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Hansel and Gretel are siblings who are abandoned in a forest and fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a bread, cake, and sugar house. The witch, who has cannibalistic intentions, intends to fatten Hansel before eventually eating him.
- ATU 327A
- German
- Hansel and Gretel
Summary of the plot. „Hansel and Gretel“ is a classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm collection that tells the story of a brother and sister who must navigate a treacherous forest and outwit a wicked witch to survive. The tale begins with a poor woodcutter, his wife, and their two children, Hansel and Gretel.
- ATU Typ 327A
- 27.8
- KHM 15
Dec 23, 2020 · Enjoy this classic fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel, by the Brothers Grimm! This is the original version of the story, read aloud. For a full text transcription, along with translations...
- 15 min
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- FOCUS Language Coaching
Oct 30, 2021 · The tale of Hansel and Gretel was likely inspired by a 14th-century European famine that had mothers abandoning — and eating — their kids. In one of the most disturbing retellings of Hansel and Gretel, Hansel is murdered by his mother and prepared for dinner by his sister.
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Hansel bent over and filled his jacket pockets with them, as many as would fit. Then he went back into the house and said, "Don't worry, Gretel. Sleep well. God will not forsake us." Then he went back to bed. At daybreak, even before sunrise, the woman came and woke the two children. "Get up, you lazybones.
Hansel and Gretel, the original story written by the Brothers Grimm. A fairy tale and bedtime story about a brother and sister and an evil witch who tried to eat them. Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife and his two children. The boy was called Hansel and the girl Gretel.
