”They began to run, and they flew into the house and threw themselves into their father’s arms.” (p.61)
”The poor man hadn’t had a happy hour since he had left the children in the forest, and meantime his wife had died.” (p. 62)
I think these two sentences describe the fact that the father is loved by Hansel and Gretel and he loves them too. In the first sentence, you can see how the farther loved by their children even after he did such a bad thing to their children. The children run and flew into the house and throw themselves into their father’s arms. This means the father is loved by his children. Hansel and Gretel know that their father is not a bad man but a good man. That’s why they wanted to go back their house when they escaped from wicked witch. And second sentence shows the father couldn’t live happily after he and the step-mother throw their children into the forest. This means the father completely didn’t want to throw them into the forest. He had to do because the step-mother forced him to do this bad thing.

All their worries were over, and they lived together in pure happiness.

Grimms’ tales for young and old, the complete stories, Hansel and Gretel, p. 62

Gretel opened out her little apron, the pearls and precious stones went bouncing around the room, and Hansel reached into his pockets and tossed out handful after handful.

Grimms’ tales for young and old, the complete stories, Hansel and Gretel, p. 62

The poor man hadn’t had a happy hour since he had left the children in the forest, and meantime his wife had died.

Grimms’ tales for young and old, the complete stories, Hansel and Gretel, p. 62

They began to run, and they flew into the house and threw themselves into their father’s arms.

Grimms’ tales for young and old, the complete stories, Hansel and Gretel, p. 61

And when they were safely across and had walked a little while, the forest began to look more and more familiar, and finally they saw their father’s house in the distance.

Grimms’ tales for young and old, the complete stories, Hansel and Gretel, p. 61

“No,” said Gretel, “that would be too much for the poor thing; let her carry us one at a time.”

Grimms’ tales for young and old, the complete stories, Hansel and Gretel, p. 61

Sure enough, the duck came over to them and Hansel sat down on her back and told his sister to sit beside him.

Grimms’ tales for young and old, the complete stories, Hansel and Gretel, p. 61

“Duckling, duckling, here is Gretel, Duckling, duckling, here is Hansel. No bridge or ferry far and wide- Duckling, come and give us a ride.”

Grimms’ tales for young and old, the complete stories, Hansel and Gretel, p. 61

“but over there I see a white duck. She’ll help us across if I ask her.”

Grimms’ tales for young and old, the complete stories, Hansel and Gretel, p. 61