful girl and a little man. Anna, a miller's daughter and she was beautiful to speak from a king. A miller always boasts and he do so even in front of a king. But the time, he said a lie that Anna can spin straw into gold. A king invite her to hear that, and he let her to do that, or die.

Times like those a little man appeared and he changed straw into gold. Three times that after, she became a queen and she gave birth to a boy. But the last time little man appeared, they promise if she got a baby, she'll pass the baby to a little man instead of he helped her. What Anna did to break the promise with a little man? A king helped her to solve the question. What is a little man's name?

Reference

Davidson, Susanna. (2006). Rumpelstilskin.

London, England: Usborne Publishing.

[170 words]

BR1-09 The Twelve Dancing Princesses (Helbrough, 2004)

'"I'd like Amy," Ralph said, "if she'll have me. She's the sweetest of all."' (p.45).

This story is about twelve beautiful princesses. The king, their father doesn't like his daughter let out from their tower, but princesses liked to dancing all night. The king found the man to solve this problem and if there is such a man, king allow to marry with his daughter. Only one man, Ralph, a magician could solve that and he married with Amy, one of the princesses. And they became spend a happy time.

Reference

Helbrough Emma. (2004). The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

London, England: Usborne Publishing

[102 word]