Rapunzel is an old fairy tale that was recorded by The Brothers Grimm. The version I have was incorporated into The Random House Book of Fairy Tales adapted by Amy Ehrlich and illustrated by Diane Goode. It was published by Random House in 1991.
A short summary of Rapunzel from http://www.myfreshplans.com/2010/07/rapunzel-lesson-plans/
"In the story, a pregnant woman is desperate for the taste of rapunzel, a root vegetable. Her husband steals some from a witch’s garden, and when he is caught, he has to give the baby to the witch. The witch names the baby Rapunzel and shuts her up in a tower. The witch goes to Rapunzel every day and says “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, that I may climb the golden stair,” whereupon Rapunzel throws down her hair and the witch climbs up it. A prince hears Rapunzel singing, falls in love with her, and overhears the bizarre hair ritual. He does the same thing the witch does, climbs up to Rapunzel, and they make a plan to get Rapunzel out of the tower. Through Rapunzel’s foolishness (or, in some versions, because she becomes pregnant), the witch finds out. She cuts off Rapunzel’s hair, sends Rapunzel into the wilderness, and hangs the hair out the window. When the prince next climbs up, he finds the witch. Either he jumps from the tower in horror, or she cuts the hair he’s climbing on so that the prince falls. Either way, he lands in a thicket of thorns and is blinded. He wanders around, and is eventually found by Rapunzel, whose tears fall onto his eyes and cure him of blindness. They live happily ever after."
"There is just no way to tell this story simply. Have students draw this story as a comic strip, make a timeline showing all the events, or retell it in separate episodes."
RL1.2. Retell stories including key details and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
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