Hanzel and Gretel

Once upon a time a poor broom-maker named Peter and his wife, Gertrude, lived

in the Harz Mountains near the Ilsenstein. They had two children, which were named

Hansel and Gretel.

One day the parents left their children alone at home and went to town to sell their

brooms. Hansel and Gretel were left to do the house chores. Hansel got bored

so Gretel taught him to dance to cheer him up. When the mother returned,

she was angry that they were playing instead of working. As she chased Hansel around

the house, she accidentally spilled a container of milk, which was the last food they had

in the house. The mother sent Hansel and Gretel into the forest to pick strawberries.

When the Father returned with a backpack full of food and toys, he was very worried

about the children because of rumors of a witch that lived in that area of the forest.

Meanwhile, Hansel and Gretel became hop...