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The [[Star-Crossed Lovers|unlucky couple]] wandered the wasteland for some time (during which Rapunzel bore twins) before running into one another. Rapunzel immediately embraced him, weeping, and her [[Swiss Army Tears|tears fell on his eyes and healed them]]. He took her back to his kingdom, and they lived [[Happily Ever After]].
 
The best known version of this story comes from [[The Brothers Grimm (Creatorcreator)|The Brothers Grimm]], probably based on Giambattista Basile's ''Petrosinella''. Initially, Rapunzel betrayed the Prince's existence by remarking on how tight her dress was getting around the middle, but the Grimms decided that [[Bowdlerise|this was too raunchy]] and so in later versions, she instead remarked that the witch was much heavier to pull up than her Prince.
 
The story may have been based on St. Barbara.
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* [[Happily Ever After]]
* [[I Am Not Pretty]]: Some variations give Rapunzel self-esteem issues, making her believe she's ugly
* [[Idiot Ball]]: [[The Brothers Grimm (Creatorcreator)|The Brothers Grimm]] gave Rapunzel this in their [[Bowdlerise|Bowdlerised]] version when they have her, unprompted, mention the Prince to the witch. The first edition at least makes sense -- Rapunzel wonders aloud why her clothing no longer fits. Unsurprisingly, considering how the girl lived her life, she didn't know she was pregnant.
** The parents also carried an Idiot Ball, considering they lived next door to a women they knew was a witch and then chose to even risk stealing from her. [[Wacky Cravings]] or not that was just dumb in its purest form.
** However, in some versions, the mother's want for the lettuce is so strong that she faces death if she doesn't get it.
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