Over a year later, she is queen and the little man comes to collect on their agreement. He says he will again spin the gold, but this time he asks for her firstborn child in exchange for his services. She cries and again the little man appears. When the king finally asks for an entire room of straw to be turned into gold, he promises the girl she will become the queen if she completes the task. Again, the little man does this task for a fee. The greedy king brings in more straw the next night and wants even more gold. She cries until a little man comes in and tells her he can spin the straw into gold for her in exchange for her necklace. The daughter is told she would be killed if she couldn’t produce the gold overnight. In the retelling of the classic fairy tale, Zelinsky tells the story of a miller who sends his daughter to the king, telling him she can spin straw into gold. New York City: Dutton Children’s Books, 1986.
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