Hansel and Gretel are the children of a poor wood cutter. Fearing starvation, the wood cutter's wife-the children's step-mother-convinces him to lead the children into the forest, and abandon them there. Hansel and Gretel hear her plan, and gather white pebbles, to leave themselves a trail home.
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