Rapunzel's Witch: Inspired By The Brothers Grimm

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Rapunzel’s Witch
Inspired by Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm.

Once upon time, a king and queen had a baby girl called Rapunzel, but soon she was kidnapped by an evil witch. . . . You’ve heard that somewhere, haven’t you? Oh, those silly storytellers. Well, it was my fault anyway; I hired the wrong people.
Hi there! I’m the evil . . . oops! I mean, the witch from Rapunzel. Hey, by the way, I am not evil. Let me tell you the real story.
It all started when I was busily watering my garden. Suddenly, a messenger came out of nowhere and said, “The king and the queen have ordered you to take care of their newborn daughter, Rapunzel.”
“All right,” I said. “I’ll be there tomorrow morning.”
I was there as I had promised. Rapunzel was indeed a lovely
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So? I rented it, but soon found out that there was no door! Can you imagine a house with no door? So, I used my magic to put Rapunzel on top of the tower, and because she had really long hair, I used to climb up to get in. You would think that I could use magic to go up, but if I have to use magic on myself, I’d have to point the wand towards me, and it might end up backwards or upside down, so I didn’t really want to take the risk.
Owww! Sorry, it’s just my back; it is still hurting from all that climbing. Okay, where were we? Oh, yes. Now, Rapunzel was really annoying. She bugged me every minute with “I’m so bored,” “What do I do now?” or “Can I play in your room?” Yup, she’s that annoying. If she stopped, she would start again in a few minutes.
Oh, those silly story writers. Have you heard that “Rapunzel was never let outside from the tower.” Of course not. In fact, she was outside for five hours every day! I have no idea how that phrase came about.
One day, when we were having vacation in the desert, Rapunzel met a prince. I’m not sure, but I think that they traded numbers, because the next thing you know, they were married and I didn’t have to take care of her anymore. I said to myself, “I am going to Hawaii, and that is for sure.”
So, here I am in Hawaii, relaxing. Hey, why’s that airplane landing over there. . . ? Is that. . . ? Nooo! It can’t be . . . Rapunzel! Oh no! I better get going, or I’ll be done

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