These notes are based off Rumpelstiltskin which is from The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales translated by D. L Ashliman. This was my favorite story when I was a kid. I read a bunch of different versions from the library and watched versions of it on TV. It just so fun. The depictions of the little Rumpelstiltskin man are so great. After reading this translation, I understand the changes that people have made in their retellings. The most common change is the addition of the prince! In this story, the king is the one who marries the maiden. In the retellings, there's a prince that tries to help the princess. He gives her advice, and he's the one that figures out the name of Rumpelstiltskin. It makes the story cute and a bit less creepy. It adds the love element. I would follow these changes if I wrote my own version of this story. The moral of the story is probably, "don't lie". This whole mess happens because the miller lies abou...