There Are Many Reasons Why The Story Rumpelstiltskin Has Endured For So Long, Despite Its Modification Into A Modern Interpreta

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There are many reasons why the story "Rumpelstiltskin" has endured for so long, despite its modification into a modern interpretation (Grimm, Household Stories. New York, Dover, 1963. Page 228, and Garner, James Finn, Politically Correct Bedtime Stories. New York, Macmillan, 1994, Page 13). The story, in both interpretations that I read, contains a element of human nature that has remained unchanged throughout the years.
    In the story "Rumpelstiltskin" the miller’s daughter is a beautiful girl. However the miller has no money. He makes up a story that she is able to spin straw into gold. A king hears this story and challenges the girl. She is, alas, not able to do so and becomes very distraught. An enchanting little man comes to her aid, but only after she promises him her first born child. The daughter, who is now no longer a girl, goes to great lengths to get out of her promise and prospers by showing tremendous strength of character.
    Exploitation is defined as the use or manipulation of another person for one’s own advantage ( Webster’s Universal College Dictionary. New York. Gramercy. 1997). This is an element of human nature that is found in the interpretations of this story that I read. The miller, The king and Rumpelstiltskin all exploit the girl (Esmeralda) in different ways for personal gain. She too uses them, as well as others around her to gain what she wants.
The miller, in both versions tells people that his daughter has a wonderful ability to make gold from straw so that he can become a rich man. "It happened one day that that he came to speak with the king, and, to give himself consequence, he told him that he had a daughter who could spin gold out of straw" (Grimm). " ‘If only I could get my daughter to marry a rich man,’ he mused . . . ‘she’ll be fulfilled and I’ll never have to work another day in my life’ " (Garner). The miller implies that his daughter is merely his property whom he should use to raise his station in life.
The king, upon hearing the story decides that the girl’s ability would be an asset to him, and his

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