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Rumpelstiltskin爱人罗兰 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Once upon a time there was a miller who was poor, but who had a beautiful daughter. Now it happened that he got into a conversation with the king, and to make an impression on him he said, I have a daughter who can spin straw into gold. the king said to the miller, That is an art that I really like. If your daughter is as skillful as you say, then bring her to my castle tomorrow, and I will put her to the test. When the girl was brought to him he led her into a room that was entirely filled with straw. Giving her a spinning wheel and a reel, he said, Get to work now. Spin all night, and if by morning you have not spun this straw into gold, then you will have to die. Then he himself locked the room, and she was there all alone. the poor millers daughter sat there, and for her life she did not know what to do. She had no idea how to spin straw into gold. She became more and more afraid, and finally began to cry. then suddenly the door opened. A little man stepped inside and said, Good evening, Mistress Miller, why are you crying so? Oh, answered the girl, I am supposed to spin straw into gold, and I do not know how to do it. the little man said, What will you give me if I spin it for you? My necklace, said the girl. the little man took the necklace, sat down before the spinning wheel, and whir, whir, whir, three times pulled, and the spool was full. Then he put another one on, and whir, whir, whir, three times pulled, and the second one was full as well. So it went until morning, and then all the straw was spun, and all the spools were filled with gold. | 
