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THE REAL HANSEL AND GRETEL


Once upon a time, there was a poor family 

That lived in a small village. The children and  

Step-mother would stay home and care for  

The house, while the father would go to work.  

The father's name was Oscar. He worked hard. 

He would slave day and night so his family  

Could eat. Every night they would eat bread.  

The house the family lived in was in the worst  

Condition possible. The foundation was starting  

To rot and mildew was everywhere, even on the  

Children's clothes. The children of the family are  

Fraternal twins. The boy was hansom so their  

Father named him Hansel. Hansel played with  

The other boys in the neighborhood and he  

Was always in trouble. The girl was greatly smart 

So their father named her Gretel. Gretel was  

The complete opposite of Hansel. She was not 

Interested in sports, but she loved to read the  

village newspaper. The step-mother's name was  

Carolina and she did not like the children. She  

Pretended to love the children in front of their  

Father. She despised the children because she could  

Not have children of her own. To keep her and  

Oscar from starving, she came up with a great 

Plan to get rid of the children. Her plan  

Was based on the taking the children to a place where  

They could not escape. She regretfully reveals her  

Plan to Oscar and he agrees to help her achieve 

Her goals. The next morning, Oscar and Carolina 

Wake the children. They inform Hansel and  

Gretel that they are going on an adventure.  

The adventure is along an old trading route. 

Oscar and Carolina plan to sell the children  

And tell the village that they ran away in the 

Middle of the night. Once they arrive to the  

Trail they meet an old lady. Oscar and Carolina 

Tell Hansel and Gretel that the old lady is their  

Grandmother. Once the children agree to go with 

Her, Oscar and Carolina run off to tell the terrible news. 

The children are shocked to the see the old lady's house.  

It is huge and smells of sweets and other savory  

Goods. She feeds them and tells them to change their 

Clothes into the newer ones. Once settled in Hansel  

And Gretel explore their new temporary home. 

When asked how long they are staying the woman  

Starts to chuckle and leads them to a dark room at  

The other end of the house. One in there she locks 

Them in. While Hansel and Gretel are trying to  

Break out, they over hear the old woman talking  

To someone about a feast later on. The feast will 

Take place in two days. Hansel and Gretel converse 

About the food they will eat at the feast. A servant  

Of their "grandmother" comes in to invite them to  

A special room with her. Hansel and Gretel  

Cautiously follow the old woman's servant. When 

In the special room Hansel asked, " Why are there 

Two huge serving plates in the room?" Gretel  

Thinks back to Oscar and Carolina's weird behavior 

And warns Hansel. She realizes that they are not  

Going to be eating, but eaten. Hansel sees a glass 

Ball-like figurine in the room and kicks it at the  

Servants head, which knocks her out. Gretel gets 

Her and her bother out of the room. Both of the 

Children see the old woman starting her fire place. 

Gretel tells Hansel to sneak up behind her with a  

Vase and hit her with it. Once Hansel hit the old  

Woman, they push her in to the fire and escape  

The house. They wander in the woods for days 

Before finding their old village. The people are 

Shocked to the walking dead and immediately  

Question the parents. Once Oscar and Carolina 

Are caught they serve an endless prison sentence 

In the village prison. Hansel and Gretel move in  

WIth their real grandmother and live 

HAPPILY EVER AFTER!! 

 

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