A young Rumplestiltskin is dropped off at the home of two spinsters while his father looks for a job. While there they teach him how to spin wool on the wheel and he eventually becomes so good that he envisions a future where he will make a living as a wool spinner, able to support his future family. ("Think Lovely Thoughts") Years later, Rumple marries a woman named Milah and they make a living a wool spinners. However, when Rumple is called to fight in the Ogre Wars he intentionally injures himself to be sent home. ("Manhattan") Ashamed of Rumple, Milah ends up leaving him and their son, Baelfire, for a pirate named Killian Jones. Rumple ends up raising Baelfire by himself, continuing to work as a wool spinner. ("The Crocodile") The father and son continue working as wool spinners even i