长发公主｜Rapunzel

出自｜格林童话 The prince, in the second before being thrown from the tower, said three words to Rapunzel She didn't understand But the witch heard, her face turned white Long, long ago There was a tower, no door, only a window Inside lived a girl Her hair was so long, so very long It could hang down to the tower's base People called her Rapunzel Meaning "wild spinach" Because her mother once craved spinach so badly The witch Gothel locked her in the tower Saying outside was very dangerous Saying the world was very bad Saying only she truly loved Rapunzel Rapunzel believed She didn't know what the world looked like She only knew the sky outside her window One day, a prince came to the tower He was lost, his leg was hurt from a fall He looked up, saw a pair of eyes in the window Those eyes, curious like a young deer Who are you, Rapunzel asked I am a prince, he said What is a prince, can you eat it The prince laughed He told her about the outside world About gardens, marketplaces, stars About crowds, music, freedom Rapunzel heard the word "outside" for the first time Her eyes lit up Like stars falling into a well The witch Gothel discovered them She was very angry No, she wasn't angry She was afraid She was afraid of losing Rapunzel Afraid Rapunzel would know the truth Afraid she would leave One day, the witch caught the prince She brought the prince to the tower's peak Rapunzel cried from the window Don't, don't The witch smiled Smiled horribly Then, she pushed the prince off the tower In the second before falling The prince looked up at Rapunzel He said three words Rapunzel didn't understand That was the witch's language An ancient curse But the witch understood Her face, turned white The prince hit the ground From the tower came Rapunzel's scream The witch looked at her He said, he's dead, forget him Rapunzel cried Cried very quietly Tears flowed into her hair Her hair turned from gold, to gray That night Rapunzel touched her gray hair Touched it, and she remembered something The three words the prince said Were not words of love Were a song the witch sang when she was young That song, had magic Singing someone's true name, would make them lose their power The witch's true name Rapunzel always knew it She just forgot its power The next day The witch came again Bringing food and water Bringing a smile Good girl, have dinner Rapunzel looked at her She said, mother Then, softly sang that song The witch's hair began to fall Her skin began to wrinkle Her body began to shrink Stop, she screamed Stop Rapunzel didn't stop She kept singing The song floated out the window Floated into the forest Floated to every corner The song stopped The witch was gone Only Rapunzel was left in the tower Her hair was still there Just, no longer gold Not gray either But white Like snow Like moonlight The window was open Wind blew in for the first time Carrying the smell of grass Carrying the smell of flowers Carrying the smell of the world Rapunzel climbed down her hair For the first time, feet touched the ground She touched it Soft It was grass She found the prince He wasn't dead He fell into the bushes, passed out His leg was still hurt But he was alive The prince woke up The first thing he saw, was Rapunzel Her hair hung over his face White, like moonlight You came, he said I came, she said She helped him up He taught her to walk She taught him to sing The two of them, limped out of the forest Later Rapunzel went to many places Saw many beautiful sights Made many friends She discovered the world was vast With good, with bad With danger, and beauty too But she was not afraid anymore Because she knew The real magic Was not hair Was not singing It was knowing your own name It was being able to choose to leave前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动