The only access to the world Rapunzel has is a wide window from which Mother Gothel comes and goes, using Rapunzel's 70 foot long hair as a rope ladder. She teaches the girl to sing the old song to make her hair glow and restore Gothel's beauty and keeps her hidden from the world, telling her that it is for her own safety and that anyone on the outside wouldn't hesitate to steal her magic hair. She takes the baby to a secret tower hidden in an alcove where she gives her the name Rapunzel and raises her as her own daughter. Desperate, Gothel resolves to kidnap the princess and flee with her deep into the forest. Gothel attempts to cut just enough hair to keep but the clipped hair turns brown in her hands, void of its power. She recites the old song and the baby's hair glows just as the flower had. She is determined not to lose the magical powers that gave her eternal youth, so she breaks into the castle late one night and finds the baby princess lying in her crib. The royal family marks the occasion by lighting a paper lantern decorated with the emblem of a sun and release it into the sky. To everyone's great relief, she recovers and soon gives birth to a beautiful baby girl who, unlike her brunette parents, has shining golden hair.

They bring it back to the castle and distill it into an elixir which is given to the queen. Soon enough, the soldiers discover the flower that, in her haste to hide, Gothel forgot to cover. Upon hearing a rumor that speaks of the legendary sun flower, the king spares no time and dispatches his soldiers to find it. However, the queen soon falls deathly ill. The ruling king and queen of Corona desperately wish for a child and, when the queen finally becomes pregnant, the entire kingdom celebrates. Time goes by and soon a prosperous kingdom is built up nearby. Vain and possessive of the flower, Gothel hides it beneath a woven basket and regularly returns to it to keep herself young. Make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine, what once was mine'), it emits a power that restores her youth. One day, an old crone named Gothel ( Donna Murphy) finds the flower and discovers that, when she sings a certain song to it ('Flower, gleam and glow. This flower is said to be capable of great healing power. When it touches the ground, a radiant, yellow flower blossoms. This is the story of a girl named Rapunzel, and it starts with the sun.' Centuries ago, a droplet of sunlight falls from the sky and lands on Earth. But don't worry, this is actually a fun story and the truth is it isn't even mine. Flynn's voice narrates: 'This is the story of how I died. The film opens on a Wanted poster for Flynn Rider ( Zachary Levi) which is mounted to a tree.

Rapunzel sun and tower painting