. Household stories from the collection of the bros. Grimm . • HANSEL -AND- GRETHEL. EAR a great forest there lived a poorwoodcutter and his wife, and his twochildren ; the boys name was Hanseland the girls Grethel. They had verylittle to bite or to sup, and once, whenthere was great dearth in the land, theman could not even gain the daily bread. As he lay in bed one night thinking of this, and turning and tos-sing, he sighed heavily, and said to his wife, What will become of us ? we cannot even feed ourchildren ; there is nothing left for ourselves. I will tell you what, husband, answered the
. Household stories from the collection of the bros. Grimm . • HANSEL -AND- GRETHEL. EAR a great forest there lived a poorwoodcutter and his wife, and his twochildren ; the boys name was Hanseland the girls Grethel. They had verylittle to bite or to sup, and once, whenthere was great dearth in the land, theman could not even gain the daily bread. As he lay in bed one night thinking of this, and turning and tos-sing, he sighed heavily, and said to his wife, What will become of us ? we cannot even feed ourchildren ; there is nothing left for ourselves. I will tell you what, husband, answered the wife ; wewill take the children early in the morning into the forest,where it is thickest; we will make them a fire, and we willgive each of them a piece of bread, then we will go to ourwork and leave them alone ; they will never find the way homeagain, and we shall be quit of them. No, wife, said the man, I cannot do that; I cannotfind in my heart to take my children into the forest and toleave them there alone; the wild animals would soon comeand devour them. O you fool/ said
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