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Who are the 6 characters in the story?
Hansel, Gretel, Father, Stepmother, Witch, and a duck
In what 3 places does the story happen?
home, woods, witch's (candy) house
What is the climax of the story? (The climax is the most exciting part where the main character faces and solves the main problem of the story.)
When Gretel pushes the witch into the oven and frees her brother.
Was the family rich or poor, and how do you know that?
Poor, because they didn't have enough to eat.
Whose idea was it to take the children to the woods and leave them there both times?
The stepmother's.
What reason was the children given to go into the woods?
To look for, and collect, firewood
How did Hansel save Gretel and himself after the FIRST trip to the woods?
He collected, and dropped along the way, shiny rocks.
How did the stepmother react when the children returned home after their first trip into the woods?
She was surprised, acted like they'd been looking for the children, and scolded them.
What did the father do each tie his children returned home?
He hugged them.
What happened after the children returned home the first time? What did the whole family do and what did the parents do?
They all went to bed and the stepmother made plans to take them further into the woods the next day.
How did Hansel try to save them the second time they were taken into the woods and why didn't it work?
He dropped bread crumbs that the birds ate, so they had no trail to follow home, like they did with the rocks.
What did the children find in the woods when they were alone and lost?
A house made of cookies, candies, lollipops, and ice cream.
Who lived in the house made of treats in the woods?
A wicked witch.
What happened when the children started eating the house?
The wtich let them eat and acted nice to them until she grabbed Hansel and threw him in a cage.
What was Gretel's job while Hansel was caged up?
She had to cook for the witch and her brother, Hansel.
Why did the witch want Hansel in a cage? What did she want to do to both children?
She wanted to fatten him up and then eat them both.
