Hansel and Gretel by Jane Ray

Book: Hansel and Gretel
Author: Jane Ray
ISBN: 0-7636-0358-9
U$1.00-B-0.006065-BE-165

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1. The children's names are Hansel and Gretel.

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3. He was horrified by the idea.

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5. Hansel gathered little white pebbles that glowed like silver coins in the moonlight.

6. Their stepmother woke them up the next day.

7. Hansel looked back at his little white cat.

8. The woodcutter used brushwood and pinecones to create a fire.

9. Hansel looked for the glowing pebbles that he dropped on their way into the forest.

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11. The door was locked and Hansel couldn't get the pebbles.

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13. The birds ate all the crumbs that Hansel dropped as a trail.

14. The children ate wild berries.

15. Hansel and Gretel saw a beautiful snow-white bird.

16. The bird led them to a gingerbread house.

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18. They broke off the shutter, roof tiles, and handfuls of sugar, marzipan, chocolate and gingerbread.

19. She was dressed in tatters with cobwebs and spiders clinging to her skirt.

20. The old lady offered them milk and pancakes with sugar, apples, and nuts.

21. The children went to sleep on beautiful beds.

22. witch

23. The witch built the gingerbread house to lure children.

24. Witches are red and they can't see very far.

25. Witches smell is as keen as an animal.

26. This witch preferred to eat children.

27. She put him in a cage.

28. The witch made Gretel cook for her brother.

29. The witch gave Gretel bones and scraps.

30. Hansel would give her a bone to trick her so she wouldn't cook him.

31. Gretel told the witch she didn't know how to check the oven.  So the witch went into the oven to demonstrate.  Then Gretel locked her in.

32. She rescued her brother.

33. The children took gold and jewels.

34. Hansel and Gretel got helped from a duck.

35. He was overjoyed to have them back.

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