"Throw the children into the forest! Otherwise, we will all starve to death! " Stepmother said.

"No, that's cruel." The father replied.

"ok, then go and find food."

because I was so poor, my father had to agree.

Hanson and Gretel are very sad. The clever Hansel sneaked into the yard while his parents were asleep, and picked up many pebbles and put them in his pocket.

The next day, the couple did take them to the forest, and Hansen left many pebbles along the way as signposts to find their way home.

"You wait here, and we'll cut wood."

Brother and sister were playing on the grass and fell asleep unconsciously. When I woke up, it was already dark.

Gretel began to cry with fear. Hansen took his weeping sister and followed the sign of pebbles and walked home.

When they finally came home, Dad was very happy, but Mom kept a calm face.

Only a few days later, Hansen heard his mother say to his father, "This time, they must not come back."

In the evening, Hansen wanted to pick up pebbles, but the door was locked.

The next day, in the same situation, Hansen had to use bread instead of pebbles and scatter them along the road. Unexpectedly, the bread was eaten up by the birds.

Brother and sister didn't wake up until midnight. Hansen comforted her sister and said, "Never mind, the crumbs will tell us the way home.

"But I can't find the crumbs anywhere.

"ah! What should I do? "

"I'm so hungry!"

They wandered around the forest hungry, and Gretel couldn't help crying again.

"Sister, don't cry. Brother will take you home when it is dawn."

As the night deepened, my brother and sister fell asleep unconsciously.

soon, it was dawn.

As soon as the brothers and sisters woke up, they tried to find a way out, walking and walking. Suddenly, Hansen's eyes lit up and cried, "Look! There is a house there! "

They looked at it happily, "Wow! This house is all made of candy and biscuits! "

My brother and sister were so hungry that they couldn't help flying over, tearing down the house and eating heartily.

"ah! Delicious! "

At this moment, a kind voice came from behind and said, "Who is eating my house?" A lady came out of the room.

"Sorry, we are children lost in the forest."

Your wife said gently, "Oh! Poor boy, come in and eat! There are many delicious things in the house. "

after eating, your wife let them both sleep in a beautiful and comfortable bed. Brother and sister were so happy that they soon fell asleep.

"gnome male-"... it worked! "

Actually, your wife was transformed by a cannibal witch. "well! The little boy is bigger, so eat him first. "

The next day, Hansen was put in a big box.

"Give this to your brother, fatten up and I'll eat him. Go! "

Gretel sobbed with fear, but it's no use crying. The witch ordered her to do all kinds of work, and she kept scolding after a break.

The witch comes to see Hansel every day. Because of her poor eyesight, she can only touch Hansel's finger to see if she is fatter. However, Hansel is very clever, and every time she reaches out the chicken bones she has eaten, she gives them to the witch to touch.

alas! Why didn't you gain weight after eating so much?

The witch can't wait. She cries, "Gretel, I'm not waiting. You go and make a fire now. I'm going to cook your brother today. Come on! Quick! "

The witch loudly ordered Gretel to move a cauldron herself.

"ah! Is my brother going to be eaten like this? " Gretel looked at a large pot of water and thought sadly, "If I had known this, I would have died in the forest together."

Gretel was very anxious, but she didn't know what to do.

"Why are you still standing there? Go and make a fire!" The witch shouted very grumpy.

Gretel started a fire while crying.

After a while, the witch called to her again, "See if the water is boiling?"

At this moment, Gretel suddenly had an epiphany and thought of a good way to save her brother and her.

So, she asked the witch, "How can I know if the water is boiling? I won't! See for yourself. "

"what! A girl can't even look at the boiling water. Haven't you ever cooked at home? "

"No!"

"ok! I'll see for myself. "

The witch approached the pot and looked at the water carefully.

At this moment, Gretel tried her best and slammed into it from behind.

The witch didn't take any precautions, so she fell into the hot pot.

"ouch! It burns me to death. "

The witch lingered for a few breaths and then died.

Gretel happily ran to open the box and rescued Hansen.

"brother, brother! The witch is dead! "

"ah! Really? "

"hmm! Really. " Gretel told her brother what had happened.

brother and sister embraced happily. Hansel was moved and said, "Sister, you are so brave!"

"No," Gretel said, "Brother, you are smart!"

they are happy to run around. In the basement, they found a big box and opened it.

"wow! So beautiful! "

It turns out that the box is full of jewels and gold coins.

Hansen said, "Let's take some home as gifts."

The two men stuffed jewels and gold coins into their pockets. "All right, go home quickly. Find a way out before it gets dark! " Hansen held his sister's hand tightly and walked out of the witch's house.

wow! Finally, they walked out of the forest, but a deep and wide river lay in front of them. What was even more distressing was that there were no bridges or boats on the river.

"what a shame! How to cross the river? "

"wow! Look! A wild duck. "

On the other side of the river, a wild duck is swimming leisurely.

Gretel shouted, "By the way, please ask Mr. Wild Duck!"

So, they shouted together, "Mr. Wild Duck, would you please take us to the other side?"

As if they understood what they said, the wild ducks swam over and carried them across the river.

from a distance, they saw their home.

I didn't expect that cruel stepmother died of illness.

then they lived happily with their father!

Creative background

The life and creative fate of the Brothers Grimm are inextricably linked with The Romantic Period in German literature. The Romantic Literature Movement, which was spawned by the French Revolution (1789-1794), swept across Europe at the turn of the 18-19 century, and first blossomed in this chaotic and backward land of Germany.

Germany at that time was the most disastrous nation-state in Europe. Since the "Thirty Years' War" (1618-1648), Germany, which became the main battlefield, has fallen apart politically and economically. Although it still bears the name of "Holy Roman Empire" in name, it has actually split into a loose mixture of more than 361 principalities and free cities, and its social development has been seriously slow.

In p>1816, the Napoleonic Wars swept across Europe completely disintegrated the Holy Roman Empire. Under the conquest and rule of France, the national consciousness of the German people was awakened, and the desire for a unified and powerful German nation was unprecedentedly high.

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