English: Rumpelstiltskin

Record number: 23060404 Artist: Dočkal, H Item caption, front: Grimm / Rumpelstilzchen Item caption/descriptive text, back: 5. Die Königin besann sich die ganze Nacht auf alle Namen und schickte einen Boten aus, damit er sich erkundige, was es sonst noch für Namen gebe. Der Bote sah aber in einem Wald, wie das Männlein um ein Feuer tanzte und fröhlich sang: "Ach wie gut ist, daß niemand weß, daß ich Rumpelstilzchen heiß." = All night long, the queen remembered all the names she could, and sent a messenger to inquire what other names there might be. In a forest, however, the messenger saw the little man dancing around a fire and singing happily: "Oh, it's good that nobody knows that my name is Rumpelstiltskin." Uniform title: Grimm: Rumpelstilzchen (“Rumpelstiltskin”) Dimensions: 142 x 93 mm. Date: ca. 1928 or earlier Nationality: German Publisher: Uvachrom Gesellschaft für Farbenphotographie m.b.H., München [Munich]-Stuttgart, [Germany] Series: Serie 407 Nr. 5449 Medium: Uvachrom color print from original watercolor painting Interpretive notes: Searching the kingdom for unusual names, the queen's messenger happens upon the little man dancing gleefully around a fire, certain that no one will be able to guess his name. Subject headings: Messengers; Dwarfs; Fire

Credit: The Jack Zipes Historic Fairy Tale Postcard Collection/Minneapolis College of Art and Design