In the original tale, Rumpelstiltskin spins straw into gold for a young girl who faces death unless she is able to perform the feat.In return, he asks for her first born child.

• 在原版中，侏儒怪搓稻成金以挽救一位挣扎于死亡边缘的年轻姑娘的性命，而作为回报，姑娘需把第一个孩子送给他。