Hansel and Gretel

The Story

Once upon a time a very poor woodcutter lived in a tiny cottage in the forest with his two children, Hansel and Gretel. His second wife often ill-treated the children and was forever nagging the woodcutter. 'There is not enough food in the house for us all. There are too many mouths to feed! We must get rid of the two brats,' she declared. And she kept on trying to persuade her husband to abandon his children in the forest. 'Take them miles from home, so far that they can never find their way back! Maybe someone will find them and give them a home.' The downcast woodcutter didn't know what to do. Hansel who, one evening, had overheard his parents' conversation, comforted Gretel. What happens next