Once upon a time, a miller boasted to the king that his daughter could spin straw into gold. The king, intrigued, summoned the girl to his castle and locked her in a room filled with straw, demanding she turn it into gold by morning, or she would die. Desperate and terrified, the girl had no idea how to fulfill this impossible task.
Suddenly, a strange little man appeared and offered to spin the straw into gold for her in exchange for her necklace. She agreed, and by morning, the room was filled with gold. The king was delighted but greedy. He put her in a larger room with more straw and demanded the same. Again, the little man appeared, and this time, she gave him her ring.
On the third night, the king demanded even more gold, promising to marry her if she succeeded. The little man returned but demanded her firstborn child in return for his help. With no other choice, she agreed. The straw was spun into gold, and she became queen.
When her first child was born, the little man returned to claim his reward. Desperate to keep her child, the queen begged for another way. He agreed to give up his claim if she could guess his name within three days. She guessed many names but failed.
On the third day, a messenger reported hearing the little man sing his name: Rumpelstiltskin. When she guessed correctly, he flew into a rage and disappeared, never to be seen again. The queen and her child lived happily ever after, free from his grasp.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words based on the story. Answers are at the end.
1. The miller boasted to the king that his daughter could spin _______ into gold.
2. The king locked the girl in a room filled with _______.
3. The girl had to turn the straw into _______ by morning.
4. A strange little man appeared and offered to spin the straw into gold in exchange for her _______.
5. The king put her in a larger room with more _______.
6. On the third night, the little man demanded her firstborn _______.
7. The girl agreed to give up her firstborn child if she couldn't guess his _______.
8. She guessed many _______ but failed.
9. The messenger heard the little man sing his name, which was _______.
10. The queen and her child lived happily ever after, free from his _______.
Answers:
1. straw, 2. straw, 3. gold, 4. necklace, 5. straw, 6. child, 7. name, 8. names, 9. Rumpelstiltskin, 10. grasp
Match the items in Column A with their correct descriptions in Column B.
