GERMANY ~ Rumpelstiltskin ~

... Lovely Rumpelstiltskin postcard by painter Heike Stinner... a classic and well-known fairy tale story, originally written by The Brothers Grimm... and one of the most famous bedtime stories for kids in the world... in Dutch it is called Repelsteeltje😊...with sweet matching stamp and postmark👍 .. Thanks a lot Dustin! (✿◠‿◠)

Rumpelstiltskin, German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm for their Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1812–22).

The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), were German scholars, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who together collected and published folk stories.

Rumpelstiltskin is the villain in this fairy tale.  He is an imp-like creature who makes trades with people in desperate situations; one of them with a miller's daughter who is supposed to be able to spin hay into gold. She promises him her firstborn child if he helps her.

 

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Grimm's Fairy Tales - Rumpelstiltskin

(Issued 03-02-2022)