By Grimm Brothers

The poor woodcutter

◦ Once upon a time, there was a poor
woodcutter who had two children, a boy
and a girl with his dear wife. Their
names were Hansel and Gretel. The
woodcutter made little money, so they
lived in misery, and when everything
became expensive, they no longer had
enough for bread. So one night he rolled
over in bed and thoughtfully told his wife
that they could no longer feed the
children.
 Stepmother evil plan
◦The wife
suggested that
they take the
children to the
forest and leave
them there, but
the man did not
even want to hear.
She soon
convinced him as
 Plan of Hansel
◦The children heard
that conversation,
and Gretel was very
scared. Hansel, who
was wise and witty,
put on his coat,
sneaked into the yard
that night and
collected white
pebbles, and put
them in his pocket.
 Out in the woods
◦ In the morning, when their
mother woke them up,
their father took them to
the forest to gather some
wood. She gave them a
piece of bread, telling
them that it was their
lunch and that they should
not eat everything right
away because they would
be hungry later. Gretel put
the bread under her apron,
and Hensel stuffed his
pockets with pebbles, so
they all headed into the
 Dropping the flints
◦On the way, Hansel
stopped every now and
then, looking towards the
house, but his father
quickly noticed him and
asked him why he was
stopping every now and
then. He replied that he
was looking at his white
cat. Hansel dropped the
flints from his pocket on
the road .
 Order of stepmother
◦ When they found themselves
in the middle of the forest,
their father invited them to
gather some wood to light a
fire. When the fire started
nicely, the woman told the
children to lie down by the
fire and that she and their
father were going to cut
more wood. When they’re
finished, they will come back
for them.
 Children returned home
◦ Gretel started to cry, and Hansel
comforted her that they would
easily find their way out of the
forest. When the moon came
out, Hansel took his sister by
the hand and led them out of
the woods along a path marked
by pebbles that still shone in
the moonlight like silver coins.
They walked all night, and at
dawn, they knocked on the door
of their house.
 Happiness of father
◦ The woman, when she
saw that it was Hansel
and Gretel, shouted at
them, falsely saying
that she was worried
about them not coming
back. But the father
was really happy
because it was difficult
for him to leave his
children alone in the
woods all alone
without any protection.
 Leaving the children
again into woods
◦There was again
scarcity. The
stepmother decided to
leave the children deep
into the fores.Children
heard all the
conversation Hansel
decided to collect flints
but the backyard was
closed .she gave them a
little piece of bread
 Leaving bread crumbs

◦On the way to

the forest
Hansel Throw
the bread
crumbs .Eveni
ng passed one
one came to
take the
children .
 Children felt asleep
◦ The moon came out again, so
the two of them went home
looking for crumbs, but they
couldn't find them. The birds
ate them all. Hansel once
more began to comfort and
encourage his sister. They
walked all night, and they
couldn't get out of the forest.
They were very hungry and
had nothing but blackberries
and strawberries they found
in the woods. They were
tired, so they lay down on the
ground and fell asleep.
 House built of candies
◦ The children saw a white bird
following it found a house built of
sugar , bread and cake . When they
approached, the children saw that
the house was all made of bread,
with sugar windows and a cake roof.
Hansel was overjoyed because they
were finally able to eat. Hansel
started to take some from the roof,
and Gretel took some from the
sweet window. He was about to
break off a piece of the roof with his
hand, and Gretel was biting the
window when they heard a thin
voice from the house telling them
not to eat the house.
 Children and the witch
◦ The old woman greeted
them and asked how they
got here. She invited them
in, took them by their
hands, and led them both
into her house. She put all
sorts of fine dishes on the
table, apples, walnuts,
cakes, and milk. She made
them two white beds, and
they both went to bed
feeling as if they were in
the sky. They quickly fell
asleep.
 Hansel in the cage
◦ In the morning, before the
children opened their eyes, the
witch got up and approached
their little beds. When she saw
them sleeping sweetly with
rosy and full cheeks, she
thought they would be two
good mouthfuls. She grabbed
Hansel by his hand, took him
to a small stall, and locked him
by the cage door where he
could scream as much as he
wanted, but no one could hear
him nor help him.
 Witch losing patience
◦After four weeks, the
witch lost her temper
and decided not to wait
any longer. She made
Gretel to check fire
knowing the intention of
witch Gretel said that
she could not
understand. The witch
put her head into the
oven Gretel gave her a
push and shut the iron
 Gretel saved Hansel
◦When the witch
burnt into
ashes .Gretel
found the key of
the cage and
made Hansel out
of the cage , he
was overfill with
joy and happiness
 Leaving the witch house
◦Since they had been
walking for some
time, they soon
noticed that the
forest was somehow
familiar to them, and
the further they
went, the more they
began to notice their
father's house. They
speed up to get there
as soon as possible
 End of the tale
◦Gretel took off her apron
and shook out the pearls
she took from the witch's
house, and Hansel turned
over his pockets from
which the precious
stones fell out one by
one. That is how all their
problems ended. Children
lived happily ever after
with their father.
◦Moral of the tale : “Do
not trust the strangers if
Thank you
Presentation done by
A.Jayamithra
3rd B.A English