Rumpelstiltskin

[ruhm-puhl-stilt-skin]

Rum·pel·stilts·kin

[ruhm-puhl-stilt-skin]
noun
a dwarf in a German folktale who spins flax into gold for a young woman to meet the demands of the prince she has married, on the condition that she give him her first child or else guess his name: she guesses his name and he vanishes or destroys himself in a rage.
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Rumpelstiltskin (ˌrʌmpəlˈstɪltskɪn)
 
n
a dwarf in a German folktale who aids the king's bride on condition that she give him her first child or guess the dwarf's name. She guesses correctly and in his rage he destroys himself

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