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The woodcutter was so poor that the 

family had very little food to eat.So 

one night, the woodcutter’s wife said, 

“We cannot take care of the children 

anymore. You must take them to the 

middle of the forest and leave them 

there."

The two children heard their 

parents talk and they were very 

scared. “We don’t want to live in 

the forest!” they said to each 

other. So, the clever children 

came up with a plan to save 

themselves.That night, they 

quietly filled their pockets with 

tiny pebbles.

 The next morning, as the 

woodcutter took them to the 

middle of the forest, Hansel 

and Gretel dropped the pebbles 

all along the way.When their 

father left them, all they had to 

do was to follow the line of the 

pebbles back home!

 The woodcutter and his wife 

were surprised to see the 

children back home. 

“ We must take them again 

tomorrow,” they said.Hansel and 

Gretel were very worried now,” 

All our pebbles are gone! What 

do we do now?” they cried.

 “I have an idea!” said Hansel, 

“We can drop bread crumbs this 

time!”So, the next morning, when 

the woodcutter took the children 

deep inside the forest to leave 

them there again, the children 

dropped crumbs of bread all 

along the way.

 But sadly for the children, the 

animals and birds had eaten up 

all the crumbs!Now, Hansel 

and Gretel walked and walked 

but couldn't find their way 

back home.

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