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What did the hat maker falsely claim about his daughter?
What did the hat maker falsely claim about his daughter?
- That she could sew extravagant hats
- That she could spin straw into gold (correct)
- That she could weave silk from spider webs
- That she could turn lead into silver
What did the King demand from Sophie in exchange for not feeding her father to crocodiles?
What did the King demand from Sophie in exchange for not feeding her father to crocodiles?
- A chest of gold coins
- To sew him the finest hat in the kingdom
- Her hand in marriage
- To turn all the hay in a room into gold overnight (correct)
What did the little man named Rumpelstiltskin want in exchange for helping Sophie?
What did the little man named Rumpelstiltskin want in exchange for helping Sophie?
- Sophie's beautiful singing voice
- A bag of gold coins
- Her first-born child (correct)
- The King's entire fortune
How did Sophie avoid having to give her first child to Rumpelstiltskin?
How did Sophie avoid having to give her first child to Rumpelstiltskin?
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What is the moral lesson conveyed at the end of the story?
What is the moral lesson conveyed at the end of the story?
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Study Notes
- A rich hat maker told a big lie at a party that his daughter could turn hay into gold, leading the King to demand proof.
- The King locked the hat maker's daughter, Sophie, in a room filled with hay and demanded she turn it into gold by morning, threatening to feed her father to crocodiles if she failed.
- A little man appeared and helped Sophie by turning the hay into gold using his magical knitting needles in exchange for her diamond necklace and ruby ring.
- Sophie made a deal with the little man to turn all the hay into gold in exchange for her first child many years later.
- Sophie successfully turned all the hay into gold, honoring her deal with the little man who revealed his name as Rumpelstiltskin.
- Sophie guessed Rumpelstiltskin's name after three days, causing him to vanish in anger as he would have taken her first child.
- The text ends with a moral lesson warning about the consequences of telling big lies and making deals with magical beings like Rumpelstiltskin.
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Test your knowledge on the classic fairy tale of Rumpelstiltskin and how a hat maker's daughter, Sophie, turns hay into gold with the help of a magical little man. Explore the themes of truth, consequence, and deals with supernatural beings.
