A poor woodcutter living near a forest had very little to feed his wife and two children.
The boy was Hansel and the girl was Gretel. Their stepmother thought they ate too much.
One morning, when their food was almost gone, the stepmother shook them awake very early. She took them very far into the forest and told them to search for firewood .She had
.I will come back later to lead you home, she lied. She left some bread for them plan a
The children worked hard gathering armloads of firewood. Then they rested and ate their bread. After waiting a long time , they fell asleep .When they woke up, it was very dark.
Gretel was frightened. Hansel said, ''Don't cry, I dropped a trail of pebbles on the way here."They followed the shiny pebbles and found their way home. Their stepmother
Was not pleased. The next day they went further into the woods. Hansel dropped breadcrumbs along the way .But when Hansel and Gretel looked them, they were
Gone? The birds had eaten them up .After wandering for hours , the e exhausted children slept under a tree until morning. They walked until they found a house made out of cakes!." Oh, what a wonderful treat this will be!""cried Hansel, clapping his hands eagerly.
"let's eat "."I'll start with a window ",said Gretel," and you can taste the roof! It's gingerbread!"Suddenly a quiet voice called from inside the house , "Who's that nibbling
at my house?".The children stopped eating as a very ugly old woman hobbled out.
The children gasped and trembled with fear, but the old woman just smiled sweetly at them."You poor dears," she said ."Come inside to eat some dinner."They followed her into
the house. But she was really a wicked witch who used her house of sweets to catch children-to eat! The witch locked up Hansel all alone in a little room . Gretel cried and
cried for her brother. The wicked witch told Gretel, "Enough! We must fatten up your skinny brother before I eat him!".Each morning, the witch said to Hansel, "Stick out your finger for me to feel!"Hansel knew she didn't see well ,so he cleverly stuck out a little
bone instead. He was too thin !Days passed and the witch grew tired of waiting . She
told Gretel to prepare the oven for baking. The witch said , " Feel inside and see if it
is hot enough yet.""But…how?"Gretel asked."Watch!" the witch said , sticking her own
head into the oven . Gretel quickly shoved her inside !She ran to free Hansel. They took
the witch's treasure and set off for home. On the way ,they met their father. He had been
searching for them since their stepmother died .The children gave him the witch's treasure and they were never poor _or hungry _ again.
The boy was Hansel and the girl was Gretel. Their stepmother thought they ate too much.
One morning, when their food was almost gone, the stepmother shook them awake very early. She took them very far into the forest and told them to search for firewood .She had
.I will come back later to lead you home, she lied. She left some bread for them plan a
The children worked hard gathering armloads of firewood. Then they rested and ate their bread. After waiting a long time , they fell asleep .When they woke up, it was very dark.
Gretel was frightened. Hansel said, ''Don't cry, I dropped a trail of pebbles on the way here."They followed the shiny pebbles and found their way home. Their stepmother
Was not pleased. The next day they went further into the woods. Hansel dropped breadcrumbs along the way .But when Hansel and Gretel looked them, they were
Gone? The birds had eaten them up .After wandering for hours , the e exhausted children slept under a tree until morning. They walked until they found a house made out of cakes!." Oh, what a wonderful treat this will be!""cried Hansel, clapping his hands eagerly.
"let's eat "."I'll start with a window ",said Gretel," and you can taste the roof! It's gingerbread!"Suddenly a quiet voice called from inside the house , "Who's that nibbling
at my house?".The children stopped eating as a very ugly old woman hobbled out.
The children gasped and trembled with fear, but the old woman just smiled sweetly at them."You poor dears," she said ."Come inside to eat some dinner."They followed her into
the house. But she was really a wicked witch who used her house of sweets to catch children-to eat! The witch locked up Hansel all alone in a little room . Gretel cried and
cried for her brother. The wicked witch told Gretel, "Enough! We must fatten up your skinny brother before I eat him!".Each morning, the witch said to Hansel, "Stick out your finger for me to feel!"Hansel knew she didn't see well ,so he cleverly stuck out a little
bone instead. He was too thin !Days passed and the witch grew tired of waiting . She
told Gretel to prepare the oven for baking. The witch said , " Feel inside and see if it
is hot enough yet.""But…how?"Gretel asked."Watch!" the witch said , sticking her own
head into the oven . Gretel quickly shoved her inside !She ran to free Hansel. They took
the witch's treasure and set off for home. On the way ,they met their father. He had been
searching for them since their stepmother died .The children gave him the witch's treasure and they were never poor _or hungry _ again.