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rattleplank

2018-07-15

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SO YOU NEED TO SPIN ALL THIS STRAW INTO GOLD BY SUNRISE

THIS IS SO DUMB- NON-KIDNAPPERS DON'T HAVE MAGIC POWERS

COULD I FIGHT SOMEBODY INSTEAD?

IT'S A TRIAL!

TO PROVE YOU DIDN'T DO THE KIDNAPPING

OH NO!

IS IT ONE OF THOSE TRIALS?

IF YOU'RE INNOCENT GOD WILL DO A MIRACLE OR SOMETHING

FFT. IF IT'S KIDS YOU WANT, I'VE GOT 20 CHAINED UP IN MY BASEMENT

I COULD DO THE TASK IN RETURN FOR YOUR FIRST-BORN CHILD!

YOU CAN HAVE

YOUR PICK

E

NO! SPIN GOLD! THAT'S THE TRIAL! WOW! I'M HONESTLY QUITE SURPRISED

YEAH, WELL

DID YOU JUST DO

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME

AIR QUOTES WHEN

YOU SAID CATS?

I HAVE TO GO HOME AND FEED MY CATS

NO... MY FINGERS ARE JUST STIFF FROM SPINNING

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trial by undertaking
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Rumpelstiltskin can turn straw to gold but not fix his infertility problem. Hobgoblin science, eh?