It let them to a house.

When they came closer,

they saw that the house was built entirely from chocolate,

with a roof of cake, and windows made of clear sugar.

the children started eating the house.

Hansel took a piece of the roof,

while Gretel tore down a part of the wall.

Suddenly the door opened and an old woman came out of the house,

” who’s eating my roof and walls?!”

she yelled, but when she saw the kids, she spoke again,

this time in a much softer voice.

“Please come in. I can see you’re hungry.

I’ll make you a delicious breakfast right now!”

They went in.

The old woman made them pancakes with maple syrup and gave them milk to drink.

Just when the brother and sister thought they were in heaven,

the old woman grabbed Hansel by the hand,

her eyes glittered red and she laughed a creepy laugh.

“stupid children!

Didn’t you understand that I made this house to lure you in?

I will now fatten you up, boy, so I can eat you.”

She dragged Hansel into a small dark room and locked him up.

Only then did Hansel and Gretel understand that she was not a nice old lady at all,

but a which! Her eyes were red and she was older than any human alive.

She had terrible eyesight, but a very good sense of smell.

no matter how much the children cried, the which had no mercy on them.

“come on, girl! start cooking something delicious for your brother.

By the end of them the month he should have got fat enough to be cooked.”

Gretel had no other option,

so she started cooking for her brother. A week passed like that.

Hansel ate delicious food, while Gretel was always hungry.

Every morning the old woman went to Hansel’s room and shouted.

“show me your finger boy, let me see if you have gained any weight.”

But Hansel would stick out a little bone and because the witch couldn’t see very well,

she thought it was his finger.

She was furious that he was staying so thin.

When four weeks had passed the witch last her patience and shouted at Gretel,

“Hey, you!

This is the biggest pot in the kitchen;

fill it with water to the top!

I don’t care how thin your brother is- I am going cook him today!”

Gretel prayed for a miracle to happen,

but when she finished filling up the kettle

, the witch helped her put it in the big oven.

Then the old woman started the fire.

A little while later the witch paused poor Gretel toward the oven and said,

” Get in and see if the water is boiling yet!”

But Gretel thought that the witch wanted to push her into the pot and cook her too,

so she cleverly answered

“How can I get inside the oven?

Please show me so that I can check the water.”

“What is wrong with you?”

the witch yelled,

“It’s so easy!

Look, you just need to step here and… aaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!

Gretel shoved the old woman into the oven.

Then she quickly closed the oven door.

The vicious witch burned to a crisp.

Gretel rushed to Hansel’s room, unlocked the door for him and gave him a big hug.

“Hanse, my brother, the witch is dead.

Let’s get out of this wicked house and find our way home!”

How happy they were!

Before they left the house,

they went into the witch’s bedroom where they knew she kept her treasure.

There were wooden chests all over the room and the children filled their pockets with as many as they could.

“These are better than pebbles”

said Hansel when he was done filling his pockets.

Then they left the house.

The brother and sister walked for a few hours before they managed to leave the witch’s wood.

The sun was setting when they finally got to a bridge they knew well,

which was close to their house.

“Father!”

screamed Gretel when she saw him at the porch,

looking more miserable than ever, because his wife had died.

“My dearest children! You are alive!”

their father exclaimed joyfully and the three of them hugged.

Gretel shook out her apron and the precious stone started falling onto the ground.

Hansel joined in and took out all the pearls and diamonds which he had stuffed into his pockets.

Finally,

they could have a carefree life and live happily ever after together!