Chapter 1 Lost in the Forest
第一章 迷路在森林
The lives a very poor woodcutter .
He has a wife and two children ,Hansel and Gretel .
He wife is Hansel and Gretel's stepmother .
One day he asks his wife .
"We have little food .What can we do ?"
She says ,"Our family is very big .
Let's take the children into the forest .
Then leave them there ."
Hansel and Gretel hear their parent's plan .
"I'm afraid ,"cries Gretel .
"Don't worry ,says Hansel ."
Hansel goes outside .
He picks up small and white stones .
And he puts them in his pockets .
Next morning the family walks into the forest .
Hansel quietly drops stones along the path .
The family is in the middle of the forest .
The stepmother says to the children ,
"Lie down here and rest .We will cut some wood .
Wait until we come back ."
Their parents go deep into the forest .
Hansel and Gretel lie down and they fall asleep .
They wake up at night .
But their parents don't come back .
Gretel is afraid and cries .
"Let's wait until the moon is up ,"says Hansel .
Soon the moon comes up .
The stones shine in the moonlight .
The children follow them .
They arrive at their home at dawn .