The original story of Hansel and Gretel is about two siblings. Their stepmother convinces their father to abandon them in the forest due to poverty. Hansel leaves a trail of pebbles the first time, which they follow back home. But the second time, the birds eat the breadcrumbs he leaves. They then come across a gingerbread house in the forest. Inside lives a witch who tries to fatten Hansel up to eat him, and Gretel outwits the witch and pushes her into the oven. In the end, they find treasure in the witch's house and make their way back home.
Hansel and Gretel are very clever. They use the witch's own greed against her. The witch is so focused on eating them that she doesn't see their plan. When the time is right, they work together. Gretel shoves the witch into the oven. After that, they find their way out of the witch's house and eventually make their way back home.
The story goes like this: Poor Hansel and Gretel are abandoned by their parents in the forest. They stumble upon a house made of sweets but it belongs to a mean witch. Eventually, they outsmart the witch and escape.
Sure. Hansel and Gretel has dark and creepy elements like the witch and the kids being in perilous situations, making it a horror story. The story's atmosphere and tension contribute to its horror aspect.
Not really. The story of Hansel and Gretel doesn't have the themes and settings that are characteristic of Christmas. It's more of a general adventure and survival tale.
Definitely not a true story. Hansel and Gretel is a classic fairy tale that uses imaginative characters and events to convey moral lessons and capture the imagination of readers, not to represent actual happenings.