A poor woodcutter and his wife had two children named Hansel
and Gretel. Their mother died when they were young. Hansel and Gretel were very
sad. Soon their father remarried but their stepmother was very cruel. One day,
she took the children deep into the forest and left them there. Clever Hansel
had some breadcrumbs in his pocket and had dropped them on the way so that they
could find their way back home. Alas! The birds ate all the crumbs and they
couldn’t find the path that led back home.
Hansel and Gretel went deeper and deeper into the forest.
They were hungry and tired. Finally, after walking for a long time, they saw a
cottage made of chocolate, candies, and cake. “Look, Hansel! A chocolate
brick!” shouted.
Gretel in delight and both ate it hungrily.
Now, a wicked witch lived there. When she saw Hansel and
Gretel, she wanted to eat them. She grabbed the children and locked them in a
cage. The witch decided to make a soup out of Hansel and eat him first. She
began boiling a huge pot of water for the soup. Just then, Gretel crept out of
her cage. She gave the wicked witch a mighty push from behind and the witch
fell into the boiling water. She howled in pain and died instantly. Hansel and
Gretel found treasure lying around the cottage. They carried it home with them.
Their stepmother had died and their father welcomed them back with tears of
joy. They never went hungry again!
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