Rumpelstiltskin

1161Folk & Fairy Tale Plays for Beginning Readers 2010 by Scholastic Teaching Resources

Narrator: Once upon a time, a man bragged to the king about his daughter. He said she could spin straw into gold.

King: Send her to me so I can see her do this.

Narrator: So the man sent his daughter. The king put her in a room full of straw. He told her to spin the straw into gold.

Daughter: Boo-hoo! What am I going to do? I dont know how to spin straw into gold.

Narrator: Suddenly, a little man appeared.

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Little Man: Why are you crying?

Daughter: The king said I must spin this straw into gold. But I dont know how!

Little Man: What will you give me to do it?

Daughter: I will give you my necklace.

Little Man: Very well. Go to sleep now. By morning, the straw will be gold.

Narrator: The king was pleased to see the gold. He put the daughter in a bigger room full of straw.

Daughter: Boo-hoo! What am I going to do now?

Little Man: I see that the king wants more gold. What will you give me to spin this straw?

Daughter: I will give you my ring.

Little Man: Very well. Go to sleep now. By morning, the straw will be gold.

Narrator: The king was pleased to see the gold. He put the daughter in an even bigger room full of straw.


King: Spin this straw into gold by morning. If you do this, I will marry you.

Narrator: The daughter began to cry again.

Little Man: Here I am again. What will you give me to spin this straw?

Daughter: I have nothing else.

Little Man: I will do it. But you must give your f irst child to me.

Daughter: I will, if I ever have a child.

Little Man: Very well. Go to sleep now.

Narrator: When the king saw the gold, he married the daughter. Years passed. She had a baby boy.

Little Man: Ive come back for your child.

Daughter: Oh, no! Please dont take my son!

Little Man: If you can guess my name, I wont take him.

Narrator: The daughter sent out a messenger. He tried to learn all the names in the kingdom. The next day, the little man came back.


Little Man: Well, what is my name?

Daughter: Is it Alan, Bob, Carl, Dan, or Eric? Is it Fred, Gabe, Hal, Ivan, or Jim? Is it Kyle, Lee, Mark, Ned, or Omar?

Narrator: The little man laughed and went away. The daughter sent out the messenger to learn more names.

Little Man: Im back. What is my name?

Daughter: Is it Paul, Quince, Rod, Sam, or Tim? Is it Uri, Vick, or Will? Is it Xavier, Yogi, or Zack?

Little Man: Youll never guess!

Daughter: Oh, yes, I will. Your name is Rumpelstiltskin!

Little Man: It is! How did you know?

Daughter: My messenger heard you sing about it. Now go, and never come back!

Narrator: And that was the last time Rumpelstiltskin was ever seen.

Folk & Fairy Tale Plays for Beginning Readers 2010 by Scholastic Teaching Resources

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My Read-Aloud Checklist Most of the Time Sometimes Hardly Ever 1. I say a word again if

it does not sound right.

2. I pay attention to punctuation at the end of a sentence.

3. I try to read without stopping after every word.

4. I read with expression.

5. I am ready to read when it is my turn.

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