A 1966 Caldecott Honor Book, this English version of the Rumpelstiltskin story, told with verve, humor, and visual wit tells the story of a king who learns of a girl who can spin five skeins a day, and he decides he would like to marry her. The trouble is, she can't spin, and so her life is in danger. An imaginative twist gives this traditional tale an entirely new spin.
