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We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we\u2019ll read the German fairy tale \u201cRapunzel\u201d lightly adapted by us from \u201cThe Red Fairy Book,\u201d and attributed to The Brothers Grimm. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\nSome researchers have proposed that the earliest possible inspiration for the \u201cMaiden in the Tower\u201d archetype is to the pre-Christian European (or proto-Indo-European) sun or dawn goddess myths, in which a \u201clight deity\u201d is trapped and then rescued.\n\nIf you are still awake after Rapunzel, you will find another hair-themed fairy tale titled \u201cRicky with the Tuft\u201d from \u201cThe Tales of Mother Goose,\u201d by Charles Perrault.\n\n\u2014 read by 'V' \u2014\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices