“Daddy is gone,” she cried. “Night is coming! We don’t know how to get home.” Hansel smiled. “Don’t worry,” he said. “The moon will be bright. We can follow the stones to get back home.” The children sat down.
Soon, the moon rose. Soft white light filled the forest. They could easily see the stones. The children went back home quickly. Morning came. The stepmother found the children. They were asleep in the beds. The stepmother went to the woodcutter. “You fool!” she shouted. “You said they were lost in the woods! Can’t you do anything right?” The stepmother was very angry. only the woodcutter knew. She did not tell the children. She gave them each a little water. She gave them a piece of hard bread. At night, she shouted at the wood cutter again.
Morning came. The father took the children into the woods. This time, Hansel didn’t have any stones. However, he still had the bread. He broke off small pieces. He dropped these pieces. He did not see the birds. The birds were very hungry. The birds ate all the bread. The woodcutter stopped. He started to chop a tree. Hansel and Gretel played a game. An hour passed. Hansel and Gretel looked up.(207 words)
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