简介：Onceuponatime,therewasalazymiller,whospentallhistimedrinkingwineandtellinglies.Whentheking'streasurerdemandspaymentoftaxes,themillerliesthathisdaughterMariecanspinstrawintogold. Thefatheranddaughteraretoldtoreporttothepalace,whereMarieislockedintoatowerroomfullofstraw.Sheistospinallthestrawintogoldbythenextmorning.Ofcourseshedoesnotknowhowtospinstrawintogold,asshetriestoexplain,and,onceleftalone,beginstocry.Atthatmomentalittlemanappears,whosayshewillspinthestrawifMariegiveshimsomethingofvalue.Sheagrees,giveshimhernecklace,andhefulfillshispartofthebargain. Thenextmorning,thekingfindsthegoldandisdelighted.ThegreedytreasurermakesMariespinagain.Mariemustspinthreetimes,andeachtimethelittlemancomestotherescue.Onthethirdday,however,shehasnothinglefttogivehim,andpromiseshimherfirst-bornchild.Thelittlemanspinsallthestrawintogold,andthenextmorningthekingmarriesMarie.ThesecondpartofthetalebeginswhenMarie'schildisayearold.Thelittlemanreturns,demandinghispayment.ButbecausehelikesMarieandseesthatsheiskind-hearted,hegivesheronechancetosaveherchild:shemustguesshisnameinthreedays.…