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Rapunzel-Part 3 Once when the prince was standing behind a tree, he saw that an enchantress came and he heard her cry, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair to me!” Then Rapunzel let down the braids of her hair, and the enchantress climbed up to her. “If that is the way that one can get into the tower, then I will try it too,” thought the prince. The next evening, he went to the tower and he cried, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair to me!” Immediately the hair fell down and the king’s son climbed up. At first, Rapunzel was afraid when the prince came towards her because she had never seen anyone like him before. But the king’s son talked to her as if she were a friend. He told her that his heart had been stirred when he heard her singing and he hadn’t been able to rest, so he was forced to find a way to see her. Rapunzel lost her fear, and when he asked her if she would marry him, and she saw that he was young and handsome, she thought: ‘He will love me more than the old Dame Gothel does,’ so she said yes and laid her hand in his.

She said, “I will willingly go away with you, but I do not know how to get down. Bring a bundle of silk each time that you come, and I will weave a ladder with it. When it is ready, I will climb down and ride away with you.” They agreed that he would come to see her every evening, for the old woman came during the day. The enchantress knew nothing about this until one day, Rapunzel said to her, “ Tell me, Dame Gothel, how it happens that you are so much heavier for me to pull up than the young king’s son. He is with me in a moment.” “Ah! You wicked child!” cried the enchantress. “What did you say? I thought that I had separated you from all the world, and yet you have deceived me!” In her anger, she grabbed Rapunzel’s beautiful hair, wrapped it around her left hand, grabbed a pair of scissors with her right, and cut off the lovely braids. She was so cruel that she took poor Rapunzel into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery.

Rapunzel-Part 3 Once when the prince he saw that her cry, to me!” Then Rapunzel of her hair, and the enchantress “If that is the waythat one can get into the tower, was standing behind a tree,.an enchantress came and he heard “Rapunzel, Rapunzel! than I will try it too,”thought the prince. The next evening, and he cried, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair to me!” Immediately the hair fell down climbed up. At first, Rapunzel was afraid when the prince came towards herbecause she had never seen anyonelike him before. talked to her as if she were a friend. He told her Let down your hair climbed up to her. let down the braids he went to the tower and the king’s son But the king’s son that his heart had been stirred when he heard her singing and he hadn’t been able to rest, so he was forcedto find a wayto see her. Rapunzel lost her fear, and when he asked her if she would marry him, and she saw that he was young and handsome, she thought: ‘He will love me more than the old Dame Gothel does,’ so she said yes and laid her hand in his. Press the space bar to begin.

She said,“I will willingly but I do not knowof silk each time and I will weavethat you come,a ladder with it. When it is ready,I will climb down away with you.” They agreed that he would come go away with you, how to get down.Bring a bundle and ride to see her every evening, for the old woman came during the day. The enchantress knew nothing about this until one day, Rapunzel said to her, “Tell me, Dame Gothel, how it happens that you are so much heavier for me to pull up than the young king’s son. He is with me in a moment.” “Ah! You wicked child!”cried the enchantress. “What did you say? I thought that I had separated you from all the world, and yet you have deceived me!” In her anger, she grabbed Rapunzel’s beautiful hair, wrapped it around her left hand, grabbed a pair of scissors with her right, and cut off the lovely braids. She was so cruelthat she took poor Rapunzel into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery.

Rapunzel-Part 3 Once when the prince he saw that her cry, to me!” Then Rapunzel of her hair, and the enchantress “If that is the waythat one can get into the tower, was standing behind a tree,.an enchantress came and he heard “Rapunzel, Rapunzel! than I will try it too,”thought the prince. The next evening, and he cried, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair to me!” Immediately the hair fell down climbed up. At first, Rapunzel was afraid when the prince came towards herbecause she had never seen anyonelike him before. talked to her as if she were a friend. He told her Let down your hair climbed up to her. let down the braids he went to the tower and the king’s son But the king’s son that his heart had been stirred when he heard her singing and he hadn’t been able to rest, so he was forcedto find a wayto see her. Rapunzel lost her fear, and when he asked her if she would marry him, and she saw that he was young and handsome, she thought: ‘He will love me more than the old Dame Gothel does,’ so she said yes and laid her hand in his. Press the space bar to begin.

She said,“I will willingly but I do not knowof silk each time and I will weavethat you come,a ladder with it. When it is ready,I will climb down away with you.” They agreed that he would come go away with you, how to get down.Bring a bundle and ride to see her every evening, for the old woman came during the day. The enchantress knew nothing about this until one day, Rapunzel said to her, “Tell me, Dame Gothel, how it happens that you are so much heavier for me to pull up than the young king’s son. He is with me in a moment.” “Ah! You wicked child!”cried the enchantress. “What did you say? I thought that I had separated you from all the world, and yet you have deceived me!” In her anger, she grabbed Rapunzel’s beautiful hair, wrapped it around her left hand, grabbed a pair of scissors with her right, and cut off the lovely braids. She was so cruelthat she took poor Rapunzel into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery.

Rapunzel-Part 3 Once when the prince he saw that her cry, to me!” Then Rapunzel of her hair, and the enchantress “If that is the waythat one can get into the tower, was standing behind a tree,.an enchantress came and he heard “Rapunzel, Rapunzel! than I will try it too,”thought the prince. The next evening, and he cried, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair to me!” Immediately the hair fell down climbed up. At first, Rapunzel was afraid when the prince came towards herbecause she had never seen anyonelike him before. talked to her as if she were a friend. He told her Let down your hair climbed up to her. let down the braids he went to the tower and the king’s son But the king’s son that his heart had been stirred when he heard her singing and he hadn’t been able to rest, so he was forcedto find a wayto see her. Rapunzel lost her fear, and when he asked her if she would marry him, and she saw that he was young and handsome, she thought: ‘He will love me more than the old Dame Gothel does,’ so she said yes and laid her hand in his. Press the space bar to begin.

She said,“I will willingly but I do not knowof silk each time and I will weavethat you come,a ladder with it. When it is ready,I will climb down away with you.” They agreed that he would come go away with you, how to get down.Bring a bundle and ride to see her every evening, for the old woman came during the day. The enchantress knew nothing about this until one day, Rapunzel said to her, “Tell me, Dame Gothel, how it happens that you are so much heavier for me to pull up than the young king’s son. He is with me in a moment.” “Ah! You wicked child!”cried the enchantress. “What did you say? I thought that I had separated you from all the world, and yet you have deceived me!” In her anger, she grabbed Rapunzel’s beautiful hair, wrapped it around her left hand, grabbed a pair of scissors with her right, and cut off the lovely braids. She was so cruelthat she took poor Rapunzel into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery.

Comprehension Assessment Questions Show what you know!

Incorrect. The tower didn’t have any stairs. 1. How did the Prince figure out how to get up to Rapunzel? B. He found the stairs and climbed them. Incorrect. There was no mention of a ladder in the story. C. He put a ladder against the tower and climbed it. Great job! The text states the prince stood behind a tree, watched the enchantress tell Rapunzel to let down her hair, and saw her climb up using the hair. The text also states that the prince thought that he would give this a try as well. A. He saw what the enchantress did and mimicked her actions.

Incorrect. There aren’t any details to support the idea that Rapunzel thought that the prince would kill her. 2. Why was Rapunzel afraid of the prince? B. She thought that he was going to kill her. Incorrect. Based on what’s written in the text, it is evident that Rapunzel did not see the prince outside of her window. There isn’t any evidence to support the idea that she thought he was a stalker. A. She thought he was a stalker since she had seen him outside of her window. Great job! The text states that when the prince came towards her, she was afraid because she had never seen anyone like him before. C. She had never seen a grown man like him before.

Incorrect. Rapunzel has been in the tower since she was twelve years old, and she’s never seen a grown man like the prince. One can infer that she’s never had a boyfriend. 3. Why did Rapunzel agree to marry the prince? C. He reminded her of her former boyfriend. Incorrect. She had just met him. There aren’t any details to show that she was in love with him. B. She was in love with him. Great job! The text states when the prince asked her to marry him, Rapunzel thought, “He will love me more than Dame Gothel does.” A. She thought that being with him would be better than being with the enchantress.

Incorrect. There aren’t any details to show that Rapunzel was angry. 4. How did Rapunzel MOST LIKELY feel when the prince agreed to bring her some silk each day? C. Angry Incorrect. There aren’t any details to show that Rapunzel was surprised by the prince’s agreement to bring the silk. A. Surprised Great job! The text shows that Rapunzel was eager to leave the tower, so when the prince agreed to bring her silk so that she could weave a ladder, she probably felt hopeful that she’d finally get out. B. Hopeful

5. Which evidence from the text supports the idea that the enchantress is evil? Incorrect. Simply wanting a child doesn’t make someone evil. A. She wanted a daughter of her own. Incorrect. Going and visiting someone who is alone doesn’t show that one is evil. B. She came to visit Rapunzel every evening. Great job! Locking up an innocent child and then forcing her to live in the desert are the cruel acts of an evil person. C. She locked Rapunzel in a tower and then banished her to the desert.

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