This is a great book for teaching story versions! Each story is quite unique! In one the girl is out to marry the single prince and tries to use made up threats from Rumpelstilskin (who has a wife and quite enough children) to get her wish. In another the girl's father is a foolish boaster who gets his daughter stuck in the castle having to figure out how to turn straw into gold. There are 6 stories and each one is quite unique.
Goodreads says:
Vivian Vande Velde is whimsically clever in her six recreations of the Rumpelstiltskin story. With divine humor, she reveals the absurdity of the fairy tale. The book is coy, innovative and alluring.
What was with that bizarre fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin? Why would a miller claim that his daughter can spin straw into gold? Why would the king believe him? And why would a odd little man that can spin straw into gold do so in exchange for a tiny gold ring? The story is just silly.
In an attempt to make sense of it all, Vivian Vande Velde retells this wayward fairy tale, providing six alternative takes on the classic account. All six are woven into rich chronicles - all of which are far more intriguing and revealing than the original tale.
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