The second day she began with all the comical names she could hear of, Bandy-Legs, Hunchback, Crookshanks, and so on, but the little gendeman
'Madam, that is not my name.'
The
third day one of the messengers came back, and said, 'I have travelled two days without hearing of any other names; but yesterday, as I was climbing a high hill, ar
the forest where the fox and the hare bid each other good night, I saw a little hut; and before the hut burnt a fire; and round about the fire a funny little man was dancing u
singing:
"Merrily the feast I'll make.
Today I'll brew, tomorrow bake;
Merrily I'll dance and sing,
For next day will a stranger bring.
Little does my lady dream
Rumpelstiltskin is my name!"
When the queen heard this, she jumped for joy, and as soon as her little friend came she sat down upon her throne and called all her court round to enjoy the fun; and th
her side with the baby in her arms, as if it was quite ready to be given up. Then the little man began to chuckle at the thought of having the poor child, to take home with hi
woods; and he cried out, "Now, lady, what is my name' 'Is it JOHN?' asked she. "No, madam!" "Is it TOM?" "No, madam!" "Is it JEMMY?" "It is not." "Can your name be RUMPE
said the lady slyly. "Some lady told you that some lady told you that!" cried the little man and dashed his right foot in a rage so deep into the floor, that he was forced to lay
both hands to pull it out.
Then he made the best of his way off, while the nurse laughed and the baby crowed; and all the court jeered at him for having had so much trouble for nothing, and said,
very good morning, and a merry feast, Mr. Rumpelstiltskin!"
In a well-written paragraph of 5-7 sentences, achieve the following:

Explain how "Rumpelstiltskin" could be considered an allegory.
Explain how the author developed the allegory through the use of literary elements.