Rapunzel - Audiobook - Text - The Fable Cottage

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2021 Rapunzel — Audiobook + text | The Fable Cottage
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Rapunzel
Once upon a time there was a girl named Rapunzel. Rapunzel lived in a tall
tower in the middle of a forest. The tower had no ladder, no stairs, and
definitely no elevator. There was no way to get up or down.
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So… why did Rapunzel live in a tower?
Well, it all started with a witch. As you know, witches can be very jealous.
They especially hate people stealing herbs from their gardens.
Unfortunately Rapunzel’s mother didn't know this about witches. Many

years ago when she was pregnant with Rapunzel, she snuck over the fence
and stole some parsley from the witch next door.
The witch saw her stealing parsley. She was furious. She gave Rapunzel’s
mother two choices.
Option one: The witch would curse her unborn baby girl. The girl would
always be unlucky. She would meet the wrong people, and say the wrong
things, and wear the wrong clothes for every occasion. She would never live
happily ever after.
Option two: On the girl’s tenth birthday, she would go to live with the
witch. She would be the witch’s apprentice. The witch promised that,
eventually, the girl would live happily ever after.
Rapunzel’s mother was heartbroken. She chose option two. And on the
evening of Rapunzel’s tenth birthday, the witch came to take her away. She
put Rapunzel in the tall tower in the woods.
After that, every day was the same for Rapunzel. She cleaned her room at
the top of the tower. She braided her long, long hair.
And every day at lunchtime, the witch came to the tower. She stood under
the window and shouted: “RAPUNZEL! RAPUNZEL! LET DOWN YOUR
HAIR!”
Rapunzel threw her braid out of the window. The witch climbed up
Rapunzel’s hair like a rope, and crawled in through the window.
The witch taught Rapunzel how to make medicines with herbs. And
Rapunzel loved the witch. She was Rapunzel’s only friend.
One night, Rapunzel was reading a book beside the window when she heard
someone below:
“RAPUNZEL! RAPUNZEL! LET DOWN YOUR HAIR!”
“That’s strange,” she thought. “The witch never comes this late.”
She threw her braid out of the window, and the person climbed up, up, up.

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But when this person reached the top, Rapunzel saw that it wasn’t the
witch. It was a man!
Rapunzel quickly grabbed her book and smacked the man on the head.
“Get out! Get out! You’re not the witch!”
The strange man fell to the floor. “Ow! Ow! Stop hurting me!” he begged.
“Who are you? What do you want? Why did you climb my hair?”
demanded Rapunzel.
“I’m Justin! My name is Justin!” he whimpered. “I came here to save

you….?”
As you can imagine, Rapunzel was not very impressed.
“Tell me, Justin,” she growled. “Does it look like I need to be saved?”
Justin sighed. “I’m sorry. I thought this was my chance to be a hero.”

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“What do you mean?” asked Rapunzel.
“My chance to be hero!” said Justin. “Every man needs to be a hero at

least once in his life. It’s the only way to live happily ever after!”
Rapunzel put down her book.
“I don’t need a hero,” she said, kindly. “Go away. Be a hero somewhere
else. It’s late. I want to go to bed.”
Rapunzel threw her braid out the window.
“Well, can I come back and talk to you tomorrow?” Justin asked, “you
seem nice. Also I brought a rope for you. In case you change your mind
one day...”
“Fine, fine,” said Rapunzel. “Goodbye, Justin.” And Justin climbed out the
window and down Rapunzel's hair.
The next day, Rapunzel cleaned her room and braided her hair.
The witch came at lunch time. She brought Rapunzel a sandwich and
showed her how to make medicine to cure headaches.
But as the witch was leaving, she saw Justin’s rope lying on the floor.
“Whose rope is this? Where did you get it? Do you want to escape?”
Rapunzel tried to explain, but the witch was too upset.
“I love you like a daughter. Do you really hate me so much that you want
to leave?”
“No… there was a man—” Rapunzel said.
“A MAN?” the witch cried. “Fine! Go to him! Go!” Tears poured down the
witch’s face. “Go and live happily ever after with this …. man!”
The witch threw some magic powder at the floor, and Rapunzel
immediately fell asleep.
When she woke up, she was not in the tower anymore. She was lying under
a tree in the forest. Her hair was cut.
Rapunzel cried for ten minutes, and then she stood up and decided to look
for her tower.
Meanwhile, back at the tower, Justin returned as promised.
“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair,” he shouted from beneath the
window. And the hair dropped down in front of his face.
But as I’m sure you know... It wasn’t Rapunzel in the tower. It was the
witch!
When Justin got to the top of the tower, the witch pulled him in through
the window.
“So YOU are the man who wants to take my Rapunzel!” she said. “I see.
Well then. Go and live happily ever after together.”
The witch blew a handful of powder into his face. And with that, Justin was
blind.
After walking all night, Rapunzel found her way home. But the tower was
gone! All that was left was a burnt circle on the ground.
“Oh nooooo!” cried Rapunzel, and she fell to the ground sobbing.
But then she heard a voice coming from behind some trees.
“Hello? Is someone there? Can you help me? I can’t see. I can’t see
anything.”
It was Justin. When Rapunzel saw Justin’s blind eyes, she knew what to do.
“Stay right there,” she ordered.
Rapunzel ran into the forest to find some herbs. She ground the herbs and
made medicine. Then she put the medicine on Justin’s eyes.
Then... she cried again.
“Please don’t cry…” said Justin, softly. “Why are you crying?”
“My home is gone. My only friend is gone. You are blind—this is a mess!”
“Everything will be ok,” Justin said. Then he smiled. “Trust me — I’m a

hero!”
For three days, they camped in the forest. Rapunzel made medicine for
Justin’s eyes. Justin told her about every time he had tried to be a hero.
Once he tried to fight a giant... but the giant was very kind. He invited
Justin inside for tea.
Once he tried to kill a dragon... But the dragon had baby dragons in its
nest. Justin couldn’t do it.
Once he rescued a cat from a tree... But the cat immediately climbed back
up.
“It’s really hard to be a hero!” he complained.
When Rapunzel felt like crying, Justin told jokes until she laughed. When
she couldn’t sleep, he listened to all her worries.
On the fourth day when Rapunzel woke up, Justin was already awake. He
was looking at her with his bright blue eyes. He could see!
“Thank you, my beautiful friend,” he said. “You fixed my eyes.”
Justin and Rapunzel walked to Justin’s village. Rapunzel liked it in the

village. Justin helped her build a new tower, and this time the tower had
stairs. Rapunzel spent her days making medicine for the sick people in the
village.
Did Justin ever become a hero? Yes, of course! There are many kinds of
heroes. But the best and bravest heroes are the ones who help their friends
through hard times. And Justin had helped his friend Rapunzel.
In the end, Justin and Rapunzel both lived happily ever after — just as the
witch had promised.
Retold by Aletta with co-conspirator Miranda. Illustrated and animated by Aletta. Voiced
by Tom (UK English). Music by Luke.

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19.06.

2021 Rapunzel — Audiobook + text | The Fable Cottage

So… why did Rapunzel live in a tower?

Unfortunately Rapunzel’s mother didn't know this about witches. Many

“RAPUNZEL! RAPUNZEL! LET DOWN YOUR HAIR!”

“I’m Justin! My name is Justin!” he whimpered. “I came here to save

As you can imagine, Rapunzel was not very impressed.

Justin sighed. “I’m sorry. I thought this was my chance to be a hero.”

“What do you mean?” asked Rapunzel.

“My chance to be hero!” said Justin. “Every man needs to be a hero at

Rapunzel put down her book.

Rapunzel threw her braid out the window.

Rapunzel tried to explain, but the witch was too upset.

“No… there was a man—” Rapunzel said.

Meanwhile, back at the tower, Justin returned as promised.

“Stay right there,” she ordered.

Then... she cried again.

“Everything will be ok,” Justin said. Then he smiled. “Trust me — I’m a

“It’s really hard to be a hero!” he complained.

“Thank you, my beautiful friend,” he said. “You fixed my eyes.”

Justin and Rapunzel walked to Justin’s village. Rapunzel liked it in the

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