Long, long ago, in a time of magic and dragons, there lived a girl named Rapunzel, who had the most beautiful, radiant hair the world had ever seen.
But Rapunzel's life was far from wonderful. She lived as a servant of Gothel, a jealous, scheming witch who kept her hidden deep in a forbidding forest, guarded by the enormous dragon Hugo and surrounded by an enchanted magic wall. Rapunzel's discovery of a magic paintbrush leads her on a journey that will unravel a web of deception, bring peace to two feuding kingdoms, and ultimately lead her to love the handsome Prince Stefan. In 2003, it was succeeded by Barbie of Swan Lake.Abusive Parents: Gothel fits the emotionally abusive type to a T.Adaptational Badass: The witch in the original tale never displayed much magic.Acrophobic Bird: Penelope, still being a young dragon, is a little rusty at very high heights.She's not even so lenient as to let Rapunzel address her as anything but 'milady.'
