Dear Dennis,
"...When dawn broke,
they started to wander about
the forest, seeking a path, but all hope soon
faded.
They were well and truly lost. On they walked and
walked, till suddenly
they came upon a strange cottage
in the middle of a glade.
"This is chocolate!"
gasped Hansel as he broke a lump
of plaster from the wall.
"And this is
icing!" exclaimed Gretel, putting another
piece of wall in her mouth. Starving
but delighted, the
children began to eat pieces of candy broken off the
cottage.
"Isn't this
delicious?" said Gretel, with her mouth full.
She had never tasted anything
so nice.
"We'll stay
here," Hansel declared, munching a bit of
nougat. They were just about
to try a piece of the biscuit
door when it quietly swung open..."
(Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Hansel and Gretel)
Best wishes,
R
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