Rump - The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

by Liesl Shurtliff
Lexile:  660
Genre:  Fantasy

Everyone in the kingdom thinks Rump's name is hilarious!  His mother died moments after he was born and before she could tell his grandmother his full name.  So Rump he became.  His grandmother won't tell him much about his mother.  One night, Rump finds her spinning wheel and begins to spin. Much to his surprise the straw he is spinning, turns to gold. Gold buys power and food...two things that Rump and his grandmother have very little of.  Could this be the answer to all of his family troubles?