Rapunzel
Well,
here we are again, this time for the final one-on-one date. Marcus will
be taking Rapunzel on a date to the exquisite Skyy Bar of the Petroleum
Club of Tulsa, for a romantic dinner. Let's check in with them.
(Screen switches to Marcus and Rapunzel. They are overlooking the city
of Tulsa from the 16th floor balcony of Skyy Bar. Rapunzel is leaning
over
the edge, looking outward in deep thought.)
"Rapunzel, is everything okay?" Marcus inquires.
"Yes, everything is great," replies Rapunzel. "Isn't this view
spectacular?"
"Oh, it is beautiful. I guess my worrying that you were afraid of
heights was a waste of my emotions. You seem to be at perfect ease up
here."
"I have actually spent many years of my life from heights this high."
"Oh really? Please go on and share that story with me."
"Okay, well, when I was born my parents were forced to give me to an
evil witch who lived next door, because of an unfortunate deal my father had made with the witch;
I don't really know the details. When I was twelve years old
the witch locked me up in the top
of a tower, because I was too beautiful and apparently she did not want
me getting attention. The tower did not have stairs,
or a door for that matter. It only had a small window I could look out
of," Rapunzel explains.
"Oh my goodness, that sounds terrible," Marcus says. "How did you ever
get out?"
"Well, anytime the witch wanted to come up to me, she would have me let
down my beautiful golden hair that would reach the ground. She would
use it as a rope and climb up the side of the tower. Surprisingly
enough, it did not hurt at all. One day, about three years later, I was
singing in the tower right when a prince rode by on his horse. He later
told me that he stopped and tried to find a door into the tower to meet
me, but, of course, he did not find one. Since he could not get in, he
decided to find out what was going on, and he was there
hiding behind a tree one day when the witch came over. He heard her ask
me to
let down my hair. He came back the next day, and he asked me to let
down my hair. I did not notice a difference in the voice, so I let him
up thinking he was the witch. When he got to the top, it frightened me,
because I had never seen a man before. But he spoke kindly to me, and I
was no longer afraid of him. He told me how he was so touched by my
beautiful singing, and how he thought I was very beautiful. He then
proposed to me, and I said yes. I knew that I would be happier with him
down on the ground, than I would be with the witch still high in the
tower. So, we came up with a plan to allow my escape. The prince was to
bring a piece of silk with him each time he came to visit, and when we
had enough I would use the silk like a ladder so I could get down, much
like the witch and
the prince used my hair."
"That sounds like a great plan. I can see it worked, since you are here
now," mentioned Marcus.
"Well, actually it did not work. You see one day I accidentally
mentioned the prince to the evil witch, and she was so angry she
grabbed my hair and cut it off. She then took me to a deserted place
and left me there alone. The prince told me later, that when he
came to the tower that night the witch let down my severed hair, and he
climbed up it. When he got to the top, the evil witch was so angry that
she threw him out the window. When he hit the ground, he fell into a
thorn bush that gouged his eyes out. He then spent years wandering
through the woods blind, mourning the assumed death of me. Finally one
day he stumbled upon the deserted place where I was living, and he
heard me singing. When I saw him, I instantly went to him and cried
tears of joy. Then my tears fell onto his eyes, and his sight was
magically restored. We then went to his home, and we got married.
Unfortunately, we found out a few months later that he already had an
infection in his eyes. About ten months after the wedding, he died from
the infection. His sister then took over the throne, and I moved on
with my life."
"Wow, that is an unforgettable story."
(Camera returns to the host.)
Okay, so a third date is over, and unsurprisingly another incredible
story
is added to the bunch. This rose ceremony will, without a doubt, be
the most dramatic rose ceremony in bachelor history. Stay tuned to
find out who Marcus chooses.
Author's Note:
Well, welcome back. I am happy to know that you chose to
read my story. I hope you enjoyed Rapunzel's retelling of her life.
Again, I tried to create a one-on-one date that mirrored her fairy tale
story. I kept the story pretty consistent with the one told by the
Brothers Grimm. I did leave out many details about the 'unfortunate
deal' that led to Rapunzel being given to the witch as a baby. In the
original story, the baby is promised to the witch in return for the
father's life. He sneaks into the witch's garden to get some vegetables
for his wife, and he gets caught by the witch. He did not think the
promise was significant, because he and his wife had been trying for
years to have a baby with no success. I also changed the way the prince
is thrown out the tower window. In the actual story, he jumps to avoid
potential death from the witch. But I did not like that, so I made the
witch throw him out of it. I chose a picture of the tower to symbolize
Rapunzel's story, and I chose the color scheme to resemble her hair.
Stick around to see who Marcus chooses.
Bibliography
Story Title: Rapunzel
Story Author: Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm
Book: The Red Fairy Book
Book Author: Andrew Lang
Year Published: 1890
Web Source: SurLaLune
Fairy Tales
Image Information
Castle Tower
Carlow County