My niece is 10 now and I've always told her that there was a darker and deeper version of Rapunzel. I told her years back that I'll tell her what really happened to Rapunzel and the Prince when she's old enough to know. And she insists she is. She says she's getting tired of the children's version of Rapunzel and says it's high time I told her about the deeper and darker version of the story. But I'm thinking she's still too young to know about that. Any suggestions? Anyone?
2007-01-18 08:00:19 · 10 answers · asked by Chichiri 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
By the way... The deeper and darker version has a part where it's got something to do with "the birds and the bees." Know what I mean? The prince gets Rapunzel pregnant... Well, you get the idea. Should I tell her that part. I'm thinking I have hunch 'cause my nephew knows about that. And she's a curious little girl.
2007-01-18 08:14:35 · update #1
I would help if I knew what the darker version was.
2007-01-18 08:03:31 · answer #1 · answered by Donovan G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you're talking about, man... 'Cause I've got the darker version in my library. Where there's a part where Rapunzel gets pregnant because of the Prince's nightly visits to her. Better not tell her about that. But if she insists, heck! I'd say go for it!
2007-01-18 16:20:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you do have a deeper darker Rapunzel story, you could tell her a few of the bad parts at the beginning and see how she handles it. If she doesn't get too scared or anything, you could keep adding more and more of the darker story until she's heard it.
2007-01-18 16:05:13 · answer #3 · answered by Kristie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could leave out the bit about the children and their abandonment by their father the prince for now...but you can tell the part where the prince falls from the tower and his eyes are poked out by thorns and he wanders all over the place till Rapunzel finds him and heals his blindness with her tears.
If you like dark fairy tales I suggest you find an unabridged copy of Grimm's Fairy Tales and read "The Juniper Tree".
2007-01-18 18:10:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about this darker version, but if oyu can find some original grimms or hans christian anderson fairy tales (suprisingly difficult to get hold of!) The rather cruel and brutal plots of the stories before they were sanitized should satisfy her blood lust!
p.s. what is the darker repunzel? oh, I want to know! I'm old enough I am I am! pleeeeeeeeeeeze uncle jethro pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze
2007-01-18 16:10:28 · answer #5 · answered by empanda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never knew there was a deeper and darker version of Rapunzel. If there really is, and it isn't inappropriate you'd better make good on your promise. If there isn't, you'd better get writing, old chap.
2007-01-18 16:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, tell her this one. Rapunzel get's tired of waiting for someone to come who will rescue her, so she rescues herself by cutting off all of her own hair and make a ladder out of it.
In this version what is taught is self reliance, and not misplacing values (after all the hair will grow back...). Pretty good messages...
What do you think?
2007-01-18 16:29:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're any good at making up stories try telling the witch's side about the man who trespassed and stole from her garden and an ungrateful daughter who runs away.
2007-01-22 14:58:59 · answer #8 · answered by Gaeriel C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
End it with this line: "And then they all died. THE END!"
2007-01-18 16:03:47 · answer #9 · answered by Geekier Than Thou 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
does it contain sexual content?
2007-01-18 16:07:46 · answer #10 · answered by wallybelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋