by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
In this musical children's fable, Rumpelstiltskin enables the miller's daughter Katie to spin straw into gold in order to win the love of the Prince. After the marriage, the nasty gnome abducts Katie's first-born child. Rumpelstiltskin agrees to give the child back if Katie can guess his name.
characteristics
- Folk-tales
- Gnome
- Prince
- Abduction
- Kidnap
- Gold
- Weaving
- Weaver
- Musical-journey
