rather than let your wife die you shall fetch her some rampion , no matter the cost . ' So at dusk he climbed over the wall into the witch 's garden , and , hastily gathering a handful of rampion leaves , he returned with them to his wife . She made them into a salad , which tasted so good that her longing for the forbidden food was greater than ever . If she were to know any peace of mind , there was nothing for it but that her husband should climb over the garden wall again , and fetch her some more . So at dusk over he got , but when he reached the other side he drew back in terror , for there , standing before him , was the old witch . ` How dare you , ' she said , with a wrathful glance , ` climb into my garden and steal my rampion like a common thief ? You shall suffer for your foolhardiness . ' ` Oh ! ' he implored , ` pardon my presumption ; necessity alone drove me to the deed . My wife saw your rampion from her window , and conceived such a desire for it that she would certainly have died if her wish had not been gratified . ' Then the Witch 's anger was a little appeased , and she said : ` If it 's as you say , you may take as much rampion away with you as you like , but on one condition only -- that you give me the child your wife will shortly bring into the world . All shall go well with it , and I will look after it like a mother . ' The man in his terror agreed to everything she asked , and as soon as the child was born the Witch appeared , and having given it the name of Rapunzel , which is the same as rampion , she carried it off with her . Rapunzel was the most beautiful child under the sun . When she was twelve years old the Witch shut her up in a tower , in the middle of a great wood , and the tower had neither stairs nor doors , only high up at the very top a small window . When the old Witch wanted to get in she stood underneath and called out : ` Rapunzel , Rapunzel , Let down your golden hair , ' for Rapunzel had wonderful long hair , and it was as fine as spun gold . Whenever she heard the Witch 's voice she unloosed her plaits , and let her hair fall down out of the window about twenty yards below , and the old Witch climbed up by it . After they had lived like this for a few years , it happened one day that a Prince was riding through the wood and passed by the tower . As he drew near it he heard someone singing so sweetly that he stood still spell-bound , and listened . It was Rapunzel in her loneliness trying to while away the time by letting her sweet voice ring out into the wood .
The Prince longed to see the owner of the voice , but he sought in vain for a door in the XXXXX .
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