Hansel and Gretel are two children that come from a poor family. The step-mother decides that since their family is having trouble with the money they have, why not force the kids to go into the woods and fin for themselves so that she and their dad could no longer starve. Even though the father rejected that idea, the children over heard them and decided that they should come up with a plan. They find white pebbles so that when they are stranded outside they will be able to find their way back from the moon illuminating them. Next time they wonder across a house where an old lady welcomes them. She ends up being a witch and tries to put Hansel in a cage. They fight back and trap the witch into getting killed and escape and run back home to find that the step-mother has died. Their father is extremely happy to see them safely home and alive.
I can use this book when teaching the lessons on fairytales and fables. This is a popular one that shows love within a family. For an activity I will have the students predict halfway through the story what they think will happen once the kids are stranded outside. This is good practice for the writing test to be creative and come up with a possible ending. Once we finish the book we can go back and discuss who had an idea similar to what actually happened in the story.
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