Narrate the story of Hansel and Gretel. (2066)

Differences between Hansel and Gretel and The Little Brother and the Little Sister
The Little Brother and the Little Sister and Hansel and Gretel are both written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. They contain the same story, but the Little Brother and the Little Sister is an earlier version. This version of the story seems to be essentially working notes that the Grimm brothers later changed into the story Hansel and Gretel so that it could be published. There are no major differences between the two stories. Hansel and Gretel has more details and descriptions, which make it a more interesting story to read. This story is almost similar to ‘Hansel and Gretel’ although it has some differences. In fact, ‘The Little Brother and the Little Sister’ is the story on which ‘Hansel and Gretel’ has been modeled. Hansel and Gretel is a longer story that has made abundant use of dialogues. It is a more detailed version, whereas ‘Little Brother and Little Sister’ is a plain short story. In the latter story, the children’s name is not mentioned; it refers to their relation, i.e. brother and sister, however, in the latter story, they are given names: Hansel for the boy and Gretel for the girl.
In the original version there is a dove sitting on the roof saying goodbye to Hansel, but in the second one it is the pigeon. In ‘The Little Brother and the Little Sister’ the children didn’t a song in response to the Witch’s song but ate bread and cake ravenously, but in Hansel and Gretel, the children responded with a song: wind child …. child.’
After their bitter struggle with the witch, the brother and sister returned home with jewels to their father’s house and they got there without much trouble or difficulty. On the other hand, Hansel and Gretel had to cross a river that had no bridge. Fortunately, a large white duck took them across the river one after another. All in all, Hansel and Gretel has more adventure, drama, details and suspense which are conspicuous by their absence in ‘The Little Brother and the Little Sister’. That is to say, Hansel and Gretel is a detailed longer version of ‘The Little Brother and the Little Sister’.

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