Rumpelstiltskin by Brothers Grimm

A poor miller’s daughter is forced to spin straw into gold or face death—until a strange little man offers his help at a terrible price. When he later demands her firstborn child, she must guess his name to save her family. The plot is tense, magical, and builds toward a clever solution. A tale of desperation, cunning, and the power of names. One of the most enduring fairy tales about promises and cleverness.