Hansel and Gretel. Traditional story

The story of Hansel and Gretel is a classic tale by the Grimm brothers. This book belongs to the traditional German literature and has even been versioned in several countries, including Spain, where the names of the children are known as Pedro and Margarita . In Guiainfantil we encourage you to rea

The story of Hansel and Gretel is a classic tale by the Grimm brothers. This book belongs to the traditional German literature and has even been versioned in several countries, including Spain, where the names of the children are known as Pedro and Margarita.

In Guiainfantil we encourage you to read the children's story of Hansel and Gretel with your children. A true work of art that all children should read to know one of the jewels of the Grimm brothers' collection.

Classic stories. Hansel and Gretel

In a very distant place lived a lumberjack with his wife and two sons named Hansel and Gretel . It was a very poor family that barely earned money to eat. There came a day when they had nothing, not even to buy some food or flour to make bread, so the couple began to worry because they thought their children were going to die of hunger.The mother thought that there was only one remedy that was

to leave them in the forest near the king's palace so that someone could pick them up and take care of them. Hansel and Gretel could not sleep listening to the whole conversation. The girl started to cry, but her brother told her that she would find a way to go home, since they preferred to live with their parents hungry than to live with strangers. The next day the mother woke them up to go and look for fruit and eggs, and Hansel threw a piece of hard bread into the bag.

On the way he was releasing bread crumbs . When they arrived near the palace, the parents told the children to rest and that they were going to look for something to eat.The children stayed asleep, but when they woke up

they went to find the path of bread crumbs to return to their home . As much as they sought, they did not find it, since the birds had eaten it. They were walking a long time until they found a house made of cookies and candy. They were so hungry that they approached her, but suddenly an old woman appeared and invited them in and offered them food. Then he prepared the bed for them to sleep.Actually

the old lady was a witch who wanted to make them work . The girl had to cook and clean, but Hansel was wanted to eat it, so he put it in a cage and started feeding it.The boy was eating and getting fat, but since the witch was almost blind, when she asked him to take out a finger to see if he had gained weight, Hansel pulled out a chicken bone. So much time had passed that

the witch finally got bored and decided to eat it . She asked Gretel to light the oven to cook the child, but the girl told her that she did not know how to make a fire.It was then that

the witch approached the oven and the girl took the opportunity to push him inside con, so both children could be free. Before returning homethey found a lot of gold and precious stones that they collected to be able to give to their parents

. In their return they suddenly found their father cutting wood and showed him everything they had achieved, so they went home and lived happily together. FIN