A Princess Escapes Death

A prince escapes death from a witch after jumping down from a tower where his wife was last seen. Then he led her to his kingdom, where they were received and welcomed with great joy, and they lived happily ever after.

Rapunzel, the Prince’s wife, was allegedly held in the middle of the woods, and in a tower that had neither stairs nor doors.  She had beautiful long hair and whenever the witch wanted to get in and out the tower she would stand underneath.

“Rapunzel, Rapunzel,

Let down your golden hair,” she reportedly said.

Rapunzel and the Prince agreed to get her down from the tower by building a ladder made from skein of silk for her to escape. They arranged that till the ladder was ready, he was to come to her every evening, because the witch was home during the day.  The witch knew nothing about their plan until Rapunzel told her.  “How is it, good mother that you are so much harder to pull up than the young Prince? He is always with me in a moment, Rapunzel reported.

According to authorities, the Witch seized Rapunzel’s hair then cut her plaits with scissors, than took her to a lonely deserted place, and left her to live in loneliness and misery. That same evening the Witch fastened the hair onto a hook on the window, and when the Prince came he climbed up to find the Witch evil eyes.

“You thought to find your lady love, but the pretty bird has flown
and its song is dumb; the cat caught it, and will scratch out your eyes too.
Rapunzel is lost to you forever -- you will never see her more” said the Witch according to the Prince.

According to the police report, the Prince was beside himself with the thought of his wife being murdered and jumped right down from the tower, and, though he escaped with his life, he fell on some thorns, that pierced his eyes out. For years he wandered around the woods blind and miserable, mourning the loss of his beloved wife until he wandered into the desert where he heard a voice that seemed familiar, and started walking towards it.

  Police reported recognizing him; Rapunzel fell into his arms and wept. Two of her tears touched his eyes, and in a moment they became clear again. The case is still being investigated.