![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, explaining away the oddities in fairy tales is a staple of the retellings that currently fill the market it requires more than that to make a retelling truly original. She clears up a few other things as well–after all, didn’t you always wonder a lot about that old story? For instance, where did Rumpelstiltskin come from? Why did the miller’s daughter have to guess his name? And, of course, why would the miller’s daughter bargain her firstborn child at all? Rump fills in those gaps while, surprisingly, making the titular character not merely understandable, but maybe even likable. As Liesl Shurtliff tells it, Rumpelstiltskin was not a wicked old man at all, but only a kindhearted boy with the best intentions. Rump takes readers on a magical journey behind the well-known tale of Rumpelstiltskin. Only by discovering his full name will he be able to escape his past and find his destiny. But Rump has hope-especially when he discovers he possesses the ability to spin straw into gold! Magic, however, comes with a price, and it seems Rump’s gift is more like a curse. Of course, his village suspects that anyone named after the rear end of an animal must have no good end in store. But Rump does not know his full name his mother died before she could reveal it. In Rump’s world, your name is your destiny. Goodreads: Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin ![]()
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