Rumpelstiltskin – is it OK to break a promise?

Short & Curly

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Philosophy, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Short & Curly's world-famous investigative journalist Molly Daniels uncovers a juicy fairytale scandal full of royal drama, magical gold, and a very peculiar little man named... Rumpelstiltskin. But things get serious too— what if a promise you make is made under pressure? Do you still have to keep it?

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0:00.0	ABC Listen
0:01.8	Good morning, you've called the office of Carl Smith, editor-in-chief of the weekly gossip magazine.
0:11.2	Mm-hmm.
0:12.2	Yes.
0:13.2	I'll see if he's available.
0:14.5	Please hold.
0:15.7	Mr. Smith?
0:16.9	Yes, Roger.
0:17.4	I have a source on the line who says they have quite the scoop on a certain celebrity scandal,
0:22.6	involving a... Mr. Jackfruit Jones?
0:25.6	It'll have to wait, Roger. I'm extremely busy right now.
0:28.6	No worries, Mr. Smith.
0:30.6	Hi there.
0:32.6	Yeah, unfortunately, Mr. Smith is very busy right now, but I'll tell him you rang.
0:43.3	Oh, good morning, Miss Daniels.
0:45.3	Good morning, Roger. Is Carl in his office? Can I talk to him?
0:48.3	Uh, he's very busy right now.
0:51.3	Oh, surely he can make time for me.
0:53.3	Oh, um, no, wait, Miss Daniels. Thanks, Roger.
0:59.0	Good morning, Carl. Molly, what are you doing just barging in here? I'm extremely busy.
1:03.0	You're playing online chess against a computer. Yeah, and I'm about to win.
1:08.0	One day I'll beat that computer.
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