Rumpelstilskin (1949)

Who's that, kid? A long time ago in a faraway land that was ruled by a powerful king, there was a deep, mysterious forest. In this forest lived a strange little man who had one very bad fault. Go away! Get out! Get out of my forest! Yes, this little man had one bad fault. He was always losing his temper. And when he lost his temper, bad things happened to him, just as they happen to anyone who loses his Look what you did! Get out of my forest! Get out! Or I'll use my magic cane and make you disappear! Yes, it was a mysterious forest. And on this particular day, nearby a miller and his daughter were going to the king's castle. The king was searching for the most talented and beautiful girl in the kingdom to be his son's wife, the princess. The miller of Spring was taking his lovely daughter to present her to the king. Come along, Juliana. What's that? Huh? What's what? I thought I saw a terrible beast behind that tree. Imagination. Come along if you want to be the princess. Come along. Terrible beast am I? She wants to be the princess, does she? I'll make her the princess. Oh, yeah. I'll make her the princess. It was nearly evening when the reached the king's castle and were called into the king's presence. Your daughter is fair, Miller. What can she do? She spins, your majesty. What else? She spins well. My son says he has fallen in love with your daughter. Did you hear that, Juliana? Yes, father. But I say it is not enough that she spins. But your majesty, she she spins the sheerest cobweb. What does that make her, a princess? Indeed, I I could almost say that she spins straw into gold. Father, father. What did you say? Would that please your majesty? It would indeed. Well, I I didn't mean Then it is magnificent. There is a room in the tower where you can spin straw into gold for me. But your majesty If you can do that, you will surely be my son's wife. My father is upset from our long journey. Juliana. But take heed. If she cannot spin straw into gold, Miller, you shall lose your head. There there, Juliana. Straw into gold? If my father had not been angry, he would not have made such a foolish promise. But this straw will not spin. Aha! Oh, dear. My father will lose his head if I don't spin this straw into gold. Who are you? I have come to help you. No one can. No one can. Aha! I can. I can spin straw into gold. Who are you? I can spin straw into gold. My name can't be told. My name can't be told, but I can spin all of your straw into pure gold. See? See? It is gold. It is gold. Oh, will you help me? Will you spin all this straw into gold? For a prize? For a prize? Well, I have no jewels, no money. I am the daughter of a poor miller. You will be the princess. Promise me whatever I want a year from today, and I will spin the gold. All right. I promise. A year from today, whatever you want. There. Oh, you did it. All the straw is gold. Of course it is gold. I always keep my bargain. Now you must keep your bargain. Oh, I am very grateful. Now you will marry the prince. Yes, and my father won't lose his head. Juliana, let me in. One moment, father. I've come to help you escape, daughter. It's almost time. Father. The fool, that stupid fool. Father. Oh dear. WAKE UP. WAKE UP, I command you. Oh dear. Oh, no. Gold, you get it. Here is from the straw into gold. Thank Thank who? Thank me. Ha. Oh, you. I'll come back in 1 year. I'll take what I want. Then, remember, 1 year. Father, I'm afraid. What will he want? What difference can it make? You'll be the princess. You'll have everything. If you give him anything, anything he asks for. A year went by. Deep in the mysterious forest, the strange little man waited. He thought about what he would demand of the princess in return for spinning the straw into gold. But no matter how hard he thought, he could not decide what he wanted. Stay away from me. Stay away, ugly bird. But the little man had not gotten over his bad habit of always losing his temper. Now the time had come for him to return to the castle. At the castle, there was rejoicing. For to the prince and Juliana, a baby son had been born. All was joy and happiness until You again. You are indeed a princess. Because you helped me. Yes, I did. Come, you shall have your gift. Anything you like. know what I want. Goo-goo goo-goo goo. You frightened MY GRANDSON. WHAT? HE SCREAMED AT ME. STOP IT. STOP IT. GET OUT OF HERE, YOU UGLY BEAST. GET OUT. OH, THEY'RE HARSH. Remember who saved your life. Thank you, but make him get out of town and leave the child alone. What gift do you want from me? Now I know. I want that baby. Oh, no. You promised anything I wanted. But not my child. Give him to me. Or else I'll use my magic cane and make you disappear. You're losing your temper. You don't mean that. I do. NOTHING WILL STOP ME. GET OUT OF HERE. GET OUT OF HERE. Guess his name. Guess his name by sundown tomorrow and he can't hurt you. Is that true? You'll never guess it. FATHER. YOU UGLY BIRD, I'll destroy you. After them, Father. Follow the little man and find out his name. And be back before sundown tomorrow. So, the miller followed the little man into the forest. The crow helped him, leading him when he lost his way. There you are. Interfere with my plans, will you? Leave this forest forever. I command you by my magic name. Rumpelstiltskin. Rumpelstiltskin. The crow is gone. Now, tomorrow the baby prince will be mine. For she will never guess my name. Is your name Michael? No. Gustav? No. Pedro? No. Ivan? Ludwig? Cristobal? No, no, no. You'll never guess. Give me the child. What's this? What's the old fool saying? Is it Stitskin? What? No. Is it Rumpelstiltskin? You can't know my name. You can't know my name. I WON'T LET YOU. I CAN'T GO WITH THEE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LITTLE MAN? He is no longer in the castle. And he is no longer in the forest. When a person loses his temper, bad things happen to him. Sometimes, when a person loses his temper too often, he even loses himself. That's what happened to Rumpelstiltskin.