Narrative Text : Rapunzel

Rapunzel

Long time ago, there's a couple, a man and a wife who live beside a beautiful garden that belonged to a witch. The wife was pregnant. However, she craved some of the rapunzel plant that only grew in the witch’s garden. The husband sneaked over to the garden to collect some of the plant for his wife the next two nights. On the third night, the husband was caught by the witch that was known as “Dame Gothel”. He begs her for mercy, so she agrees to let him take as much Rapunzel as he wishes, in one condition. He must give his child to the witch at her birth. The husband was desperate and agreed to give his child to the witch.

Few months later, the baby was born. It was a girl and named Rapunzel. Soon, she was taken away to the witch. She grew into a beautiful girl with long golden hair. When Rapunzel reached twelve years of age, Dame Gothel locked her in a tower deep in the woods. The tower had no doors and no stairs, but only a simple one room space with a single window. Whenever the witch went into the woods to see Rapunzel, she stood at the base of the tower and said “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, so that I may climb the golden stair”. Rapunzel then would let down her long hair for the witch to climb.

Then one day, a prince went riding through the forest and could hear Rapunzel singing from her tower. Enhanced by her beautiful voice, the Prince found the girl but was unable to get into the tower. After returning often to hear her sing, he saw the witch visiting Rapunzel and learned how to get to her.

Once the witch had gone, the Prince stood at the base of the tower and said “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, so that I may climb the golden stair”. Rapunzel then would let down her long hair for the prince to climb. He climbed and met Rapunzel then he ask her to be his wife. Rapunzel agreed and they planned to escape the tower. Before the plan could take place, Rapunzel accidentally gave away the prince's visits to the witch. In anger, the witch cut off Rapunzel’s long hair and threw her into the forest to fend for herself. When the Prince returned for Rapunzel, he only found the witch in the tower. She told the Prince that he would never be able to see Rapunzel again.

For months, the Prince wandered the country searching for Rapunzel. One day, he heard her voice and they were united once again. The prince brings Rapunzel to the kingdom where the two live happily ever after.