Rumpelstiltskin

A proud miller boasts that his clever daughter can spin straw into gold, which catches the greedy king's attention. The king locks the maiden in a room with a massive pile of straw and demands she complete the task or face death. Desperate and alone, she encounters a mischievous hobgoblin who offers to do the work for her in exchange for her necklace. After succeeding, the king is amazed but demands more gold, forcing the girl to trade her ring for the hobgoblin's help again. When presented with an even larger heap, the desperate maiden agrees to give him her firstborn child as payment. She eventually marries the king and becomes queen, forgetting the dark bargain until the hobgoblin arrives at her newborn's christening. He reminds her of the deal, and she offers all her wealth in vain to keep her baby. The hobgoblin gives her three days to guess his true name or take the child away forever. During this time, the queen frantically tries many ordinary and silly names, all of which are rejected by the little man. Her messengers finally discover him dancing in the woods, singing a song that reveals his name is Rumpelstiltskin. Armed with this secret, she correctly guesses his name when he returns for the child. Enraged that his identity has been discovered, the hobgoblin stomps off in fury and never returns. The queen keeps her baby and lives happily, while the court laughs at the defeated little man.