rump the fairly true tale of rumpelstiltskin

Gold is huge in the mountains, and everyone goes out daily to mine for what little the pixies haven't gotten to in order to survive. Messing around with it one night against her wishes, he discovers that he can turn straw into gold. One day, his ailing grandmother throws away his mother's old spinning wheel, which he rescues from the trash. After all, who wants to be named after a rear end? Names hold power, too, and without his full name, Rump is only half a person, smaller and weaker than the other boys his age. His mother died moments after childbirth, whispering his name in his ear and only uttering its unfortunate beginning, 'Rump,' aloud. Rump has grown up never knowing his full name. He's figuring out the truth behind the magic coursing through his veins and is sucked into happenings beyond his control. If, of course, having the ability to turn straw into gold is ordinary. Unlike in the version from Jenni James, where Rump lestiltskin is the cursed brother of a greedy king and in love with the girl himself, this Rump elstiltskin is an ordinary boy. Now, with the middle-grade offering of RUMP: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin, I once again find myself caring about the odd character from the original tale. The first was YA title RUMPLESTILTSKIN by Jenni James, which I reviewed the other day. Rumpelstiltskin has never been my favorite fairy tale, and yet two books during this year's Fairy Tale Fortnight have made me rethink the tale.

Rump the fairly true tale of rumpelstiltskin