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They were very happy with their discovery. But at the moment they heard a voice from the cottage. “Who is eating my house”? Hansel and Gretel did not pay too
much attention to the voice.
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 ca rrying 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 aslee p.
They even forgot to wash their hands and feet. Soon they were fast asleep.
Next morning they woke up and explored the house curiously. They found a door that was different than the others.