His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump's grandmother dies in bed early in the story.Genres: Fairy Tale, Middle Grade, Retelling Scary trolls also make an appearance but turn out to be harmless, helpful creatures who keep themselves safe from humans by hiding behind their horrible reputations. Scary witches are mentioned, while the witches we meet are mysterious but good.
The occasional violence is mostly playful hitting, but blood is mentioned twice. Rumpelstiltskin, as the 12-year-old hero Rump instead of an old man, becomes a truly sympathetic character. The familiar good guys, like the miller, are downright bad, or behave badly out of desperation, like the miller's daughter-turned-queen. Parents need to know that Rump flips the famous "Rumpelstiltskin" fairy tale.
Also, Rump's grandmother dies in bed early in the story.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Blood is mentioned twice: in recounting the story (without detail) of when Red punched someone, causing a nosebleed and in mentioning (without detail) that Rump bloodies his fingers when he first tries to use the spinning wheel. A castle maid hits Rump several times with a poker. Trolls discuss eating the captured Rump, and their roughhouse play among themselves includes hitting. Pixies are irritating creatures with bites worse than bee stings that violently attack Rump several times. Rump is bullied by two boys who constantly kick, punch, and throw things at him.
Red frequently hits Rump in attempts to correct his speech and behavior.
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