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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.
Suddenly, Hansel woke up and heard a voice. He got up and looked
through the door . There was the witch with a big black cat and they
were talking !
The cat: Why do you want to keep Gretel ?