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: When Rapunzel turns twelve, the witch locks her in a doorless tower in the forest. To enter, the witch calls, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair," and climbs the girl's long, golden braids. The Prince

The Grimm version unfolds with the classic structure of a fairy tale: rapunzel

The version that became the standard, however, was published by the Brothers Grimm in their 1812 collection Children's and Household Tales . The Grimms adapted the story from German oral traditions, modifying it to be more suitable for middle-class families. In their version, a childless couple lives next to a magnificent garden belonging to a sorceress (often named Dame Gothel). The wife, overcome with pregnancy cravings, longs for the rapunzel —a type of rampion or lamb’s lettuce—growing in the garden. : When Rapunzel turns twelve, the witch locks