There was once a miller who was poor, but he had a beautiful daughter. Now it so happened that he came to speak with the king, and to make himself seem important he said to him: "I have a daughter who can spin straw into gold." The king said to the miller: "That's an art much to my liking; if your daughter is as skilful as you say, bring her to my palace tomorrow and I will put her to the test." Now when the girl was brought to him he led her into a room that was filled up with straw, gave her spinning-wheel and reel, and declared: "Set to work at once, and if by morning you haven't spun this straw into gold, you shall die." Then he locked the room himself, and she was left there alone.

It was Rumpelstiltskin who came to her aid, but he exacted from her a terrible promise, that of her first born child.

Rumpelstiltskin is both a helpful and tyrannical figure. In this session we will explore the how he arrives, his positivity, negativity and how such negativity may be overcome.

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