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They replied: “It’s just the wind”. But they heard the voice again. This time the voice was very loud
and they had to answer.
They said: “We are poor children and we are starving. Can you help us and give us some food”?
They saw an old woman coming out of the cottage. She was wearing old clothes. She was weak
and her legs were weak. She was carrying a walking stick. The children were frightened and about to run
away. But the old lady invited them to come in. She told them that she would give them lots of food. She
assured them that they would be fine. And so the children stayed.
The old woman offered them all kinds of food: milk, buns, fruitcake, apples, oranges, bananas,
walnuts, fresh bread, roast meat, different salads and vegetables, and many other delicacies. The children
were eating and eating until they were quite full. Then they drank some hot milk and they were ready to go
to bed.
The old woman showed them two small beds with clean sheets and soft pillows and woolen
blankets. So Hansel and Gretel got into the beds and were soon asleep. They even forgot to wash their
hands and feet, Soon they were fast asleep.