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Then he went back into the house and said, “Don't worry, Gretel. Sleep well. God will not leave us.” Then he went back to bed.

Early in the morning the woman came and woke the two children. “Get up, you lazy children. We are going into the forest togather wood.” Then she gave each one a little piece of bread, saying, “Here is something for you. Don't eat it soon, for you'll not get any more.”

Gretel put the bread under herapron, because Hansel's pockets were full of stones. Then all together they went into the woods. When they were still not far from home, Hansel began stopping again and again and looking back toward the house.

The father said, “Hansel, why are you stopping and looking back? Be careful, and don't forget your legs.”

“Oh, father,” said Hansel, “I am looking at my white cat that is sitting on the roof and wants to say good-bye to me.”

The woman said, “You fool, that isn't your cat. That's the morning sun shining on the roof.”

However, Hansel was not looking at his cat. He was throwing the shiny little stones from his pocket on the road.

When they arrived in the middle of the woods, the father said, “You children gather some wood, and I will make a fire so you won't freeze.”

Hansel and Gretel gathered together a lot of sticks.

When the fire was burning well, the woman said, “Lie down by the fire and rest. We will go into the forest to cut wood. When we are finished, we will come back and get you.”

Hansel and Gretel sat by the fire. Whennoon came each one ate his little piece of bread. They sat there a long time. They were tired, so they closed their eyes, and fell asleep.