HANSEL AND GRETEL

STORY
HANSEL ÆND GRETEL
ˈSTƆː.RI Martha Paez and Camila
Ramirez
Martha Paez ænd Camila Ramirez

Author: The Brothers Grimm

Once upon a time there lived a woodcutter
and his wife. Their early days were lived in
bliss in a small wood cottage with their two
children, Hansel and Gretel.
ˈɔː·θər ðəˈbrʌð·ərs Grimm
These two children grew up to be wise
beyond their years. Hansel was smart, soft,
and charming where Gretel was poetic,
cautious, but quick-witted. The two children
loved to skip stones in the lake half a mile ðiːz tuː tʃɪl.drən ɡruː ʌp tuː biː waɪz biˈjɒnd ðeər
over. jɪər. Hansel wɒz smɑːt , sɒft , ænd ˈtʃɑː.mɪŋ weər
Gretel wɒz pəʊˈet.ɪk , ˈkɔː.ʃəs, bʌt kwɪkˈwɪt.ɪd. ðiː
wʌns əˈpɒn ə taɪm ðeər lɪv ə ˈwʊd.kʌt.ər ænd hɪz
tuː tʃɪl.drən lʌv tuː skɪp stəʊn ɪn ðiː leɪk hɑːf ə maɪl
waɪf. waɪf ˈɜː.li deɪ wɜːr lɪv ɪn blɪs in ə smɔːlwʊd
ˈəʊ.vər.
ˈkɒt.ɪdʒ wɪð ðeər tuː ˈtʃɪl.drən Hansel ænd Gretel.

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Hansel and Gretel spent most of their time finding
the perfect, flattest skipping stones. Their
collection of stones was large, as they spent more
time collecting than actually skipping the rocks.
Over time, they had acquired a strange
companion – a bird, who would steal their stones
and hide them in various places all over the land –
though Hansel and Gretel knew not why. At the
peak of their childhood, a great famine struck the
country where Hansel and Gretel lived. It left the
rich secluded from the middling and poor classes;
the merchant class fought to survive; and the
poorest of the poor plummeted into utter
starvation. The woodcutter and his wife, along with
Hansel and Gretel eventually struggled to stay fed.
Hansel ænd Gretel spent məʊst əv ðeər taɪm
faɪn.dɪŋ ði pɜː.fekt, flattes skɪpɪŋ stəʊn.ðeər kə
ˈlek.ʃən əv stəʊn wɒz lɑːdʒ, æz ðeɪ spent mɔːr
taɪm kəˈlektɪŋ ðæn æk.tʃu.ə.li skɪpɪŋ ðiː rɒks.ˈə
ʊ.vər taɪm, ðeɪ hæd əˈkwaɪər ə streɪndʒ kəm
ˈpæn.jən - ə bɜːd, huː wʊd stiːl ðeər stəʊns
ænd haɪd ðem ɪn ˈveə.ri.əs pleɪs ɔːl ˈə ʊ.vər ðiː
lænd - ðəʊ Hansel ænd Gretel njuː nɒt waɪ.
æt ðiː piːk əv ðeərˈtʃaɪld.hʊd, ə ɡreɪt
ˈfæm.ɪn strʌk ðiːˈkʌn.tri weər Hansel ænd
Gretel lɪv. ɪt left ðiː rɪtʃ sɪˈkluː.dɪd frɒm ðiː
ˈmɪd.əl.ɪŋ ænd pɔːr klɑːs; ði ˈmɜː.tʃənt klɑːs
fɔːt tuː səˈvaɪv; ænd ðiː pɔːrəst əv ðiː pɔːr
ˈplʌm.ɪtˌiːˈɪn.tuːˈʌt.ər stɑːˈveɪ.ʃən
ði ˈwʊd.kʌt.ər ænd hɪz waɪf, əˈlɒŋ wɪð
Hansel ænd Gretel ɪˈven.tʃu.ə.li ˈstrʌɡ.əl tu:
steɪ fed.
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The reoccurring moments of starvation gradually -We must ,she started.
caused the woodcutter’s wife to go choose -We cannot feed everyone in this small house
selfishness. One evening, after Hansel and Gretel -We cannot
had been tucked in bed, the woman approached -Well, what are we to do? the woodcutter asked.
her husband. ðiː ˌriːˈɒk.jə.paɪ ˈməʊ.mənt əv stɑːˈveɪ.ʃən
- We must survive the upcoming winter
 ˈɡrædʒ.u.ə.li kɔːz ðiː ˈwʊd.kʌt.ər waɪf tuː ɡəʊ wɪn.tər - wiː mʌst , ʃiː stɑːt
/tʃuːz sel.fɪʃ.nəs. wʌn ˈiːv.nɪŋ ˈɑːf.tər Hansel - wiː ˈkæn.ɒt fiːd ˈev.ri.wʌn ɪn ðɪs smɔːl
ænd Gretel hæd biːn tʌk ɪn bed, ðiː ˈwʊm.ən ə haʊs - wiː ˈkæn.ɒt
ˈprəʊtʃ hɜːr ˈhʌz.bənd. - wel, wɒt eər wiː tuː də? ðiː ˈwʊd.kʌt.ər ɑːsk
- wiː mʌst səˈvaɪv ðiː ˈʌpˌkʌm.ɪŋ

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“We must leave the children alone in the wooded forest. That way we will only have to
 feed ourselves,” she replied.
“If we leave them there, they will surely starve!”
he cried.
“And if we keep them here, we will all
surely starve,” she replied.
Little did the woodcutter and his wife know,
Hansel and Gretel had been listening to their
whole conversation.
wi mʌst liːv ði ˈtʃɪl.drən əˈləʊn ɪn ði ˈwʊd.ɪd
ˈfɒr.ɪst. ðæt weɪ wiː wɪl ˈəʊn.li hæv tuː fiːd ˌaʊə
ˈselvz, ʃi rɪˈplaɪ.
ɪf wi liːv ðem ðeər, ðeɪ wɪl ˈʃɔː.li
stɑːv hi kraɪd.
ænd ɪf wi kiːp ðem hɪər, wi wɪl ɔːl
ʃɔː.li stɑːv ʃiː rɪˈplaɪ.
ˈlɪt.əl dɪd ðiː ˈwʊd.kʌt.ər ænd hɪz waɪf nəʊ
Hansel ænd Gretel hæd biːn lɪs.ənɪŋ tuː ðeər
həʊl kɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən.
Our Mother does not want us anymore -
Gretel wailed.
-Shh, Gretel! Father will not allow her to get rid of
us, Hansel replied, attempting to calm Gretel down.
-Oh, but what will Father do once we are left alone
with our Mother? Gretel asked.
-I think it through, he replied.
Now, Hansel was very smart. His plans of action
were always calculated and efficient. The next day,
before they were ordered to start on the household
chores, Hansel ran half a mile down to the lake. He
gathered dozens of skipping stones.
aʊər ˈmʌð.ər dʌz nɒt wɒnt ʌs ˌen.i
ˈmɔːr - Gretel weɪl
- Shh, Gretel !! ˈfɑː.ðər wɪl nɒt əˈlaʊ hɜːr tuː
ɡet rɪd əv ʌs, Hansel rɪˈplaɪ, əˈtemp tuː kɑːm
Gretel daʊn.
- əʊ! bʌt wɒt wɪl ˈfɑː.ðər də wʌns wiː ɑːr left ə
ˈləʊn wɪð aʊər ˈmʌð.ər? Gretel ɑːsk. - I θɪŋk
ɪt θruː , hiː rɪˈplaɪ.
Naʊ, Hansel wɒz ˈver.i smɑːt. hɪz plæn əv
ˈæk.ʃən wɜːr ˈɔːl.weɪz ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tɪd ænd ɪ
ˈfɪʃ.ənt. ðiː nekst deɪ, bɪˈfɔːr ðeɪ weər ˈɔː.dəd
tuː stɑːt ɒn ðiː ˈhaʊs.həʊld tʃɔːr , Hansel ræn
 hɑːf ə maɪl daʊn tuː ðiː leɪk hiː ˈɡæð.ər dʌz.ən əv skɪp stəʊn.
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 When he returned home, Hansel could see
that his mother and sister were packing up for
what looked like a normal journey into the
woods – though Hansel knew that this
time their mother had different plans for
them.
He held his sack of skipping stones tight as he
approached his mother.
“Times are tough, my dear children. We
must venture into the forest to help your
father with his work,” she declared.
“But –” both children started.
wen hiː rɪˈtɜːnd həʊm Hansel kʊd siː ðæt hɪz
“No ‘buts’!” their mother scolded.
ˈmʌð.ər ænd ˈsɪs.tər wɜːr ˈpæk.ɪŋ ʌp fɔːr wɒt
lʊkˌiː laɪk ə ˈnɔː.məl ˈdʒɜː.ni ˈɪn.tuː ðiː wʊdz
ðəʊ Hansel njuː ðæt ðɪs taɪm ðeər ˈmʌð·ər
hæd ˈdɪf·ər·ənt plæns fɔːr ðem.
hiː held hɪz sæk ɒv skɪpɪŋ stəʊnz taɪt æz hiː ə
ˈprəʊtʃˈ diː hɪz ˈmʌð·ər.
taɪmz ɑːr tʌf, maɪ dɪər ˈtʃɪl·drən. wiː mʌst
ˈven.tʃər ˈɪn·tə ðə ˈfɒr·ɪst tə help jɔːr ˈ fɑː·ðər
wɪð hɪz wɜːk , ʃiː dɪˈkleəd.
bʌt- bəʊθ ˈtʃɪl·drən stɑːtˈ diː
nəʊ bʌts ðeər ˈmʌð·ər skəʊldˌiː .
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And so, Hansel, Gretel, and their mother jour neyed into the thick-wooded forest. It was as eerie
 as thick fog on a stormy night: the sky was a dark
grey, and the trees were black and gloomy.
Luckily, Hansel had remembered to drop the
shimmering stones on the ground every few feet –
so that they could follow them back on their return
home.
Hansel, what is it that you think you’re up to? their
mother shouted impatiently.
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Mother! Mother! Look at those squirrels in the tree. I
swear they are dancing as if they are fit for the ball!”
Gretel called, using her quick-wit in order to distract
their mother.
Gretel knew exactly what Hansel was up to. She
pieced it together as she watched her mother’s face
ænd səʊ, Hansel, Gretel ænd ðeər ˈmʌð.ər də
ˈʒʊər -aɪd ˈɪn.tuː ðiː θɪk ˈwʊd.ɪd ˈfɒr.ɪst. It wɒz
æz ˈɪə.ri æz θɪk fɒɡ ɒn ə ˈstɔː.mi naɪt : ðiː skaɪ
wɒz ə dɑːk ɡreɪ, ænd ðiː triː wɜːr blæk ænd
ˈɡluː.mi.
lʌk.əl.i, Hansel hæd rɪˈmem.bər tuː drɒp ðiː
ˈʃɪm.ər.ɪŋ stəʊn ðiː ɡraʊnd ˈev.ri fjuː - səʊ ðæt
ðeɪ kʊd ˈfɒl.əʊ ðem bæk ɒn ðeər rɪˈtɜːn
həʊm.
Hansel, wɒt ɪz ɪt ðæt jʊ θɪŋk jɔːr ʌp tuː? ðeər
ˈmʌð.ər ʃaʊt ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt.li
scrunch up.
“Where? I see no squirrels! I see no dancing!” their
mother exclaimed, now confused and distracted,
giving Hansel time to catch up. “Oh, hurry on up.
We only need to travel a little bit further,” their
mother grumbled.
 ˈmʌð·ər ˈmʌð·ər lʊk æt ðəʊz ˈskwɪr.əls ɪn ðiː
triː. aɪ sweər ðeɪ ɑːr dɑːnsɪŋ æz ɪf ðeɪ ɑːr fɪt
fɔːr ðiː bɔːl Gretel kɔːlˈdiː juːzɪŋ hɜːr kwɪk- wɪt
ɪn ˈɔː.dər tuː dɪˈstrækt ðeər ˈmʌð·ər
Gretel njuː ɪɡˈzækt.li wɒt Hansel wɒz ʌp tuː
ʃiː piːsˈ diː ɪt təˈɡeð.ər æz ʃiː wɒtʃˌiː hɜːr
ˈmʌð.əz feɪs skrʌntʃ ʌp.
weər aɪ siː nəʊ ˈskwɪr.əlz aɪ siː nəʊ dɑːnsɪŋ
ðeər ˈmʌð·ər ɪkˈskleɪmˈ diː, naʊ kənˈfjuːzd
ænd dɪˈstræk.tɪd ˈɡɪvɪŋ Hansel taɪm tuː kætʃ
ʌp əʊ ˈhʌr.i ɒn ʌp. wiː əʊn.li niːd tuː træv.əl ə
ˈlɪt.əl bɪt ˈfɜː.ðər , ðeər ˈmʌð.ər ˈɡrʌm.bəld
- Where are we going, Mother? Hansel asked.
With no response, the children’s worst
nightmares were confirmed. Their mother was
going to leave them in the forest.
dropping stones, until they reached a small
clearing. Their mad mother ordered Hansel and
Gretel to sit on a dead log.
- I am going to gather wood. Stay here, and I will
come back for you shortly, she lied.
weər ɑːr wiː ɡəʊ ,ˈmʌð.ər ?
Hansel ɑːsked. Wɪð nəʊ rɪˈspɒns , ðiːˈtʃɪl.drənz
wɜːst ˈnaɪt.meər wɜːr kənˈfɜːmd. ðeərˈmʌð.ər
wɒzˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ tuː liːv ðem ɪn ðiːˈfɒr.ɪst.
Hansel drɒpped əˈnʌð.ər rɒk. Gretel hɪər ɪt fɔːl.
ðeɪˈtræv.əld fɔːr ə waɪl , Hansel əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl.i
drɒping stəʊns, ənˈtɪl ðeɪ riːtʃed ə smɔːl
ˈklɪə.rɪŋ.ðeər mæd ˈmʌð.ərˈɔː.dəd Hansel ænd
Gretel tuː sɪt ɒn ə ded lɒɡ.

Hansel dropped another rock. Gretel heard it fall.

-I æm ˈɡoʊ·ɪŋˌtu ˈɡæð.ər wʊd. Steɪ hɪər, ænd
I wɪl kʌm bæk fɔːr juː ˈʃɔːt.li, ʃiː laɪd.
They traveled for a while, Hansel occasionally
 The children stayed seated, reluctantly. They
waited and waited and waited, but their mother
never returned for them.
Hansel began to worry for their safety. He cried
to Gretel: “What if we are attacked, or eaten?
What about wolves? Bears? Cougars?
Raccoons? Gretel, oh Gretel – what are we to
do?”
“I will feel it out,” she replied, getting up from the
dead log. She took Hansel’s hand, and the two
followed his trail of stones. Their flat surfaces
shimmered in the moonlit night.
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Hansel and Gretel finally arrived back home at the
break of dawn; however, they were so tired that
both immediately fell asleep right in front of their
cottage door.
They awoke tucked in their beds to the sounds of
the woodcutter and his wife arguing.
-How could you leave our beloved children in the
ðiː ˈtʃɪl.drən steɪˈ diː ˈsiː.tɪd, rɪˈlʌk.tənt.li ðeɪ
weɪtˌiː ænd weɪtˌiː ænd weɪtˌiː , bʌt ðeər
ˈmʌð.ər ˈnev.ər rɪˈtɜːnd fɔːr ðem.
Hansel bɪˈɡæn tuː ˈwʌr.i fɔːr ðeər ˈseɪf.ti
hiːkraɪd tuː Gretel wɒt ɪf wiː ɑːr əˈtækˈ diː ɔːr iːt
ˌɒ̃n ? wɒt əˈbaʊt wʊlf -s ? beərs ? ˈkuː.ɡərs ?
rækˈuːns? Gretel əʊ Gretel - wɒt ɑːr wiː tuː də?
aɪ wɪl fiːl ɪt aʊt , ʃiː rɪˈplaɪd, ɡet ʌp frɒm ðiː
ded lɒɡ. ʃiː tʊk Hansel’s hænd ænd ðiː tuː
ˈfɒl.əʊ ˈdiː hɪz treɪl əv stəʊnz
ðeər flæt ˈsɜː.fɪs ʃɪm.ərˌiː ɪn ðiː ˈmuːn.lɪt
naɪt.
forest all alone? they heard their father ask sadly. -
We will… We will all starve, if they stay here! There
are too many mouths and NOT enough food. It is
the only way
- the only way, she replied.
Hansel ænd Gretel ˈfaɪ.nəl.i əˈraɪvd bæk həʊm
æt ðiː breɪk əv dɔːn; ˌhaʊˈev.ər ðeɪ wɜːr so
 taɪəd ðæt bəʊθ ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li fel əˈsliːp raɪt ɪn
frʌntəv ðeər ˈkɒt.ɪdʒ dɔːr.
ðeɪ əˈwəʊk tucked in ðeər beds tuː ðiː saʊnds
əv ðiː wʊd.kʌt.ər ænd hɪz waɪf ˈɑːɡ.juː. - haʊ
kʊd juː liːv aʊər bɪˈlʌv.ɪd ˈtʃɪl.drən ɪn ðiː
ˈfɒr.ɪst ɔːl əˈləʊn? ðeɪ hɪər ðeər ˈfɑː.ðər ɑːsk
ˈsæd.li
- wiː wɪl.... wiː wɪl ɔːl stɑːv, ɪf ðeɪ steɪ hɪər!
ðeərɑːr tuː ˈmen.i maʊθs ænd NOT ɪˈnʌf fuːd. It
is ðiːˈəʊn.li weɪ
- ðiː ˈəʊn.li weɪ, ʃiː rɪˈplaed
Now Hansel and Gretel surely knew
their luck was over.
Hansel tried to think of a way to get the two of
them out of this mess. He looked all over in
search of their skipping rocks. Since they
were nowhere to be found, Hansel figured the
mischievous bird had stolen them all.
Hopeless, Hansel and Gretel went back to
their beds and waited for their mother to
come and take them to the forest.
Sure enough, the woodcutter’s wife made
her way up to their room to retrieve them.
She ordered Hansel into his walking boots
and Gretel into her washing clothes.
naʊ Hansel ænd Gretel ˈʃɔː.li njuː ðeər lʌk
wɒz əʊ.vər.
Hansel traɪd tuː θɪŋk əv ə weɪ tuː ɡet ðiː tuː
əv ðem aʊt əv ðɪs mes. hiː lʊkˌiː ɔːl ˈəʊ.vər
ɪn sɜːtʃ əv ðeər skɪpɪŋ rɒks. sɪns ðeɪ wɜːr
ˈnəʊ.weər tuː biː faʊnd Hansel ˈfɪɡ.ər diː ðiː
ˈmɪs.tʃɪ.vəs bɜːd hæd ˈstəʊ.lən ðem ɔːl.
ˈhəʊp.ləs, Hansel ænd Gretel went bæk tʊ
ðeər beds ænd weɪtˈdiː fɔːr ðeər ˈmʌð.ər tuː
kʌm ænd teɪk ðem tʊ ðiː ˈfɒr.ɪst.
 ʃɔːr ɪˈnʌf, ðiː ˈwʊd.kʌt.ər's waɪf meɪd hɜːr weɪ
ʌp tuː ðeər ruːm tʊ rɪˈtriːv ðem. ʃiː ˈɔː.dəd
Hansel ˈɪn.tuː hɪz ˈwɔː.kɪŋ buːts ænd Gretel
ˈɪn.tuː hɜːr ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ kləʊðz.
Off they went once more.
Before they left, however, the woodcutter
secretly slipped Hansel a small loaf of bread.
Hansel saw the look of despair on his dear
father’s face.
Hansel slipped the bread in his pocket, crushing it
into mostly crumbs and sadly followed behind his
mother and beloved sister. Every few feet, he
dropped these breadcrumbs on the ground. Soon
their mother grew suspicious of Hansel. -Hansel,
what is it that you think you’re up to?, she shouted.
Gretel, hearing this, quickly came up with a way
to distract their mother:
ɒf ðeɪ went wʌns mɔːr
bɪˈfɔːr ðeɪ left, ˌhaʊˈev.ər, ðiː ˈwʊd.kʌt.ər
ˈsiː.krət.li slɪped Hansel ə smɔːl ləʊf əv bred.
Hansel sɔː ðiː lʊk əv dɪˈspeər ɒn hɪz dɪər
ˈfɑː.ðərs feɪs.
Hansel slɪped ðiː bred ɪn hɪz ˈpɒk.ɪt, ˈkrʌʃ.ɪŋ ɪt
ˈɪn.tuː ˈməʊst.li krʌmz ænd ˈsæd.li ˈfɒl.əʊed bɪ
ˈhaɪnd hɪz ˈmʌð.ər ænd bɪˈlʌv.ɪd ˈsɪs.tər. ˈev.ri
fjuː fiːt, hiː drɒped ðiːz ˈbred.krʌmz ɒn ðiː
ɡraʊnd.
suːn ðeər ˈmʌð.ər ɡruː səˈspɪʃ.əs əv Hansel.
-Hansel, wɒt ɪz ɪt ðæt juː θɪŋk jɔːr tuː?, ʃiː
ʃaʊted.
Gretel, ˈhɪə.rɪŋ ðɪs, kwɪk.li keɪm ʌp wɪð ə weɪ
tuː dɪˈstrækt ðeər ˈmʌð.ər
“Mother! Mother! A wild forest fairy just flew into
your hair!”
Panicked, Hansel and Gretel’s mother began to
shake and squirm; she disheveled her hair and
screeched with fear.
 This gave Hansel time to catch up.
«You children will be the death of me. Hurry
along NOW,» their mother grumbled.
They travelled for a few more miles until they
came to a very small clearing – even smaller
than the previous.
ˈmʌð.ər ˈmʌð.ər ə waɪld ˈfɒr.ɪst ˈfeə.ri dʒʌst fluː
ˈɪn.tuː jɔːr heər
ˈpæn.ɪkˌiː Hansel ænd Gretel’s ˈmʌð.ər bɪ
ˈɡæn tuː ʃeɪk ænd skwɜːm, ʃiː dɪˈʃev.əld hɜːr
heər ænd skriːtʃˈ diː wɪð fɪər.
ðɪs ɡeɪv Hansel taɪm tuː kætʃ ʌp
juː ˈtʃɪl.drən wɪl biː ðiː deθ əv miː. ˈhʌr.i əˈlɒŋ
naʊ, ðeər ˈmʌð.ər ˈɡrʌm.bəld.
ðeɪ ˈtræv.əld fɔːr ə fjuː mɔːr maɪls ənˈtɪl ðeɪ
keɪm tuː ə ˈver.i smɔːl ˈklɪə.rɪŋ - ˈiː.vən smɔːlɜːr
ðæn ðiː ˈpriː.vi.əs.
-I am going to find a good place to chop wood.
Both of you, STAY PUT! I will come back for you
shortly, she commanded and declared. So, the
children waited and waited AND waited, but their
mother never returned for them.
Hansel offered Gretel what little bread was left.
-This is not what you have been dropping on the
ground, Gretel remembered.
-I dropped most of our skipping stones last time.
Mother led us down a different route today and that
stupid bird must’ve stolen all of those stones. The
breadcrumbs will be here in the morning and we can
follow them on our return
- I æm ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ tu: faɪnd ə ɡʊd pleɪs tu: tʃɒp
wʊd. bəʊθ əv ju:, STEI pʊt! I wɪl kʌm bæk
 fɔːr ju: ˈʃɔːt.li.ʃiː kəˈmɑːnded ænd dɪˈkleəd.
so,
ðiː ˈtʃɪl.drən weɪted ænd weɪted AEND
weɪted, bʌt ðeər ˈmʌð.ər ˈnev.ər rɪˈtɜːnd
fɔːr ðem.
Hansel ˈɒf.əred Gretel wɒt ˈlɪt.əl bred wɒz
left.
- ðɪs is nɒt wɒt ju: hæv biːn drɒping ɒn ðiː
ɡraʊnd, Gretel rɪˈmem.bər
- I drɒped məʊst əv aʊər skɪping stəʊn lɑːst
taɪm. ˈmʌð.ər led us daʊn ə ˈdɪf.ər.ənt
ˈdɪf.ər.ənt ruːt təˈdeɪ ænd ðæt ˈstjuː.pɪd
bɜːd
mʌst ˈstəʊ.lən ɔːl əv ðəʊz stəʊns. ðiː
ˈbred.krʌmz wɪl biː hɪər in ðiː ˈmɔː.nɪŋ ænd
wiː kæn ˈfɒl.əʊ ðem ɒn aʊər rɪˈtɜːn
In the morning? Hansel! I will not stay here
overnight,» Gretel stated. Then thinking about
Hansel’s panic last night, Gretal began, «What
about wolves? What about –»
«Okay. No wolves, bears, cougars, raccoons,
muskats, or squirrels will get us. I get. Lets
just promise we will get out of here,» Hansel
said, interrupting his sister.
They promised each other and then relaxed in
the very small glade, resting their feet and
playing guessing games. Suddenly, their noses
were filled with an oddly sweet aroma. The
children followed the wonderful scent – it grew
stronger and more delicious.
Mouths dripping with drool, Hansel and
Gretel finally reached it.
ɪn ðiː ˈmɔː.nɪŋ? Hansel aɪ wɪl nɒt steɪ hɪər
ˌəʊ.vəˈnaɪt, >> Gretel steɪt ðen ˈθɪŋ.kɪŋ ə ˈbaʊt
Hansel’s ˈpæn.ɪk lɑːst naɪt, Gretal bɪ ˈɡæn <<
wɒt əˈbaʊt wʊlf-s? wɒt əˈbaʊt - >>
<<əʊˈkeɪ. nəʊ wʊlf-s, beərs, ˈkuː.ɡərs, ræk
ˈuːns, muskats , ɔːr ˈskwɪr.əl z wɪl ɡet ʌs. aɪ ɡet
. let-s dʒʌst ˈprɒm.ɪs wiː wɪl ɡet aʊt əv hɪər,>>
Hansel sed ɪn.təˈrʌpt ɪŋ hɪz ˈsɪs.tər.
ðeɪ ˈprɒm.ɪsəd iːtʃ ˈʌð.ər ænd ðen rɪˈlækst ɪn
 ðiː ˈver.i smɔːl ɡleɪd , rest-ɪŋ ðeər fiːt ænd pleɪ -
ɪŋ ɡesɪŋ ɡeɪmz. ˈsʌd.ən.li , ðeər nəʊz-s wɜːr fɪl
ˈdiː wɪð æn ˈɒd.li swiːt ə ˈrəʊ.mə. ðiː ˈtʃɪl.drən
ˈfɒl.əʊˈdiː ðiː ˈwʌn.də.fəl sent - ɪt ɡruː strɒŋɜːr
ænd mɔːr dɪˈlɪʃ.əs.
maʊθz ˈdrɪp.ɪŋ wɪð druːl Hansel ænd
Gretel ˈfaɪ.nəl.i riːtʃ ˈdiː ɪt
In front of their eyes and noses sat a house
made entirely out of looking sweets.
The roof was coated with fluffy white icing; pink,
sticky syrup drizzled and dripped along the sides
of the dark chocolate exterior; a gum drop door
frame was sopping with sparkling icing sugar; a
frothy milk chocolate river flowed under a
gingerbread bridge that led to a gingerbread
door; and a lollipop garden sat in front of a large
crystallized sugar window.
Hansel and Gretel stood stunned for a moment,
and then, without caution or hesitation, they ran
to the house and began stuffing their faces full of
candy.
ɪn frʌnt əv ðeər aɪ ænd noʊz sæt eɪ haʊs meɪd
ɪnˈtaɪə.li aʊt
əv ˈlʊk.ɪŋ swits ðə ruːf wɑːz koʊ.t̬ ɪd wɪð flʌf.i
waɪt aɪ.sɪŋ pɪŋk sticky sɪr.əp drɪz.ə ænd
drɪped əˈlɒŋ ðə saɪds əv ðə dɑːrk ˈtʃɒk.lət ɪk
ˈstɪə.ri.ər; ə ɡʌm drɑːp dɔːr freɪm wɑːz
sɑː.pɪŋ wɪð spɑːr.klɪŋ ˈaɪ.sɪŋ ʃʊɡ.ɚ;
ə ˈfrɒθ.i mɪlk ˈtʃɒk.lət ˈrɪv.ər fləʊed
ˈʌn.dər ə ˈdʒɪn.dʒə.bred brɪdʒ ðæt led
tu: ə
ˈdʒɪn.dʒə.bred dɔːr; ænd ə ˈlɒl.i.pɒp
ˈɡɑː.dən sæt in frʌnt əv ə lɑːdʒ
ˈkrɪs.təl.aɪzd ˈʃʊɡ.ər ˈwɪn.dəʊ
 Hansel ænd Gretel stʊd stʌnded fɔːr ə ˈteɪ.ʃən, ðeɪ ræn tu: ðiː haʊs ænd bɪˈɡæn
ˈməʊ.mənt,ænd ðen wɪˈðaʊt ˈkɔː.ʃən ɔːr ˌhez.ɪ ˈstʌf.ɪŋ ðeər feɪs fʊl əv ˈkæn.di
Hansel y Gretel HANSEL AND GRETEL IN SPANISH. (s. f.). [Imagen]. (https://www.thefablecottage.com/spanish/hansel-y-gretel)
What little pretties have come to my house wɒt ˈlɪt.əl ˈprɪt.i s hæv kʌm tuː maɪ haʊs tə
today?» screeched an odd voice. ˈdeɪ ? >> skriːtʃˌiː æn ɒd vɔɪs.

Hansel and Gretel stopped short and stared at

one another – each was messy and covered in Hansel ænd Gretel stɒpˈdiː ʃɔːt ænd steərəd æt
candy. wʌn əˈnʌð.ər - iːtʃ wɒz ˈmes.i ænd ˈkʌv.ər ˌiː ɪn
ˈkæn.di.
«Ugh!» they whisper-shouted in unison.

«Oh, two little ones to enjoy!» the voice << ʊx >> ðeɪ ˈwɪs.pər - ʃaʊtˈdiː ɪn ˈjuː.nɪ.sən
screeched again. Hansel and Gretel turned
and stared at a very small woman with
scraggly hair wearing a long pink dress. She << əʊ, tuː ˈlɪt.əl wʌn-z tʊ ɪnˈdʒɔɪ >> ðiː vɔɪs
was very strange looking and smelled quite skriːtʃˌiː əˈɡeɪn. Hansel ænd Gretel tɜːnˈdiː ænd
funny – a little too sweet. steərəd æt ə ˈver.i smɔːl ˈwʊm.ən wɪð ˈskræɡ.li
heər ˈweə.rɪŋ ə lɒŋ pɪŋk dres. ʃiː
wɒz ˈver.i streɪndʒ ˈlʊk.ɪŋ ænd smelˌiː kwaɪt
ˈfʌn.i - ə ˈlɪt.əl tuː swiːt.

The old woman then invited Hansel and Gretel into her house.
-There’s more candy in here! Fresh candy, my sweets! she called to them, motioning them inside her house.
Hansel immediately ran into the candy house despite Gretel’s cautious protests. After a while of standing
outside, the old woman popped her jagged-toothed head out from the little house and beckoned Gretel:

-Come in, come in. My, my, you are very pretty!
ðiː əʊld ˈwʊm.ən ðen ɪnˈvaɪt Hansel ænd Gretel ˈɪn.tuː hɜːr haʊs.
- ðeər mɔːrˈkæn.di ɪn hɪər! freʃ ˈkæn.di, maɪ swits! ʃiː kɔːl tuː ðem,ˈməʊ.ʃən ðem ɪnˈsaɪd hɜːr haʊs.
Hansel ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li rænˈɪn.tuːðiːˈkæn.di haʊs dɪˈspaɪt Gretel ˈkɔː.ʃəs prəˈtekt.
ˈɑːf.tər ə waɪl əvˈstæn.dɪŋ ˌaʊtˈsaɪd, ðiː əʊld ˈwʊm.ən pɒped hɜːrˈdʒæɡ.ɪd- -tuːθt hed aʊt frɒm ðiːˈlɪt.əl haʊs
ænd bek.ən Gretel - kʌm in, kʌm in. Mai, mai, ju: ɑːr ˈver.i ˈprɪt.i !
heavily behind her. She turned around and
noticed that the entire inside of the candy
With this, alongside her idea of Hansel house was made of solid steel. Inside the
stuffing his face in the interior of the house, house were bags and bags of brilliant gold
Gretel eventually followed inside. coins.

Gretel whipped her head back around to see

When Gretel entered the house, she that Hansel was locked up in a cage hanging
immediately heard the gingerbread door shut
 directly overtop of a boiling pot of water! This
woman was no woman at all – she was an
EVIL WITCH!
wɪð ðɪs, əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd hɜːr aɪˈdɪə əv Hansel
ˈstʌf.ɪŋ hɪz feɪs ɪn ðə ɪnˈtɪə.ri.ər əv ðiː haʊs,
Gretel ɪˈven.tʃu.ə.li ˈfɒl.əʊˈdiː ɪnˈsaɪd.
wen Gretel ˈen.tərˌiː ðiː haʊs, ʃiː
ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li hɪərəd ðiː ˈ dʒɪn.dʒə.bred dɔːr ʃʌt
Hansel y Gretel HANSEL AND GRETEL IN SPANISH. (s. f.). [Imagen]. (https://www.thefablecottage.com/spanish/hansel-y-gretel)
-Now, go sit at the table, little pretty, the evil witch
commanded Gretel.
-Help me slice up those chops. We are going to
fatten him up! she exclaimed excitedly, pointing
over to Hansel.
Now Gretel understood the evil witch’s plan: she
had used her candy house to lure them inside so
that she could eat them up for dinner!
Gretel thought all hope was lost as she sat at the
large metal table slicing meat. She sobbed and
ˈhev.əl.i bɪˈhaɪnd hɜːr. ʃiː tɜːnˈdiː əˈraʊnd ænd
ˈnəʊ.tɪsˈdiː ðæt ðiː ɪnˈtaɪər ɪnˈsaɪd əv ðiː
ˈkæn.di haʊs wɒz meɪd əv ˈsɒl.ɪd stiːl. ɪnˈsaɪd
ðiː haʊs were bag-z ænd bag-z əv ˈbrɪl.jənt
ɡəʊld kɔɪns.
Gretel wɪpˈdiː hɜːr hɪər bæk əˈraʊnd tʊ siː ðæt
Hansel wɒz lɒkˈdiː ʌp ɪn ə keɪdʒ ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ daɪ
ˈrekt.li ˌəʊ.vəˈtɒp əv ə ˈbɔɪ.lɪŋ pɒt əv ˈwɔː.tər.
ðɪs ˈwʊm.ən wɒz nəʊ ˈwʊm.ən æt ɔːl - ʃiː wɒz
æn ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ.
sliced; she sliced and sobbed. Gretel filled three
large buckets full with the fatty food for the old
woman to cook in her large boiling pot. Poor Hansel
sat anxiously thinking of a way to escape.
naʊ, ɡəʊ sɪt æt ðiː ˈteɪ.bəl, ˈlɪt.əl ˈprɪt.i, ðiː
ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ kəˈmɑːnded Gretel.
- help miː slaɪs ʌp ðəʊz tʃɒp. Wiː ɑːr ɡoʊ·ɪŋ
ˌtu ˈfæt.ən hɪm ʌp! ʃiː ɪkˈskleɪm ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd.li,
ˈpɔɪn.tɪŋ ˈəʊ.vər tu: Hansel.
Naʊ Gretel ˌʌn.dəˈstænd ðiː ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ
 plæn : ʃiː hæd juːst hɜːr kæn.di haʊs tu: lʊər distract the evil witch. Seeing her poor brother’s
ðem ɪnˈsaɪd so ðæt ʃiː kʊd iːt ðem ʌp fɔːr desperation, Gretel scoured her brain for a way to
ˈdɪn.ər!
Gretel θɔːt ɔːl həʊp wɒz lɒst as ʃiː sæt æt
ðiː lɑːdʒ ˈmet.əl ˈteɪ.bəl slaɪs miːt. ʃiː
sɒbed. Gretel fɪlled θriː lɑːdʒ bʌked fʊl
wɪð ðiː ˈfæt.i fuːd fɔːr ðiː əʊld ˈwʊm.ən tu:
kʊk in hɜːr lɑːdʒ ˈbɔɪ.lɪŋ pɒt. Pɔːr Hansel
sæt ˈæŋk.ʃəs.li ˈθɪŋ.kɪŋ əv ə weɪ tu: ɪ
ˈskeɪp.
He watched as Gretel threw the scraps and bones
into a separate pile beside the buckets of sliced
meat.
Suddenly, Hansel was struck with a brilliant
idea: he started to cough violently – in an
attempt to attract Gretel’s attention.
«Oh, quit your hacking! You best not be sick if I
am going to snack on you!» the evil witch
shrieked. All the commotion caused Gretel to look
up in Hansel’s direction. He motioned her to
distract the evil witch.
After a moment of thought, Gretel cried and
dropped her knife:
«Oh my!» she cried.
hiː wɒtʃˈdiː æz Gretel θruː ðiː skræps ænd
bəʊnz ˈɪn.tuː ə ˈsep.ər.ət paɪl bɪˈsaɪd ðə
ˈbʌk·ɪts əv slaɪst miːt
sʌd.ən.li, Hansel wɒz strʌk wɪð
ə ˈbrɪl.jənt aɪˈdɪə: hiː stɑːtˈdiː tuː
kɒf ˈvaɪə.lənt.li - ɪn æn əˈtempt tʊ ə
ˈtrækt Gretel’s əˈten.ʃən
<< əʊ, kwɪt jɔːr ˈhækɪŋ jʊ best nɒt biː sɪk ɪf
aɪ æm ɡəʊɪŋ tuː snæk ɒn jʊ >> ðə ˈiː.vəl
wɪtʃ ʃriːkˌiː. ɔːl ðiː kəˈməʊ.ʃən
kɔːzəd Gretel tuː lʊk ʌp ɪn Hansel’s daɪ
ˈrek.ʃən. hiː ˈməʊ.ʃənˈdiː hɜːr tuː dɪ ˈstrækt
ðə ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ siːɪŋ hɜːr pɔːr ˈbrʌð.ərs ˌdes.pə
ˈreɪ.ʃən, Gretel skaʊər'iː hɜːr breɪn fɔːr ə weɪ
tuː dɪˈstrækt ðə ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ.
 ɑːf.tər ə ˈməʊ.mənt əv θɔːt, Gretel kraɪd ænd əʊ maɪ >> ʃiː kraɪd.
drɒpˈdiː hɜːr naɪf:

Hansel y Gretel HANSEL AND GRETEL IN SPANISH. (s. f.). [Imagen]. (https://www.thefablecottage.com/spanish/hansel-y-gretel)

-What do you think you’re doing? Get back to think I saw a… I think I saw a… A DRAGON
work!, the evil, selfish witch shrieked once more. -I outside! Gretel cried, convincingly. Hansel held
 back laughter since Gretel’s claims were getting
a little more and more ridiculous.
-A DRAGON you say? the evil witch questioned. -
Oh, goodness. That was most definitely a dragon I
saw! It will surely burn down the forest with its
fiery breath and then your candy house will be
revealed to all the grown ups in the land! Gretel
declared.
-wɒt də ju: θɪŋk jɔːr ˈduː.ɪŋ? ɡet bæk tu: wɜːk!,
ðiː ˈiː.vəl, ˈsel.fɪʃ wɪtʃ ʃriːked wʌns mɔːr. - I
θɪŋk I sɔː ə......I θɪŋk sɔː ə......ə ˈdræɡ.ən aʊt
ˈsaɪd! Gretel kraɪd, kənˈvɪn.sɪŋ.li. Hansel
held bæk ˈlɑːf.tər sɪns Gretel's kleɪms wɜːr
ɡetting ə ˈlɪt.əl mɔːr ænd mɔːr rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs.
- .ə ˈdræɡ.ən ju: seɪ? ðiː ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ
ˈkwes.tʃəned.
- əʊ ˈɡʊd.nəs. ðæt wɒz məʊst ˈdef.ɪ.nət.li ə
ˈdræɡ.ən I sɔː! it wɪl ˈʃɔː.li bɜːn daʊn ðiː ˈfɒr.ɪst
wɪð ɪts ˈfaɪə.ri breθ ænd ðen jɔːr kæn.di haʊs
wɪl biː rɪˈviːl tu: ɔːl ðiː ɡrəʊn ʌp in ðiː lænd!
Gretel dɪˈkleəd.
How will you ever catch children if your candy
house is not secret to the grown ups – who can
no longer smell the sweetness of the candy?
Gretel questioned with her voice sweet as the
syrup that dripped from the roof.
.With this, the evil witch unlocked the steel
and/ or gingerbread door and ran outside in
search the supposed dragon.
Hansel quickly motioned Gretel to hand him one
of the bones lying in the scrap pile. Gretel held
up a large bone, but Hansel shook his head; she
held up a thick bone, but Hansel shook his
head; and then, from the bottom of the pile,
Gretel found the thinnest bone of all and brought
it over to Hansel’s cage for she knew what he
would be using it for.
haʊ wɪl juː ˈev·ər kætʃ ˈtʃɪl·drən ɪf jɔːr
 ˈkæn·di haʊs ɪz nɒt ˈsiː·krət tə ðə ɡrəʊn ʌps
- huː kæn nəʊ lɒŋɜːr smel ðiː swiːtnəs əv ðiː
ˈkæn·di ?>> Gretel
ˈkwes.tʃənˈdiː wɪð hɜːr vɔɪs swiːt æz ðə
ˈsɪr.əp ðæt drɪpˈdiː frɒm ðiː ruːf.
wɪð ðɪs, ðə ˈiː·vəl wɪtʃ ʌnˈlɒkt ði stiːl ænd/ɔːr
ˈdʒɪn.dʒə.bred dɔːr ænd ræn ˌaʊtˈsaɪd ɪn
sɜːtʃ ɒv səˈpəʊzd ˈdræɡ·ən.
Hansel ˈkwɪk·li ˈməʊ.ʃənˈdiː Gretel tuː hænd
hɪm wʌn əv ðə bəʊns ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ ɪn ðiː skræp paɪl.
Gretel held ʌp ə lɑːdʒ bəʊn, bʌt Hansel ʃʊk
hɪz hed,; ʃiː held ʌp ə θɪk bəʊn, bʌt Hansel
ʃʊk hɪz hed; ænd
ðen, frɒm ði ˈbɒt·əm ɒv ði paɪl, Gretel
faʊnd ði θɪnnest bəʊn ɒv ɔːl ænd brɔːt ɪt
ˈəʊ·vər tə Hansel’s keɪdʒ fɔːr ʃiː njuː wɒt hiː
wʊd biː juːzɪŋ ɪt fɔːr
He told her his plan just in time for them to hear the
evil witch hustling back. Just as Gretel sat down at
the large metal table, the evil witch stormed in the
house looking puzzled.
-Well, no dragon in sight! Not even the tip of a tail or
the smell of smoke! she exclaimed.
-Perhaps he smelled you coming, Gretel replied
frankly, continuing to slice the chops.
-Dragons have a sharp sense of smell, you know, she
said curtly.
-Hmph… Chop larger! The larger the better, little
pretty! the evil witch demanded, closing the steel door
but forgetting to lock it.
Hiː təʊld hɜːr hɪz plæn dʒʌst in taɪm fɔːr ðem
tu: hɪər ðiːˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ ˈhʌs.əling bæk. dʒʌst as
Gretel sæt daʊn æt ðiː lɑːdʒˈmet.əl ˈteɪ.bəl, ðiː
ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ stɔːm in ðiː haʊsˈlʊk.ɪŋˈpʌz.əld. -
wel, nəʊˈdræɡ.ən in saɪt! nɒt ˈiː.vən ðiː tɪp əv
ə teɪl ɔːr ðiː smel əv sməʊk! ʃiː ɪkˈskleɪm. - pə
ˈhæps hi: smelled ju:ˈkʌm.ɪŋ, Gretel rɪˈplaɪ
ˈfræŋ.kli, kənˈtɪn.juː tu: slaɪs ðiː tʃɒp. -
ˈdræɡ.ən hæv ə ʃɑːp sens əv smel, ju: nəʊ, ʃiː
sed ˈkɜːt.li.
-Hmph.....tʃɒp lɑːdʒ! ðiː lɑːdʒ ðiːˈbet.ər lɪt.əl
ˈprɪt.i! ðiː ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ dɪˈmɑːnd, ˈkləʊ.zɪŋ ðiː
 stiːl dɔːr bʌt fəˈɡet tu: lɒk it.
As the evil witch focused on Gretel’s slicing,
Hansel quietly maneuvered the thin bone around in
the keyhole of his cage:
CLINK! CLICK!! DING!!!
Slowly and quietly, Hansel removed the bone
and waited patiently for his plan to unfold.
Once Gretel had finished her slicing, the evil
witch walked it over to the pot located directly
underneath Hansel.
As ðiː ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ ˈfəʊ.kəst ɒn Gretel’s slaɪsɪŋ evil witch furrowed her brow and looked from the
Hansel ˈkwaɪət.li məˈnuː.vərˈdiː ðiː θɪn bəʊn
əˈraʊnd ɪn ðə ˈkiː.həʊl əv hɪz keɪdʒ
KLꞮŊK ! KLꞮŊK! DꞮŊ!!!
sləʊli ænd 'kwaɪət.li, Hansel rɪˈmuːvd ðiː
bəʊn ænd weɪtˈdiː ˈpeɪ.ʃəns fɔːr hɪz plæn tʊ
ʌnˈfəʊld.
wʌns Gretel hæd ˈfɪn.ɪʃt hɜːr slaɪsɪŋ, ðiː ˈiː.vəl
wɪtʃ wɔːkˈdiː ɪt ˈəʊ.vər tʊ ðiː pɒt ləʊ ˈkeɪtd daɪ
ˈrekt.li ˌʌn.dəˈniːθ Hansel
-Well? What are you waiting for, little pretty? Help
me get this food in the pot!” the evil witch ordered
Gretel.
-Hmm. That pot doesn’t look quite hot enough,
Gretel said.
-I will dip your little feet in and we can check, the
evil witch sneered.
-How can you trust that I will say it is hot enough? I
will surely lie and then the food will never be
cooked for my brother to eat, Gretel replied. The
pot to Gretel and back again. Oh, I suppose you’re
right. Stay there. I will check to see if the water is
almost at a boil, the evil witch huffed.
- Wel? wɒt ɑːr ju: weɪting fɔːr,ˈlɪt.əl ˈprɪt.i? help
mi: get ðɪs fuːd in ðiː pɒt! ðiːˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ ˈɔː.dəd
Gretel.
 -Hmm. ðæt pɒt ˈdʌz.ənt lʊk kwaɪt hɒt ɪˈnʌf,
Gretel sed.
- I wil dɪp jɔːrˈlɪt.əl fiːt in ænd wiː kæn tʃek ðiː
ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ snɪər.
- Haʊ kæn ju: trʌst ðæt i wil seɪ it is hɒt ɪˈnʌf? I
wiñ ˈʃɔː.li laɪ ænd ðen ðiː fuːd wil wil ˈnev.ər biː
kʊkt fɔːr maɪˈbrʌð.ər tu: iːt, Gretel rɪˈplaɪ. ðiː
ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ ˈfʌr.əʊd hɜːr braʊ ænd lʊked frɒm ðiː
pɒt tu: Gretel ænd bæk əˈɡen. Stei ðeər. I wil
tʃek tu: siː if ðiː ˈwɔː.tər is ˈɔːl.məʊst æt ə bɔɪl,
ðiː ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ hʌfed
Gretel remained behind as the evil witch
approached the pot. Gretel waited for Hansel’s
signal.
Just as the evil, selfish witch brought the tip of her
long, crooked nose to the boiling water, Hansel
kicked his cage door open. This gave Gretel the
signal to push the evil witch into the boiling pot of
water. The evil witch toppled over into the pot just
in time for Hansel to land right on her head,
avoiding the hot water beneath his feet. The heat
from the water melted the old witch into sweet,
gooey syrup.
The children ran out of the house once they had
gathered the sacks of gold that the evil witch had
stolen over the years from the other children that
came by her candy house.
Gretel rɪˈmeɪnˈdiː bɪˈhaɪnd æz ðiː ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ ə
ˈprəʊtʃˈdiː ðiː pɒt. Gretel weɪtˈdiː fɔːr Hansel’s
ˈsɪɡ.nəl.
dʒʌst æz ðiː ˈiː.vəl, ˈsel.fɪʃ wɪtʃ brɔːt ðə tɪp əv hɜːr
lɒŋ, ˈkrʊk.ɪd nəʊz tuː ðiː ˈbɔɪ.lɪŋ ˈwɔː.tər, Hansel
kɪkˌiː hɪz keɪdʒ dɔːr ˈəʊ.pən. ðɪs ɡeɪvGretel ðiː
ˈsɪɡ.nəl tʊ pʊʃ ðiː ˈiː.vəl wɪtʃ ˈɪn.tuː ðiːˈbɔɪ.lɪŋ pɒt
əv ˈwɔː.tər. ðiː 'iː.vəl wɪtʃ ˈtɒp.əld ˈəʊ.vər ˈɪn.tuː
ðiː pɒt dʒʌst ɪn taɪm fɔːr Hanseltuː lænd raɪt ɒn
hɜːr hed, əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ðiː hɒt
 ˈwɔː.tər bɪˈniːθ hɪz fiːt. ðiː hiːt frɒm ðə ˈwɔː.tər
ˈmel.tɪd
ðiː əʊld wɪtʃ ˈɪn.tuː swiːt, ˈɡuː.i ˈsɪr.əp.
ðiː ˈtʃɪl.drən ræn aʊt əv ðiː haʊs wʌns ðeɪ hæd
ˈɡæð.ərˈdiː ðiː sæks əv ɡəʊld ðæt ðiː ˈiː.vəl
wɪtʃ hæd ˈstəʊ.lən ˈəʊ.vər ðə jɪərs frɒm ðiː
ˈʌð.ər ˈtʃɪl.drən ðæt keɪm baɪ hɜːr ˈkæn.di
haʊs.

Hansel y Gretel HANSEL AND GRETEL IN SPANISH. (s. f.). [Imagen]. (https://www.thefablecottage.com/spanish/hansel-y-gretel)
Hansel and Gretel followed the path from which they
first smelled the candy until they reached the very
small glade where Hansel had last dropped bread
crumbs; however, the children found that their bread
crumbs had been eaten and replaced by their
favourite stolen skipping stones by none other than
the rascal bird that had stolen them. The bird chirped
happily as it finished its last breadcrumb. Apparently,
the bird had been hungry too! Hansel and Gretel
gathered their skipping stones in the bags of gold
and made their way home. When they arrived, they
ran into the embrace of their father, who had
become a widowed man after their mother had,
ironically, died from food poisoning.
Hansel ænd Gretel ˈfɒl.əʊ ðiː pɑːθ frɒm wɪtʃ
ðeɪ ˈfɜːst smelled ðiː ˈkæn.di ənˈtɪl ðeɪ riːtʃ ðiː
ˈver.i smɔːl ɡleɪd weər Hansel hæd lɑːst
drɒpped bred krʌmz; ˌhaʊˈev.ər ðiː ˈtʃɪl.drən
faʊnd ðæt
ðeər bred krʌmz hæd biːn iːting ænd ɪˈpleɪs bai stones in the lake half a mile over while feeding
ðeər ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt ˈstəʊ.lən skɪpping stəʊn bai nʌn
ˈʌð.ər ðæn ðiː ˈrɑː.skəl bɜːd ðæt hæd ˈstəʊ.lən
ðem. ðiː bɜːd tʃɜːped ˈhæp.əl.i as it ˈfɪn.ɪʃt ɪts
lɑːst bred.krʌm.
əˈpær.ənt.li, ðiː bɜːd hæd biːn ˈhʌŋ.ɡri tu:!
Hansel ænd Gretel ɡæð.ər ðeər skɪpping stəʊn
in ðiː bæɡ əv ɡəʊld ænd meɪd ðeər weɪ həʊm.
Wen ðeɪ əˈraɪvd, ðeɪ ræn ˈɪn.tuː ðiː ɪmˈbreɪs
əvðeər ˈfɑː.ðər, huː hæd bɪˈkʌm ə ˈwɪd.əʊd
mæn ˈɑːf.tər ðeər ˈmʌð.ər hæd, aɪˈrɒn.ɪ.kəl.i,
daɪ frɒm fuːd ˈpɔɪ.zən.ɪŋ
Their father welcomed them home and apologized
for letting their mother’s selfishness overcome him.
They took care of him with pity until his death from
a slower, more subtle, and unfortunately more
painful food poisoning shortly after.
The two siblings lived in happiness together for
the rest of their days sharing their newfound
wealth with the land and, of course, skipping
 their naughty bird breadcrumbs. mɔːr peɪnfəl fuːd ˈpɔɪ.zən.ɪŋ ˈʃɔːt.li ˈɑːf.tər

ðiː tuː ˈsɪb.lɪŋs lɪvdi ɪn ˈhæp.i.nəs tə

ˈɡeð.ər fɔːr ðə rest əv ðeər deɪs ʃeərɪŋ
ðeər ˈnjuː.faʊnd welθ wɪð ðə lænd ænd,
The End. əv kɔːs , skɪpɪŋs stəʊns ɪn ðiː leɪk hɑːf ə
ðeər ˈfɑː.ðər ˈwel.kəmˈdiː ðem həʊm ænd ə maɪl ˈəʊ.vər waɪl ˈfiː.dɪŋ ðeər ˈnɔː.ti bɜːd
ˈpɒl.ə.dʒaɪzˌiː fɔːr ˈlet.ɪŋ ðeər ˈmʌð.əz ˈbred.krʌmz
ˈsel.fɪʃ.nəs ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm hɪm. ðeɪ tʊk keər əv
hɪm wɪð ˈpɪt.i ʌnˈtɪl hɪz deθ frɒm
ə sləʊɜːr, mɔːr ˈsʌt.əl, ænd ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət.li ðə end.
Hansel y Gretel HANSEL AND GRETEL IN SPANISH. (s. f.). [Imagen]. (https://www.thefablecottage.com/spanish/hansel-y-gretel)

Reference
ˈref.ər.əns
C. (s. f.). Hansel y Gretel en ingles. CUENTOS GRATIS EN INGLES.
https://cuentos.gratis/hansel-y-gretel-en-ingles/