And soon Rapunzel's hair is extremely braided. It doesn't even touch the ground anymore. (Rolan occasionally has to pick a girl up to facilitate them reaching high enough, but he doesn't interfere beyond that.)

The girls have also seen fit to include multitudes of flowers.

"Aww, it's lovely," says Rolan.

"It's the prettiest hair in the world," asserts the first little girl.

"I think you might be right," says Rolan.