kerudung rabbani : grand new inova
There was once a couple who
had long in vain wished for a child. At length the woman hoped that God was
about to grant her desire. They had a little window at the back of their house
from which a splendid garden could be seen, which was full of beautiful flowers
and herbs. It was, however, surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to go
into it because it belonged to an enchantress, who had great power and was
dreaded by all the world. RapunzelOne day the woman was standing by this window
and looking down into the garden, when she saw a bed which was planted with the
most beautiful rampion - rapunzel, and it looked so fresh and green that she
longed for it, and had the greatest desire to eat some. This desire increased
every day, and as she knew that she could not get any of it, she quite pined
away, and began to look pale and miserable. Her husband was alarmed, and asked,
"what makes you sad, dear wife." "Ah", she replied,
"if I can't eat some of the rampion, which is in the garden behind our
house, I shall die". The man, who loved her, thought, sooner than let your
wife die, bring her some of the rampion yourself, let it cost what it will. At
twilight, he clambered down over the wall into the garden of the enchantress,
hastily clutched a handful of rampion, and took it to his wife. She at once
made herself a salad of it, and ate it greedily. It tasted so good to her - so
very good, that the next day she longed for it three times as much as before.
If he was to have any rest, her husband must once more descend into the garden.
In the gloom of evening, therefore, he let himself down again. But when he had
clambered down the wall he was terribly afraid, for he saw the enchantress
standing before him. "How dare you", said she with angry look,
"descend into my garden and steal my rampion like a thief. You shall
suffer for it". He answered, "let mercy take the place of justice, I
only made up my mind to do it out of necessity. My wife saw your rampion from
the window, and felt such a longing for it that she would have died if she had
not got some to eat". Then the enchantress allowed her anger to be
softened, and said to him, if the case be as you say, I will allow you to take
away with you as much rampion as you will, only I make one condition, you must
give me the child which your wife will bring into the world. It shall be well
treated, and I will care for it like a mother. The man in his terror consented
to everything, and when the woman was brought to bed, the enchantress appeared
at once, gave the child the name of Rapunzel, and took it away with her.
Rapunzel grew into the most beautiful child under the sun. 