This fairytale begins with a woman who lives next to a garden with an enchantress in it. The woman wanted rapunzel (rampion) from the beautiful garden so badly that she had her husband sneak in the enchantress's garden to steal some. Eventually the man is caught by the enchantress who tells him that she must have his first daughter. When the girl was 12 years old the enchantress shut her in a tower, and only when she heard, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair" could the enchantress be allowed to climb up Rapunzel's hair to her. Once day, the king's son heard the magic words, so the next time he was there he chanted the words and climbed up to meet Rapunzel. She made a skein of silk for them both to climb down. When the Dame Gothel found out, she cut Rapunzel's long hair, blinded him, and made him wander the desert. However, one day, he heard Rapunzel, and her tears were able to heal his blindness.
I thought this fairytale could also be used to compare and contrast the Disney version from this original version.
Another lesson could be to rewrite their own version of this fairytale using a different magical or powerful trait that a girl or boy may have and how someone evil might use this person's powers for the selfish benefit of himself or herself.
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