The oven into which the witch is eventually relegated, is also redolent of the fires of hell as punishment for her sins. As is perhaps evident from these examples though, Hansel and Gretel has an unusually small geographic reach when compared to many other folkloric tales, with most versions coming from Europe.
Though they do differ substantially from the European narrative structures, the African tale is the most similar. It tells the story of three children, banished by their father after letting his magical milk-producing bird loose.
This time, the plot is reversed, and the children benevolently rescue the adults from a famine sweeping the country. It has been translated into almost every language, and very excitingly, is continuing to evolve in the present day.
View all Books Featuring this Story. Hansel and Gretel. However, Hansel knows of their plan and drops a trail of stones behind him so that the siblings can find their way back home. The parents abandon their children in the forest for a second time, and this time Hansel makes a trail of breadcrumbs.
When the adults were asleep, Hansel got up again and wanted to gather pebbles as he had done before, but the woman had locked the door, and Hansel could not get out. Still, he comforted Gretel and said, "Just go to sleep, Gretel dear. God will help us. Early the next morning the woman came and got the children from their beds. They received their little pieces of bread, even less than the last time.
On the way, Hansel crumbled his piece in his pocket, then often stood still, and threw crumbs onto the ground.
On the way to the woods, Hansel crumbled his piece in his pocket, then often stood still, and threw crumbs onto the ground. It wants to say good-bye to me. But little by little Hansel dropped all the crumbs onto the path.
The mother took them deeper into the woods than they had ever been in their whole lifetime. The woman took them deeper into the woods than they had ever been in their whole lifetime. There they were told to sleep by a large fire, and that the parents would come and get them in the evening. Once again a large fire was made, and the mother said, "Sit here, children.
If you get tired you can sleep a little. We are going into the woods to cut wood. We will come and get you in the evening when we are finished. When it was midday Gretel shared her bread with Hansel, who had scattered his piece along the path. Midday passed, and evening passed, but no one came to get the poor children. Then they fell asleep, and evening passed, but no one came to get the poor children. Hansel comforted Gretel and said, "Wait, when the moon comes up I will be able to see the crumbs of bread that I scattered, and they will show us the way back home.
The many thousands of birds in the woods had found them and pecked them up. When the moon appeared they got up, but they could not find any crumbs, for the many thousands of birds that fly about in the woods and in the fields had pecked them up.
Hansel thought that he would still be able to find the way home, and he and Gretel set forth, but they soon became totally lost in the great wilderness. Hansel said to Gretel, "We will find our way," but they did not find it. They walked through the night and the entire next day, and then, exhausted, they fell asleep.
They walked another day, but they could not find their way out of the woods. They walked through the entire night and the next day from morning until evening, but they did not find their way out of the woods. They were terribly hungry, for they had eaten only a few small berries that were growing on the ground. And because they were so tired that their legs would no longer carry them, they lay down under a tree and fell asleep.
On the third day they walked until midday when they came to a little house built entirely from bread with a roof made of cake, and the windows were made of clear sugar. It was already the third morning since they had left the father's house. They started walking again, but managed only to go deeper and deeper into the woods. If help did not come soon, they would perish.
At midday they saw a little snow-white bird sitting on a branch. It sang so beautifully that they stopped to listen. When it was finished it stretched its wings and flew in front of them. They followed it until they came to a little house. The bird sat on the roof, and when they came closer, they saw that the little house was built entirely from bread with a roof made of cake, and the windows were made of clear sugar.
That will be nice and sweet for you. That will be sweet. Hansel reached up and broke off a little of the roof to see how it tasted, while Gretel stood next to the windowpanes and was nibbling at them. Then a gentle voice called out from inside:. They continued to eat, without being distracted. Hansel, who very much like the taste of the roof, tore down another large piece, and Gretel poked out an entire round windowpane.
Hansel and Gretel were so frightened that they dropped what they were holding in their hands, and immediately they saw a little woman, as old as the hills, creeping out the door.
Suddenly the door opened, and a woman, as old as the hills and leaning on a crutch, came creeping out. Hansel and Gretel were so frightened that they dropped what they were holding in their hands.
She shook her head and said, "Oh, you dear children, where did you come from? Come inside with me, and you will be just fine. Just come in and stay with me. No harm will come to you. She took them by the hand and led them into her house. Then she served them a good meal: pancakes with sugar, apples, and nuts; and made two nice beds for them.
Then she served them a good meal: milk and pancakes with sugar, apples, and nuts. Afterward she made two nice beds for them, decked in white. Hansel and Gretel went to bed, thinking it was though they were in heaven. Hansel and Gretel went to bed, thinking they were in heaven. But the old woman was a wicked witch who was lying in wait there for children.
But the old woman had only pretended to be friendly. She was a wicked witch who was lying in wait there for children. She had built her house of bread in order to lure them to her, and if she captured one, she would kill him, cook him, and eat him; and for her that was a day to celebrate. She had built her house of bread only in order to lure them to her, and if she captured one, she would kill him, cook him, and eat him; and for her that was a day to celebrate.
Witches have red eyes and cannot see very far, but they have a sense of smell like animals, and know when humans are approaching.
So she was overjoyed that Hansel and Gretel had found their way to her. When Hansel and Gretel came near to her, she laughed wickedly and spoke scornfully, "Now I have them. Not B-list in terms of quality, of course, but B-list in terms of visibility. Against the full force of the Disney animated canon and its marketing apparatus, that can feel a little quiet. Incidentally, the House of Mouse has tried to make something of "Hansel and Gretel" — by handing it off to Tim Burton.
The ensuing adaptation, which featured Burton's signature art style and an Asian-American cast, was aired exactly once on the Disney Channel in If we move into the horror space, "Hansel and Gretel" fares better. Most fairy tales hide darker realities or themes to be discovered once you go beyond the fantastical and cheerful trappings, but despite the apple-cheeked children protagonists and the gingerbread house, the darkness of "Hansel and Gretel" seems to prevail whenever we return to the story.
And that's because the history behind "Hansel and Gretel" is already the stuff of nightmares: climate change, famine, and survival cannibalism. If you need a refresher , "Hansel and Gretel" is about two siblings in medieval Germany.
During a famine, the siblings, their father, and their stepmother begin to starve. Their cruel stepmother, thinking only of herself, tells her husband that they'd be better off if they abandoned the children in the woods one day while out woodcutting. Her husband protests, but agrees. Hansel and Gretel overhear this, and Hansel comes up with a strategy. When the stepmother abandons them, Hansel just follows the stones he left behind.
When the stepmother tries the same plan again , Hansel tries the same trick with breadcrumbs — but it doesn't work because birds exist.
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