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such a broad foot. By treading, she answered, by treading. Then
the bridegroom went to the second, and said, how do you come by
your falling lip. By licking, she answered, by licking. Then
he asked the third, how do you come by your broad thumb. By
twisting the thread, she answered, by twisting the thread. On
this the king's son was alarmed and said, neither now nor ever
shall my beautiful bride touch a spinning-wheel. And thus she
got rid of the hateful flax-spinning.
Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife
and his two children. The boy was called Hansel and the
girl Gretel. He had little to bite and to break, and once when
great dearth fell on the land, he could no longer procure even daily
bread. Now when he thought over this by night in his bed, and
tossed about in his anxiety, he groaned and said to his wife, what
is to become of us. How are we to feed our poor children, when
we no longer have anything even for ourselves. I'll tell you what,
husband, answered the woman, early to-morrow morning we
will take the children out into the forest to where it is the
thickest. There we will light a fire for them, and give each of
them one more piece of bread, and then we will go to our work and
leave them alone. They will not find the way home again, and we
shall be rid of them. No, wife, said the man, I will not do that.
How can I bear to leave my children alone in the forest. The wild
animals would soon come and tear them to pieces. O' you fool, said
she, then we must all four die of hunger, you may as well plane the
planks for our coffins, and she left him no peace until he
consented. But I feel very sorry for the poor children, all the
same, said the man.

The two children had also not been able to sleep for hunger, and
had heard what their step-mother had said to their father. Gretel
wept bitter tears, and said to Hansel, now all is over with us.
Be quiet, Gretel, said Hansel, do not distress yourself, I will soon
find a way to help us. And when the old folks had fallen asleep,
he got up, put on his little coat, opened the door below, and crept
outside. The moon shone brightly, and the white pebbles which lay
in front of the house glittered like real silver pennies. Hansel
stooped and stuffed the little pocket of his coat with as many as he
could get in. Then he went back and said to Gretel, be comforted,
dear little sister, and sleep in peace, God will not forsake us, and
he lay down again in his bed. When day dawned, but before the
sun had risen, the woman came and awoke the two children, saying
get up, you sluggards. We are going into the forest to fetch
wood. She gave each a little piece of bread, and said, there is
something for your dinner, but do not eat it up before then, for you
will get nothing else. Gretel took the bread under her apron, as
Hansel had the pebbles in his pocket. Then they all set out
together on the way to the forest. When they had walked a short
time, Hansel stood still and peeped back at the house, and did so
again and again. His father said, Hansel, what are you looking at
there and staying behind for. Pay attention, and do not forget how
to use your legs. Ah, father, said Hansel, I am looking at my
little white cat, which is sitting up on the roof, and wants to say
good-bye to me. The wife said, fool, that is not your little cat,
that is the morning sun which is shining on the chimneys. Hansel,
however, had not been looking back at the cat, but had been
constantly throwing one of the white pebble-stones out of his pocket
on the road.

When they had reached the middle of the forest, the father said,
now, children, pile up some wood, and I will light a fire that you
may not be cold. Hansel and Gretel gathered brushwood together,
as high as a little hill. The brushwood was lighted, and when the
flames were burning very high, the woman said, now, children,
lay yourselves down by the fire and rest, we will go into the forest
and cut some wood. When we have done, we will come back and
fetch you away.

Hansel and Gretel sat by the fire, and when noon came, each ate
a little piece of bread, and as they heard the strokes of the
wood-axe they believed that their father was near. It was not the
axe, however, but a branch which he had fastened to a withered tree
which the wind was blowing backwards and forwards. And as they had
been sitting such a long time, their eyes closed with fatigue, and
they fell fast asleep. When at last they awoke, it was already dark
night. Gretel began to cry and said, how are we to get out of the
forest now. But Hansel comforted her and said, just wait a little,
until the moon has risen, and then we will soon find the way. And
when the full moon had risen, Hansel took his little sister by the
hand, and followed the pebbles which shone like newly-coined silver
pieces, and showed them the way.

They walked the whole night long, and by break of day came
once more to their father's house. They knocked at the door, and
when the woman opened it and saw that it was Hansel and Gretel,
she said, you naughty children, why have you slept so long in the
forest. We thought you were never coming back at all. The father,
however, rejoiced, for it had cut him to the heart to leave them
behind alone.

Not long afterwards, there was once more great dearth throughout
the land, and the children heard their mother saying at night to
their father, everything is eaten again, we have one half loaf left,
and that is the end. The children must go, we will take them
farther into the wood, so that they will not find their way out
again. There is no other means of saving ourselves. The man's
heart was heavy, and he thought, it would be better for you to share
the last mouthful with your children. The woman, however, would
listen to nothing that he had to say, but scolded and reproached
him. He who says a must say b, likewise, and as he had yielded the

such a broad foot. By treading, she answered, by treading. Then

the bridegroom went to the second, and said, how do you come by

your falling lip. By licking, she answered, by licking. Then

he asked the third, how do you come by your broad thumb. By

twisting the thread, she answered, by twisting the thread. On

this the king's son was alarmed and said, neither now nor ever

shall my beautiful bride touch a spinning-wheel. And thus she

got rid of the hateful flax-spinning.

Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife

and his two children. The boy was called Hansel and the

girl Gretel. He had little to bite and to break, and once when

great dearth fell on the land, he could no longer procure even daily

bread. Now when he thought over this by night in his bed, and

tossed about in his anxiety, he groaned and said to his wife, what

is to become of us. How are we to feed our poor children, when

we no longer have anything even for ourselves. I'll tell you what,

husband, answered the woman, early to-morrow morning we

will take the children out into the forest to where it is the

thickest. There we will light a fire for them, and give each of

them one more piece of bread, and then we will go to our work and

leave them alone. They will not find the way home again, and we

shall be rid of them. No, wife, said the man, I will not do that.

How can I bear to leave my children alone in the forest. The wild

animals would soon come and tear them to pieces. O' you fool, said

she, then we must all four die of hunger, you may as well plane the

planks for our coffins, and she left him no peace until he

consented. But I feel very sorry for the poor children, all the

same, said the man.

The two children had also not been able to sleep for hunger, and

had heard what their step-mother had said to their father. Gretel

wept bitter tears, and said to Hansel, now all is over with us.

Be quiet, Gretel, said Hansel, do not distress yourself, I will soon

find a way to help us. And when the old folks had fallen asleep,

he got up, put on his little coat, opened the door below, and crept

outside. The moon shone brightly, and the white pebbles which lay

in front of the house glittered like real silver pennies. Hansel

stooped and stuffed the little pocket of his coat with as many as he

could get in. Then he went back and said to Gretel, be comforted,

dear little sister, and sleep in peace, God will not forsake us, and

he lay down again in his bed. When day dawned, but before the

sun had risen, the woman came and awoke the two children, saying

get up, you sluggards. We are going into the forest to fetch

wood. She gave each a little piece of bread, and said, there is

something for your dinner, but do not eat it up before then, for you

will get nothing else. Gretel took the bread under her apron, as

Hansel had the pebbles in his pocket. Then they all set out

together on the way to the forest. When they had walked a short

time, Hansel stood still and peeped back at the house, and did so

again and again. His father said, Hansel, what are you looking at

there and staying behind for. Pay attention, and do not forget how

to use your legs. Ah, father, said Hansel, I am looking at my

little white cat, which is sitting up on the roof, and wants to say

good-bye to me. The wife said, fool, that is not your little cat,

that is the morning sun which is shining on the chimneys. Hansel,

however, had not been looking back at the cat, but had been

constantly throwing one of the white pebble-stones out of his pocket

on the road.

When they had reached the middle of the forest, the father said,

now, children, pile up some wood, and I will light a fire that you

may not be cold. Hansel and Gretel gathered brushwood together,

as high as a little hill. The brushwood was lighted, and when the

flames were burning very high, the woman said, now, children,

lay yourselves down by the fire and rest, we will go into the forest

and cut some wood. When we have done, we will come back and

fetch you away.

Hansel and Gretel sat by the fire, and when noon came, each ate

a little piece of bread, and as they heard the strokes of the

wood-axe they believed that their father was near. It was not the

axe, however, but a branch which he had fastened to a withered tree

which the wind was blowing backwards and forwards. And as they had

been sitting such a long time, their eyes closed with fatigue, and

they fell fast asleep. When at last they awoke, it was already dark

night. Gretel began to cry and said, how are we to get out of the

forest now. But Hansel comforted her and said, just wait a little,

until the moon has risen, and then we will soon find the way. And

when the full moon had risen, Hansel took his little sister by the

hand, and followed the pebbles which shone like newly-coined silver

pieces, and showed them the way.

They walked the whole night long, and by break of day came

once more to their father's house. They knocked at the door, and

when the woman opened it and saw that it was Hansel and Gretel,

she said, you naughty children, why have you slept so long in the

forest. We thought you were never coming back at all. The father,

however, rejoiced, for it had cut him to the heart to leave them

behind alone.

Not long afterwards, there was once more great dearth throughout

the land, and the children heard their mother saying at night to

their father, everything is eaten again, we have one half loaf left,

and that is the end. The children must go, we will take them

farther into the wood, so that they will not find their way out

again. There is no other means of saving ourselves. The man's

heart was heavy, and he thought, it would be better for you to share

the last mouthful with your children. The woman, however, would

listen to nothing that he had to say, but scolded and reproached

him. He who says a must say b, likewise, and as he had yielded the