Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Real-life Rapunzel


Natasha Moraes de Andrade who is just 12 year old is known as real-life Rapunzel in her town. She lives in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

This girl has never cut her hair but now she’s planning to cut & sell the 5ft 2in mane for £3,500. There are a couple of reasons why she wants to cut them. First of all, it’s kind of expensive for her family to buy shampoo. In fact maintenance has been one of the main reasons. Plus it takes a lot of time to wash & brush every day. And then she can’t play like other kids of her age. According to her mom, it’s interfering with her life.

Btw, the Guinness World Record for the world's longest hair belongs to China's Xie Qiuping whose hair measures 5.63 metres.

I think it’s better for Natasha to have a hair cut. It’s just not healthy to have such long hair. Moreover, I don’t see any beauty whatsoever. It would be a lot better to have a normal life in which she could play with other kids rather than taking care of this long mane.