对一直想要有孩子的夫妇住在一个巫婆所拥有被围墙所围起来的花园旁边。有一天，怀孕的妻子注意到隔壁的花园里种了一些萝卜。妻子便极度渴望能够吃到这种萝卜，于是丈夫便连续两个夜晚闯进巫婆的花园里为妻子偷摘了一些。但在第三个晚上丈夫偷摘萝卜正要爬墙回家时，巫婆出现并指责丈夫的偷窃行为。被发现丈夫便苦苦哀求巫婆的原谅。巫婆同意宽恕丈夫的行为并允许给他们一些萝卜，但条件是在他妻子生产后必须将刚出生的孩子交给巫婆。丈夫无奈的答应。不久之后，妻子生了一个女婴，而巫婆也随即出现抱走女婴。女婴后来被命名为长发姑娘（Rapunzel）……

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children.

Theses are based on the original Ladybird retellings, with beautiful new pictures of the kind children like best-full of richness and detail.

Children have always loved and will always remember these classic stories and sharing them together is an experience to treasure.