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Hansel and Gretel H ansel and Gretel lived in a damp little cottage on the dark side of Long Lost Wood. Their mother had died one frosty day, so their father had married a new wife who was NOT as sweet as she seemed. In fact, she was as bad as a rotten apple. “Your children eat too much,” she grumbled one day to her husband, as Hansel
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Hansel, "It is all over with us." "Do be quiet, Grethel," said Hansel, "and do not fret; 1 will manage something." And when the parents had gone to sleep he got up, put on his little coat, opened the back door, and slipped out. The moon was shining brightly, and the white flints that lay in front of the house glistened like pieces of silver ...
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Gretel: That is a great idea, Hansel. Narrator: As Hansel and Gretel got closer to the house, they realized it was a very special house. Hansel: Look! It’s made of sweets. Gretel: And gingerbread! Hansel: Let’s try some. Gretel: It’s delicious! Narrator: Hansel and Gretel nibbled away like hungry mice. Suddenly, an old woman opened the door.
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- Part 1: The Woodcutter and His Wife
- Part 2: Into The Woods
- Part 3: The Old Witch
- Part 4: A Bad Situation
- Part 5: Reunited
Once upon a time a brother and sister named Hansel and Gretel who lived in a hut in the woods with their father, a poor woodcutter. Their mother had died when the children were very young, and after a few years their father remarried. The new stepmother made life very hard for the children. Hansel and Gretel were not allowed to eat until after the ...
They went deeper and deeper into the woods. Gretel was careful to drop one crumb behind her and then another, just as she said she would do. Alas! They looked for anything to eat - an apple tree, pear tree, some nuts on the ground, even dried-up berries. There was nothing to be found! The trees and bushes were all past the time when they bore fruit...
“WHO is nibbling on my house?” a sharp voice called out. Hansel and Gretel spun around. A green old witch stared at them, frowning. Stunned, Gretel could only curtsy. "If you please, ma’am,” she said, as sweetly as she could. “There was so much candy on your house. And we're so hungry!” “You got that right, it's MY house!" snapped the witch. Her vo...
When he awoke the next morning, Hansel found himself locked in a cage. The witch roared to Gretel, “Your brother will stay there from now on. Every day I will fatten him up. Until he is ready to make me a fine dinner!” She laughed, rubbing her hands with glee. “And YOU,” she turned and looked sharply at Gretel. “You will do as I say.” Gretel worked...
They soon found a small path and followed it. The small path led to a wider path, and the wider path led to a road. They waited by the roadside hoping someone would ride by. When a horseman trotted up, Hansel and Gretel waved their hands. When he stopped, the children offered one of the small jewels. The horseman was happy to give them a ride home....
Hansel and Gretel Brothers Grimm Translated from German by Edgin Taylor and Marian Edwardes 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. He had little to bite and to break, and once when great dearth fell on the land, he could no longer procure even daily bread.
Hansel, but Gretel got nothing but crab shells. Every morning the woman cried, “Hansel, stretch out thy finger that I may feel if thou wilt soon be fat.” Hansel, however, stretched out a little bone to her, and the old woman, who had dim eyes, thought it was Hansel’s finger. When four weeks had gone by, she would not wait any longer.
