Hansel and Gretel Authors: Malena Gutman Carolina Juana Martina Closs New Version: Hansel and Gretel The story of Hansel and Gretel that you have read many times is not the real story of Hansel and Gretel. The real story of Hansel and Gretel is the one we are going to tell you now. Once upon a time, there lived a poor woodcutter with his lovely wife and two kids, Hansel and Gretel. They loved each other very much, but their father had to work very hard to keep the family together because they were very poor. For this reason he could not spend too much time with his wife and children. It happened that there were no more trees left in the area where they lived and as you know this good man was a woodcutter. He and his wife decided to travel for a week to a different place to find out if there were trees to cut down. Hansel and Gretel would have to stay with their aunt, Atropos. Atropos was Hansel and Gretel´s mother´s sister. The kids were very excited because they hadn’t seen their aunt for six years since she had moved to another country far away. They couldn´t wait to spend time with her. When she finally arrived the two sisters hugged. “Hello dear sister, “said Atropos happily.
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“Hello Atropos, it’s been a long time” replied the mother. “You have changed a lot.” “Yes, I´ve brought back some fashion clothes from Norway, the country where I live. Do you like them?” “Yes, I do. They are different, but very nice.” Hansel, Gretel come out and say hello to your aunt!” They came out running happily but they were really scared by her appearance. She had long black hair, dark grey clothes, a pointy hat and pointy shoes, and a big nose with a mole. What scared them the most were her sharp fingernails. They thought she was a witch! The mother said, “We will be back in a week, be good to your aunt.” When the parents left, Atropos took them to a house she had rented for a week. It was a very awkward house. The whole house and even the furniture were made of all types of candies,lollypops,chocolate, bubble gum, cupcakes, marshmallows, etc. ‘‘I hope you like the house I rented,”Atropos said with an evil looking grin or so the children thought. Despite how evil she looked, they ate as many candies as they could. ‘‘Kids it’s time to go to bed, but before this I would like to have a small conversation with you. The person I rented the house from is a witch so she only has cages to sleep in. Do you mind sleeping inside a cage? They are very comfortable though. There are fluffy rugs on the floor.” ‘‘No! We want to go home! We miss our parents! “shouted the kids.
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‘‘Don’t worry, time will fly. We will get along just fine! “replied Atropos. The kids doubted but they obeyed their aunt because they were very obedient children. Every night as they lay awake in their cages, they saw aunt Atropos leave and go into the forest and they saw colourful glowing lights. It was like a show of fireworks. It was scary but very exciting. They became aware of the fact that Atropos was definitely a witch, not only because of her clothes but also by the way she acted. They decided to go outside to see what was really happening. Once out, they saw Atropos, a few meters away, hovering over an enormous kettle pot chanting and throwing liquids into it. When they saw her doing this they decided to escape and go home, but they didn´t know where home was, so they decided to stay in their cages. They were so terrified that the next day, they didn´t want to leave their cages afraid that Atropos would hurt them. “Why don’t you want to come out and play?” asked Atropos. “Because you’re a witch!” shouted Hansel. “Why would you think that?” asked Atropos. “Because it’s obvious. You rented a candy house with cages for beds, you dress in black, you have very sharp fingernails, and we saw you leave every night to go and make potions to hurt us,” answered Gretel. “No, no, I´m not a witch! I can prove it! The house was the only one I could afford to rent for the week and you enjoyed it. I saw you eating many candies; my clothes are black and my hat and shoes pointy because it is the fashion style in Norway where I live. I keep my nails long because they are beautiful, and I am not making potions to hurt you, I´m making a gift for you 2 to take home once I leave.” explained Atropos.
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“Oh! If what you’re saying is really true, show us our gift!” They said this and opened their cages. They followed her outside until they got to a clearing in the forest, and there laid a nest with a big white, green spotted egg. Atropos told them that it would hatch in a couple of minutes. “What is it?” Asked Gretel suspicious of what it might be. Suddenly they heard a loud CRACK. Through a hole, they saw a cute, lovely, green, blue eyed, winged dragon! Once it came out, the little baby dragon sneezed. Hansel was the first to go and hug it. The dragon didn’t have rough scales, it had fur! “What are you going to name it?” asked Atropos. “Let’s name it Fifo!” suggested Gretel. “I love it!” said Hansel. They were very excited to go and show Fifo to their parents. Once they arrived home the parents took one glance at Fifo and they immediately fell in love with him. They hugged the children and Atropos saying how much they loved them. “Atropos, thank you for taking such good care of our children” said the father. “You’re so welcome; they are very sweet and fun!”answered Atropos. And they lived happily ever after!
THE END
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