rumplestiltskin Archives - Retelling the Tales

Spinning in Fairy Tales – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Hannah March 12, 2019 March 12, 2019

We see a lot of spinning in fairy tales. Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger on a spindle or spinning wheel, Rumplestiltskin spins gold for helpless a girl, the girl in “East of the Sun, West of the Moon” uses a golden spinning wheel to win her husband’s freedom…you get the …

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The Many Names of Rumplestiltskin

Hannah March 5, 2019 March 5, 2019

It’s the first Tuesday of the month, which I think is a good time to do a fairy tale highlight. I’ve recently been reading multiple versions of Rumplestiltskin stories for a creative project I’m working on (Keep an eye out! You might see some exciting news soon!) and I’ve realized …

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