In the tale of Rapunzel, the prince falls in love with her and wants to marry her. The prince tried to help Rapunzel escape the tower, but he ended up cutting her hair and sending her away (Grimm 92-93). In this story, the prince had valued his love for Rapunzel. He made it his value because Rapunzel agreed to marry, but only if the prince: “Bring you a skein of silk every time you come, and I will weave a ladder with it” (Grimm 92). With his love for Rapunzel, he was motivated to win her love and help her escape the tower. Since his motivation came from loving Rapunzel, he didn't know there would be consequences. In addition to losing the girl he loved, he had become blind due to one eye being pierced by a thorn bush, rendering him blind (Grimm 93). Even though his actions had consequences, he was still motivated to find Rapunzel. Once he found Rapunzel, he was rewarded with her love and regained his sight through Rapunzel's tears (Grimm 93). Another example of a story in which a male character causes trouble for himself would have to be the story of Brother and Sister. . This story was about a brother and sister who had run away from their evil stepmother, who was a witch, and wanted to get rid of the children (Grimm 76-82). The two siblings decided to hide in the woods where they thought their stepmother wouldn't find them. The wicked stepmother knew that the two children had gone into the woods and cast a spell on the streams that flowed through the woods (Grimm 76). She cast this spell because she knew the children would be hungry and thirsty. This is the brother who has become extremely thirsty and naive. His sister warned his brother not to drink from the streams because he...... middle of paper ......(1864): 232-39.Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm. “Hansel, the Gambler.” Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm. The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tale. New York: Barns & Noble, Inc, 2012. 417-419.—. "Preface." Jakob Grimm and Wilhelm Grim (1859): 215.Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm. “Rapunzel.” Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm. The Complete Grimm Fairy Tales. New York: Barns & Nobles, Inc., 2012. 88-93. Grimm, Jakob, and Wilhelm. “Brother and sister.” Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm. Grimm's Fairy Tales. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2009. 76-82. Hilderband, Wiegand and others. “German Philologists and Collectors of Folk Tales.” Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm (1785-1863) Wilhelm Karl Grimm (1786-1859) (nd): 214-215.The North America Review. “Jacob Grimm.” The North American Review (1865). Yolen, Jane. "Introduction." Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm. The Complete Grimm Fairy Tales. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc..., 2012.