The Long Hair Fairy Tale Story: Fairy Tales for Kids

Have you heard, read or watched the Rapunzel story? Do you know this beautiful fairy tale is said to be based on a real-life incident? Saint Barbara, was a very young and beautiful girl who was locked in a long tower by her father. Barbara also had long beautiful hair. The long hair story is inspired by the same. This story was first published in "Children and household Tales (1812)" by The Grimm Brothers. It is seen that the story has a very ancient origin. Let’s read the Rapunzel story ahead!

The Long Hair Fairy Tale in English

Once upon a time, there used to live a sweet couple in a small town. The couple used to love each other a lot and were soon expecting a little baby. The couple was very excited about the baby's birth and couldn't stop thinking about it. Next to the couple's house, there used to live a witch who practised spells. Everyone was scared of the witch as she was evil and did not spare anyone. One day, the woman was standing near the window and looking at the view outside, just when she saw the witch's garden.

It was full of flowers and trees, and there was a small bedroom full of green and juicy raisins. The champions were very appealing and the women could not stop thinking about it. She just wanted to be the champion anyhow, but she knew that the witch would get angry. Days passed by and the women began longing for the champions. Each day she would think about the champions and suffer. The husband was very worried about his wife and baby, but he couldn't help her. A few days later, the condition of the women got worse.

The husband knew that her wife would not survive like this. So the husband took the risk for his wife and sneaked into the witch's garden. He quickly grabbed a handful of champions and came back safely. The wife was very happy, she made a salty ramen salad and enjoyed it. Finally, the woman was better but her greed for champions increased. Unfortunately, the woman sent her husband to the garden again to steal some more raions. But he was caught by the angry witch.

The watch was about to cast a spell on him, and he shouted " I am soon going to have a baby, and my pregnant wife is waiting for me. It's for her that I'm taking these champions." On listening to his whole story the witch decides to spare his life under one condition. On asking the witch said " I will let you and your wife eat as many raions if you promise to give the newborn child to me. I promise to treat the baby like my own." The husband was very scared and agreed in the heat of the moment. Soon the woman gave birth to a little baby girl called "Rapunzel" who was taken away by the witch.

The witch used to take very good care of the girl and fed her. The day Rapunzel turned 12 the witch took her to a dense jungle and locked her in a long tower with no entrance. The tall tower only had a small window on the top. Whenever the witch wanted to visit Rapunzel, she would shout, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel put your hair down" and Rapunzel would throw her hair down and the witch would climb up the tower. Many years passed by and Rapunzel turned into a beautiful young girl. Every day she would sit by the window and sing beautiful songs for the birds.

Witch Taking Away the Newborn Baby

The Young Prince 

One fine day, a handsome prince was passing by the jungle on his white horse, and suddenly he heard a beautiful voice singing. On following the voice the prince found a beautiful girl sitting by the window of the tall tower. The young prince immediately fell in love with Rapunzel and began visiting her every day. One day, he saw the witch climbing up the tower and heard her chant. The next day he visited the tower again and waited till the dark.

As it became dark the prince shouted, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel put your hair down." Suddenly a long hair braid came down and the prince climbed up. Rapunzel got scared looking at the prince as it was her first encounter with a male. Soon they both started talking and fell in love with each other. The prince asked Rapunzel to marry her and go to his kingdom. Rapunzel agreed and asked him to bring a silk tie every time he visited her.

The prince went home and began visiting her again every day with a silk tie. Rapunzel used to wave the silk tie into a long rope and tie it in her hair to hide it from the witch. Unfortunately one day the witch saw the prince climbing down from the owner.

The Angry Witch

The witch got angry as she felt very betrayed; she immediately climbed up and chopped Rapunzel's long hair into pieces. Rapunzel got very sad and started crying. The witch then took her and threw her into a wide hot desert and went back to the tower. In the night, the prince came back and saw the angry witch.

The witch said "Now you can never meet your love, I threw her in a hot desert, and now I will kill you." She pushed the prince out of the window. The prince fell all the way down on the rose bush.

The prince, however, kept looking for Rapunzel in the forest. Many years passed by and he finally managed to reach the desert. Suddenly he heard a familiar voice and ran towards it in tears. He then found Rapunzel who was also crying loudly. Later on, both of them went back to the prince's kingdom and lived happily ever after.

The Witch Cutting Rapunzel’s Hair

The Long Hair Story Moral

The moral of this short story is that thing that is destined to be, will happen anyhow. Nothing can alter or stop fate from happening.

Tips for the Parents

Parents must tell their kid's such fairy tales to encourage emotions like love and care in their kids. Therefore,  telling such fairy tales to kids can help in shaping their mentality. Parents are also advised to ensure that their child is not deeply affected by the cruelty portrayed in the story and take the necessary steps to lighten the mood at the end of the story-telling session.