The husband and wife live next to a large, extensive, high-walled flower and herb garden belonging to a sorceress. Plot Illustration by Johnny Gruelle Illustration by Paul Hey Īfter years of wishing for a child, a couple are expecting a baby. Its best known line is, 'Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair'. Its plot has been used and parodied in various media. The tale is classified as Aarne–Thompson type 310 ('The Maiden in The Tower'). The Brothers Grimm's story was developed from the French literary fairy tale of Persinette by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force (1698), which itself is an alternative version of the Italian fairy tale Petrosinella by Giambattista Basile. ' Rapunzel' ( / r ə ˈ p ʌ n z əl/ rə- PUN-zəl, German: ⓘ French: Persinette) is a European fairy tale most notably recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales (KHM 12). Illustration of Rapunzel and the witch on a 1978 East German stamp
