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Re: CHAT: Rumpelstiltskin (was Re: milimpulaktasin)

From:Roger Mills <romilly@...>
Date:Thursday, May 3, 2001, 17:10
John Cowan wrote:
>Roger Mills wrote: >> But both you and Muke missed the neatest part IMHO: The young lady's
name
>> is Rapunzel, and she has very long hair. The gnome is on the ground; in >> order to access her in the tower, he calls out: Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let >> down your hair! She does and he climbs up it. > >Say what? That was a different story altogether, and it isn't a gnome who >says "Let down your hair", but a prince!>
I acknowledged my BFTCS (Blurred Fairy Tale Conflation Syndrome) last night when David Peterson also pointed this out-- but for obscure reasons the List rejected my post. Apologies again to the miller's daughter, Rumpelst..., Rapunzel, the prince, the frog, the mirror on the wall, and all others :-)