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Tonight we'll read the German fairy tale Rapunzel, lightly adapted by us from the red fairy book and attributed to the brother's grim.

Some researchers have proposed that the earliest possible inspiration for the maiden and the tower archetype of Rapunzel is to the pre-Christian European sun or dawn goddess myths

in which a light deity is trapped and then rescued.

If you're still awake after Rapunzel, you will find another hair-themed fairy tale titled Rikki with the Toft from The Tales of Mother Goose by Charles Perlt.

Let's get cozy, close your eyes, relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths.

Once upon a time, there lived a man and his wife who were happy to find out that they would soon become parents.

Now, these good but humble people had a little window at the back of their house, which looked into their neighbors most lovely garden, full of all manner of beautiful flowers and vegetables.

The garden was surrounded by a high wall, no one dared to enter it for it belonged to a witch of great power who was feared by the whole world.

One day, the mother-to-be stood at the window, overlooking the garden and saw there a bed full of the finest rampian also known as Rapunzel.

Rapunzel was a popular vegetable in this couple's part of the world.

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