Rumpelstiltskin

Have you ever heard a story named Rumpelstiltskin? It is a story about a miller’s daughter who can spin straw into gold with help from a manikin (little man/dwarf). I like this story because I am not just reading it for fun, but I can learn something from this story.

I learn some lessons from this story. This story began with falsehood. The miller lied to the king that his daughter could spin straw into gold. I think it is not good to lie, because lies always bring another lies to cover the previous lies. In the middle of the story, it was said that the miller’s daughter were helped by the manikin because she gave something in return. When she could not gave him anything in return, the manikin asked her first child as the subtitute of his work. The miller’s daughter agreed to the manikin request. I think before we promised something, we need to think first before take the decision. Another lesson I learned is to remember what we have promised to someone else.

From Rumpelstiltskin story, I can learn that I have to be honest to other. Even sometimes honesty makes troubles, but it is better than lies. Other than honesty, I learn about promised to someone is need a responsibility to fulfill it.

                                                                                                                             Yenny Christanty