Rapunzel

A man and a lady had a baby girl.

A witch took the baby away.

The witch called the baby Rapunzel.

She locked her in a tower.
Rapunzel’s hair grew very long.
The witch climbed up the hair.

A prince climbed up the hair too.

He visited Rapunzel every day.

The witch saw the prince. She was

angry. The witch cut Rapunzel’s
hair and sent her away.

The witch pushed the prince

down. He fell and got hurt. He
was lost in the forest.

The prince heard

Rapunzel sing.
Rapunzel saw
the prince.

Rapunzel cried happy tears.

The tears made the prince
well again. They lived
happily ever after.

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Questions
1. Where was Rapunzel locked? Tick one.
in a house
in a cave
in a tower

2. What did the witch climb up? Tick one.

rope
hair
a ladder

3. When did the prince visit? Tick one.

every week
every day
every year

4. Who cut Rapunzel’s hair? Tick one.

the witch
the prince
Rapunzel

5. What made the prince better?

a hug
happy tears
a sleep

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Answers
1. Where was Rapunzel locked? Tick one.
in a house
in a cave
in a tower

2. What did the witch climb up? Tick one.

rope
hair
a ladder

3. When did the prince visit? Tick one.

every week
every day
every year

4. Who cut Rapunzel’s hair? Tick one.

the witch
the prince
Rapunzel

5. What made the prince better?

a hug
happy tears
a sleep

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Once upon a time, a man and
his wife lived in a house
next door to a witch.
The wife wanted to eat
the plants from the
witch’s garden. The man
decided to steal some of
the plants for his wife.

The witch saw him stealing.

She told the man that he had
to give her their baby. The
man was scared so he agreed.
The witch took their little girl
away and called her Rapunzel.

The witch locked Rapunzel

away in a tower in the
middle of the forest.
Rapunzel’s golden hair
grew longer and longer.
The witch climbed up
Rapunzel’s hair.
A prince saw the witch climb
the tower. He climbed up the
tower using Rapunzel’s hair.
He visited Rapunzel every
day. The witch found out
and she was very angry.

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The witch cut Rapunzel’s hair and sent her

into the forest. She tricked the prince and
threw him out of the tower. The prince fell
on some thorns. This made him blind. He
walked around the forest for a long time.

The prince heard Rapunzel

singing in the forest.
Rapunzel saw the prince and
she cried happy tears. Her
tears touched his eyes and
he could see again.

They lived happily ever after in his kingdom.

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Questions
1. What did the man steal?
plants
pots
flowers

2. Where was the tower? Tick one.

in a field
by a river
in a forest

3. What did the prince hear? Tick one.

shouting
crying
singing

4. Draw three lines to complete each sentence.

Rapunzel... took the baby girl.

The prince... fell on some thorns.

was sent into

The witch... the forest.

5. Find and copy one word which shows that the man was afraid of
the witch.

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Answers
1. What did the man steal?
plants
pots
flowers

2. Where was the tower? Tick one.

in a field
by a river
in a forest

3. What did the prince hear? Tick one.

shouting
crying
singing

4. Draw three lines to complete each sentence.

Rapunzel... took the baby girl.

The prince... fell on some thorns.

was sent into

The witch... the forest.

5. Find and copy one word which shows that the man was afraid of
the witch.
scared

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Once upon a time, there
lived a man and his wife.
Their house was next
door to a witch who
had a beautiful garden.
The wife wanted to
eat the lettuces in the
witch’s garden.
One day, the husband decided
to steal some of the lettuces
for his wife but the witch
caught him. The witch told
the husband that he must
give his baby to her in return
for the lettuces. The man was so
scared that he agreed.
The witch took the little
girl away and named
her Rapunzel. The witch
locked Rapunzel away in
a tower in the middle of
the forest. There, Rapunzel’s
golden hair grew longer
and longer. The witch visited
Rapunzel and would call her
to let down her hair and
the witch would climb up.
A handsome prince found
the tower in the forest. He

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watched the witch come to the tower and

climb Rapunzel’s hair. The prince waited
for the witch to leave. Then, he climbed up
the tower using Rapunzel’s hair. The prince
visited Rapunzel every day.
The witch found out and she was angry so
she made a plan. She cut Rapunzel’s hair and
sent her off into the forest. The witch tricked the
prince and threw him out of the tower. The
prince fell on some thorns and scratched his
eyes. This made him blind. He wandered
in the forest for a long time.
One day, the prince heard
Rapunzel singing in the forest.
Rapunzel saw it was her prince and she
cried with happiness. Her tears touched
his eyes and he could see again. They
lived happily ever after in his kingdom.

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Questions
1. Who stole the lettuces? Tick one.
the witch
the wife
the man

2. Where did the witch send Rapunzel? Tick one.

back home
to the forest
out to sea

3. Number the events from 1-4 to show the order in which they happen in
the story. The first one has been done for you.
The prince heard Rapunzel singing in the forest.
The prince climbed up the tower using Rapunzel’s hair.
1 A man and wife lived next door to the witch.
The witch took the little girl away and named her Rapunzel.

4. Find and copy one word which means the same as ‘to walk around
without any direction’.

5. Fill in the missing word.

The witch the prince and

threw him out of the tower.

6. Why do you think Rapunzel cried happy tears?

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Answers
1. Who stole the lettuces? Tick one.
the witch
the wife
the man

2. Where did the witch send Rapunzel? Tick one.

back home
to the forest
out to sea

3. Number the events from 1-4 to show the order in which they happen in
the story. The first one has been done for you.
4 The prince heard Rapunzel singing in the forest.
3 The prince climbed up the tower using Rapunzel’s hair.
1 A man and wife lived next door to the witch.
2 The witch took the little girl away and named her Rapunzel.

4. Find and copy one word which means the same as ‘to walk around
without any direction’.
wandered

5. Fill in the missing word.

The witch tricked the prince and

threw him out of the tower.

6. Why do you think Rapunzel cried happy tears?

Pupils own responses, such as: I think Rapunzel cried happy tears
because she was so pleased to see the prince. She cared about him so
would feel glad to have found him.

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