Rapunzel, let down your hair
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CACHE ORIGINALLY HIDDEN BY MAGGIE'SCREW....thanks for letting me keep it going!
Rapunzel
A childless couple who wanted a child lived next to a walled garden which belonged to an enchantress. The wife, as a result of her long-awaited pregnancy, noticed some rapunzel plant (or, in some versions of the story, radishes or lamb's lettuce), planted in the garden and longed for it to the point of death. For two nights, the husband went out and broke into the garden to gather some for her; on the third night, as he was scaling the wall to return home, the enchantress, whose name is said to be "Dame Gothel", caught him and accused him of theft. He begged for mercy, and the old woman agreed to be lenient, on condition that the then-unborn child be surrendered to her at birth. Desperate, the man agreed. When a girl was born, the enchantress took her and raised her as a ward, naming her Rapunzel. When Rapunzel reached her twelfth year, the enchantress shut her away into a tower in the middle of the woods, with neither stairs nor door, and only one room and one window. When the witch went to visit Rapunzel, she stood beneath the tower and called out:
"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, so that I may climb the golden stair."
Upon hearing these words, Rapunzel would wrap her long, fair hair around a hook that sat beside the window and drop it down to the enchantress, who would then climb up the hair to Rapunzel's tower room.
One day, a prince rode through the forest and heard Rapunzel singing from the tower. Entranced by her ethereal voice, he went to look for the girl and found the tower, but was unable to enter. He then returned often, listening to her beautiful singing, and one day saw Dame Gothel visit, thus learning how to gain access to Rapunzel. When Dame Gothel was gone, he bade Rapunzel let her hair down. When she did this, he climbed up, made her acquaintance, and finally asked her to marry him. Rapunzel agreed.
Together they planned a means of escape, wherein he would come each night (thus avoiding the enchantress who visited her by day), and bring her silk, which Rapunzel would gradually weave into a ladder. Before the plan came to fruition, however, in anger Dame Gothel cut short Rapunzel's braided hair and cast her out into the wilderness to fend for herself.
When the prince called that night, the enchantress let the severed braids down to haul him up. To his horror, he found himself staring at the witch instead of Rapunzel, who was nowhere to be found. When she told him in anger that he would never see Rapunzel again, he leapt from the tower in despair and was blinded by the thorns below.
For months he wandered through the wastelands of the country. One day, while Rapunzel sang as she fetched water, the prince heard Rapunzel's voice again, and they were reunited. When they fell into each other's arms, her tears immediately restored his sight. The prince led her to his kingdom, where they lived happily ever after. The witch.... stayed trapped in the tower forever.
On to the Cache info:
We are not sure what the parking area is for (there are a couple of these pulls offs in the immediate area); perhaps, for officer friendly's hide-out. There are many times we see people just sitting here in their cars. The hide is near the most unusual vines that look like Rapuzel's hair.
Please be careful with the lid of the cache. Not sure how long it will last, but hope you enjoy the camo'd container. There is room for trade items. The difficulty is boosted because of the camo'd container.
There is a FTF prize. Please hide this cache well!!
This cache does not take you on the land posted with no trespassing signs, but please do obey them.
We did quite a bit of CITO to get this area ready, but will come back to do some more if needed. Please practice CITO!
CONGRATULATIONS SEEKER'S FOUR FOR GETTING FTF!
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