Rump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin

Summarize the introduction of this story.

Page 1 — On The Mountain; Rump is the main character; his mom died when he was born and wasn’t able to tell his Gran what his full name is; Rump feels like his name is why he’s short, can’t find gold, and isn’t respected by the people in the village; the village mines for gold and receives extra rations when they give gold to the king

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Why is Rump so concerned about only having half his name?

Page 10 — He thinks it limits him; a name is special and is your destiny

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Why did the pixies behavior confuse Rump?

Page 15 — They acted like they wanted him to use the spinning wheel; he’d heard pixies were only good for finding gold

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Why did Red ask if Rump was made of gold?

Page 23 — The pixies swarm and bite him; they won’t leave him alone

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Why were Red’s granny’s words important to Rump?

Page 28 — He learned he had to find his destiny to learn his entire name

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What warning do you think of at the end of this chapter that Red’s granny gave Rump?

Page 35 — He needed to watch his step and he would cause trouble

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Summarize this chapter.

Page 36 — The pixies wake up Rump and he turns straw to gold with the spinning wheel; Rump takes all of the straw out of his mattress and makes gold; morning comes, and he sees Frederick and Bruno looking in the window; he’s worried they saw the gold

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Why is Red nervous about the gold yarn?

Page 46 — Magic has consequences; Frederick and Bruno saw it

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What do you think Rump’s dream meant?

Page 51 — His mother was at first happy to be able to spin gold, but then it caused so much trouble she was in over her head

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What do you think Gran meant when she said the gold was inside Rump?

Page 61 — Listen to your child’s answer; who Rump is inside in the real treasure

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Why was Rump’s house torn apart when he got home from Gran’s funeral?

Page 68 — Someone had torn it apart looking for the gold

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Why did the king visit The Mountain?

Page 68 — He found out someone in The Village was spinning gold and didn’t share with him

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What gave Rump away?

Page 72 — The pixies

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Why did Rump think the miller was mad at him?

Page 76 — The miller lied for Rump saying it was his daughter who could spin gold; now the miller’s daughter is being taken to the castle to spin for the king; if she doesn’t spin gold she’ll die or go to the dungeon

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What consequence does Rump have if he uses magic?

Page 87 — He loses control, his will

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Why did Rump feel like he needed to help Opal?

Page 92 — Because he is good and kind and felt like it was his fault she was taken away

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Why did Rump hate gold?

Page 110 — He was a prisoner to it and the greed of the king

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Choose a word to describe Opal. Explain why you chose that word.

Page 113 — Listen to your child’s answer; selfish, she’s willing to give up her first-born baby to become queen

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Describe Martha.

Page 120 — Kind, round woman, fed and took care of Rump after he fell out of the tower

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Summarize this chapter.

Page 130 — Rump left the city and headed to Yonder to learn about his mother; he received a message from Red; he was captured by trolls

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Describe the evening Rump had with the trolls.

Page 140 — They fed him dinner; told him stories; wrestled and uncovered a hole with objects including a magical harp

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Do you think Rump should have eaten the apple? Why, or why not?

Listen to your child’s answer

Why did trump think he could find answers with the witches?

Page 163 — They were magic like his mom and could spin wool into silk and grass into silver; because they had this is common, he hoped they knew of her

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How are Rump and his mom similar?

Page 173 — They both can spin gold out of straw; they both lost their power due to the magic; they both were taken advantage of; they both wanted to escape

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What did Rump learn in this chapter?

Page 180 — Hi mom got caught in a rumpel; his mom might have named him after the rumpel; her story sounded like his; a rumpel is deep magic

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Summarize Rump and Hadel’s interaction.

Page 191 — She asked him to help move the Pixie nests; the pixies covered him; he told Hadel his name is Rump; she said only the entangler can get it untangled

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Explain what’s happening on The Mountain and why Rump feels he’s been selfish and should leave his aunts.

Page 199 — They’re hungrier than ever because the king is withholding food, he wants more gold; the miller is looking for Rump; Rump is worried he will lead the miller to his aunts

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Summarize this chapter.

Page 203 — The miller’s sons captured Rump; a gnome delivered the message that the queen had her baby; Rump was magically pulled to the kingdom to collect his bargain

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What did Rump learn in this chapter and do you think he’ll spin gold again? Why, or why not? The miller is the merchant who betrayed his mother;

listen to your child’s answer

Why did Rump tell Opal that if she learned his name, it would break their bargain and she could keep her baby?

Page 227 — it stopped her from crying

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Predict why Rump wants to take the miller’s sons to a “pile of gold”.

Page 233 — The trolls will help Rump

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Why did Rump feel strong and powerful at the end of this chapter?

Page 243 — He found his name; he had the power to untangle the rumpel

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Why couldn’t the miller touch the gold?

Page 249 — He hadn’t kept his end of the bargain; he hurt Red and he said he said no harm would come to her

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What could Rump now control?

Page 256 — The magic

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What character development did Rump experience in this story?

He found himself and his own power; he wasn’t a prisoner to magic any more

Why was it so important to Rump that the Mountain have a name?

Because names are powerful

How did this story differ from the original fairy tale?

Rump didn’t want the child; Rump went to the castle to help Opal; he was looking for his name; he only told Opal to guess his name to stop her from crying