This is the story of two children who have an unforgettable adventure. Hansel, the little boy, and Gretel, the little girl, are brother and sister. Once upon a time they lived with their father (a poor old woodcutter) and their new stepmother (a selfish, heartless woman) in a small cottage at the edge of a dark forest.
Times were hard, and there just wasn't enough food to go around. So the wicked stepmother hit upon an evil plan. She convinced her gullible husband to take the two children deep into the forest and to abandon them there. "Someone will find them and feed them there", she lied. Secretly, she really just wanted to be rid of the children so that she could have their share of food for herself!
On the way, Hansel dropped crumbs from his last morsel of bread to leave a trail so that they would be able to find their way back home. But the birds ate it, and the children didn't know which way to go! They were all alone, and scared because there were b...
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