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Rapunzel.
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Once upon a time, there was a girl named Rapunzel.
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Rapunzel lived in a tall tower in the middle of a forest.
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The tower had no ladder, no stairs, and definitely no elevator.
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There was no way to get up or down.
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So, why did Rapunzel live in a tower?
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Well, it all started with a witch.
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As you know, witches can be very jealous.
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They especially hate people stealing herbs from their gardens.
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Unfortunately, Rapunzel's mother didn't know this about witches.
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Many years ago, when she was pregnant with Rapunzel, she snuck over the fence and stole some parsley from the witch next door.
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The witch saw her stealing parsley. She was furious.
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She gave Rapunzel's mother two choices.
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Option one.
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The witch would curse her unborn baby girl.
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The girl would always be unlucky.
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She would meet the wrong people and say the wrong things.
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And wear the wrong clothes for every occasion.
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She would never live happily ever after.
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Option two.
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On the girl's 10th birthday, she would go to live with the witch.
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She would be the witch's apprentice.
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The witch promised that eventually, the girl would live happily ever after.
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Rapunzel's mother was heartbroken.
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She chose option two.
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And on the evening of Rapunzel's 10th birthday, the witch came to take her away.
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She put Rapunzel in the tall tower in the woods.
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After that, every day was the same for Rapunzel.
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She cleaned her room at the top of the tower.
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She braided her long, long hair.
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And every day at lunchtime, the witch came to the tower.
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She stood under the window and shouted, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!"
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Rapunzel threw her braid out of the window.
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The witch climbed up Rapunzel's hair like a rope and crawled in through the window.
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The witch taught Rapunzel how to make medicines with herbs.
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And Rapunzel loved the witch.
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She was Rapunzel's only friend.
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One night, Rapunzel was reading a book beside the window.
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When she heard someone below.
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Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair.
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That's strange, she thought.
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The witch never comes this late.
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She threw her braid out of the window and the person climbed up, up, up.
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But when this person reached the top, Rapunzel saw that it wasn't the witch.
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It was a man.
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Rapunzel quickly grabbed her book and smacked the man in the head.
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Get out, get out, you're not the witch.
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The strange man fell to the floor.
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Oh, ow, stop hurting me.
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He begged.
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Who are you? What do you want? Why did you climb my hair?
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Demanded Rapunzel.
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I'm Justin, my name is Justin.
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He whimpered.
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I came here to save you.
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As you can imagine, Rapunzel was not very impressed.
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Tell me, Justin, she growled.
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Does it look like I need to be saved?
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Justin sighed.
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I'm sorry, I thought this was my chance to be a hero.
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What do you mean?
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Asked Rapunzel.
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My chance to be a hero.
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Every man needs to be a hero at least once in his life.
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It's the only way to live happily ever after.
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Rapunzel put down her book.
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I don't need a hero.
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She said kindly.
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Go away, be a hero somewhere else.
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It's late, I want to go to bed.
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Rapunzel threw her braid out the window.
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Well, can I come back and talk to you tomorrow?
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Justin asked.
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You seem nice.
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Also, I brought a rope for you, in case you change your mind one day.
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Fine, fine, said Rapunzel.
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Goodbye, Justin.
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And Justin climbed out the window and down Rapunzel's hair.
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The next day, Rapunzel cleaned her room and braided her hair.
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The witch came at lunchtime.
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She brought Rapunzel a sandwich and showed her how to make medicine to cure headaches.
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But as the witch was leaving, she saw Justin's rope lying on the floor.
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Whose rope is this?
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Where did you get it?
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Do you want to escape?
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Rapunzel tried to explain, but the witch was too upset.
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I love you like a daughter.
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Do you really hate me so much that you want to leave?
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No, there was a man.
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Said Rapunzel.
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A man?
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The witch cried.
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Fine.
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Go to him.
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Go.
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Tears poured down the witch's face.
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Go and live happily ever after with this man.
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The witch threw some magic powder at the floor and Rapunzel immediately fell asleep.
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When she woke up, she was not in the tower anymore.
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She was lying under a tree in the forest.
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Her hair was cut.
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Rapunzel cried for 10 minutes.
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And then she stood up and decided to look for her tower.
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Meanwhile, back at the tower, Justin returned as promised.
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Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair.
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He shouted from beneath the window.
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And the hair dropped down in front of his face.
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But as I'm sure you know, it wasn't Rapunzel in the tower.
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It was the witch.
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When Justin got to the top of the tower, the witch pulled him in through the window.
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So, you are the man who wants to take my Rapunzel.
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She said.
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I see.
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Well then, go and live happily ever after together.
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The witch blew a handful of powder into his face, and with that, Justin was blind.
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After walking all night, Rapunzel found her way home.
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But the tower was gone.
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All that was left was a burnt circle on the ground.
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Oh no.
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Cried Rapunzel.
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And she fell to the ground sobbing.
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But then she heard a voice coming from behind some trees.
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Hello?
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Is someone there?
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Can you help me?
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I can't see.
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I can't see anything.
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It was Justin.
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When Rapunzel saw Justin's blind eyes, she knew what to do.
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Stay right there.
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She ordered.
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Rapunzel ran into the forest to find some herbs.
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She ground the herbs and made medicine.
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Then she put the medicine on Justin's eyes.
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Then she cried again.
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Please, don't cry.
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Said Justin softly.
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Why are you crying?
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My home is gone.
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My only friend is gone.
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You are blind.
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This is a mess.
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Everything will be okay.
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Justin said.
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Then he smiled.
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Trust me, I'm a hero.
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For three days, they camped in the forest.
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Rapunzel made medicine for Justin's eyes.
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Justin told her about every time he had tried to be a hero.
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Once, he tried to fight a giant.
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But the giant was very kind.
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He invited Justin inside for tea.
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Once, he tried to kill a dragon.
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But the dragon had baby dragons in its nest.
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Justin couldn't do it.
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Once, he rescued a cat from a tree.
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But the cat immediately climbed back up.
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It's really hard to be a hero.
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He complained.
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When Rapunzel felt like crying, Justin told jokes until she laughed.
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When she couldn't sleep, he listened to all her worries.
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On the fourth day, when Rapunzel woke up, Justin was already awake.
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He was looking at her with his bright blue eyes.
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He could see.
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Thank you, my beautiful friend.
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He said.
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You fixed my eyes.
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Justin and Rapunzel walked to Justin's village.
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Rapunzel liked it in the village.
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Justin helped her build a new tower.
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And this time, the tower had stairs.
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Rapunzel spent her days making medicine for the sick people in the village.
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Did Justin ever become a hero?
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Yes, of course.
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There are many kinds of heroes.
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But the best and bravest heroes are the ones who help their friends through hard times.
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And Justin had helped his friend Rapunzel.
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In the end, Justin and Rapunzel both lived happily ever after.
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Just as the witch had promised.
