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

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But the old woman had only pretended to be so kind.

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“Nibble nibble, little mouse, Who’s that nibbling at my house?

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Again a big fire was made, and the mother said: ‘Just sit here, children. If you get tired, you can sleep awhile.’

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The woman led the children still deeper into the forest, to a place where they had never been in all their lives.

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Hansel and Gretel were so frightened, they dropped what they were eating.

Hansel and Gretel, Ladybird teles, p. 28

Next morning the children walked on. They were very hungry. By midday Hansel felt they must get help soon, or they would die of hunger.

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Soon the moon shone, but they couldn’t see any crumbs. The birds had eaten them all!!

Hansel and Gretel, Ladybird tales, p. 24

We thought you’d never get home.

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Wicked children! Why did you sleep so long in the forest?

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