You thief!" yelled the witch. "You will pay for this!

"

�Please!� said the carpenter. �My wife is going to have a baby. She saw your
lettuce and wanted it so very much.�

�Why should I care about that?� shouted the witch.

�I will do anything!� said the carpenter. He thought, "Maybe I can build her
something."

�You say you will do anything?� said the witch.

�Yes,� he said.

"You say you will do anything?" said the witch.

�Fine!� said the witch. �Here's the deal. Go ahead - take all the lettuce you
want. Your wife will have a baby girl. And when she does, the baby will be mine!�

�What?!� said the carpenter. �I would never agree to that!�

�You already did!� said the witch. And she laughed an evil laugh.

The Tower

Soon the wife had a baby girl, just as the witch had said. To keep the baby safe
from the witch, the carpenter built a tall tower deep in the woods. He built
stairs that led up to a room at the very top, a room with one window. He and his
wife took turns staying with the baby.

But the witch had a magic ball. The ball showed her just where the baby was, at
the top room of the tower. One day when the carpenter and his wife were both in
the house, she cast a spell over both of them. They fell into a deep, deep sleep.
And at once, the witch went to the tower.

At the top room, the witch said to the baby, �I will call you Rapunzel. For that is
the name of the lettuce that brought you to me. Now Rapunzel, you are mine!�