Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . Grethel, whohad been waiting for this, gave her a j^ush and shefell right in! Then, slamming the door shut,Grethel bolted it and left the witch to her misery. As soon as the oven door was bolted tight, Grethelran to the stall where her brother was and called out, O Hansel, Hansel, we are saved; the old witchis dead. When she had opened the door, Hansel sprangout like a bird from its cage, and they danced aboutand kissed each other again and again. Then, as there was nothing to
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . Grethel, whohad been waiting for this, gave her a j^ush and shefell right in! Then, slamming the door shut,Grethel bolted it and left the witch to her misery. As soon as the oven door was bolted tight, Grethelran to the stall where her brother was and called out, O Hansel, Hansel, we are saved; the old witchis dead. When she had opened the door, Hansel sprangout like a bird from its cage, and they danced aboutand kissed each other again and again. Then, as there was nothing to fear, they ran allover the witchs house, where in every corner theyfound caskets of pearls and diamonds and otherprecious stones. These are much better than white pebbles, saidHansel, as he filled his pockets as full as they couldhold. Ill take some, too, said Grethel, and she putinto her apron all she could carry. Now we must be off for home again, saidHansel. We must get out of this awful forest assoon as we can. When they had walked for two long hours, theycame to a big stream of water. Hansel and Grethel 221. HANSEL ON THE DUCK S BACK 222 Hansel and Grethel I see no bridge, anywhere, said Hansel. Wecannot get over. And there is no boat, either, said there swims a beautiful white duck; I will askher to help us over if she can. Then she sang: Little duck, little duck, With broad white wings;liittle duck, little duck,With broad white wings;Tis your Grethel sings:Take us on your strong white back,Take us to the other shore. The duck paddled over to them, and Hansel, tak-ing a seat on its back, asked Grethel to get up be-hind him. Xo, said Grethel, that would be too much forthe little duck. She must take us over one at atime. When both were safely on the other side and hadgone a little way, they found themselves in a well-known part of the woods, and pretty soon they sawthe smoke from the chimney of their fathers they began to run, and bursting into the ro
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