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Then she took hold of Hansel with her thin , dry hand . She carried him to a little stable and shut him in behind a door of metal bars . A stable is a small building for animals . Hansel shouted and shouted , but it was no use . Nobody could hear him in that great forest . Then the witch went to Gretel’s bed . She shook the girl until she woke up . “ Get up , you lazy thing ! ” she shouted . “ Fetch some water and cook something good for your brother . He’s outside in the stable , and he must get fat . When he’s fat , I’m going to eat him . ” Gretel began to cry bitterly , but crying did not help . She had to do everything the wicked witch told her . From that day on , Gretel’s life was very hard . Every morning she carried water from the well . Then she lit the fire , cooked the food and cleaned the house . The witch was always watching the girl with those red eyes . “ Faster , girl ! ” she shouted . “ I don’t want to see you standing still ! ” Several times a day Gretel took food to her brother . The door with the bars was locked , so she passed the plate through the bars . One night , when the old woman was asleep , Gretel crept out to the stable . “ Hansel , are you awake ? ” she whispered . “ Yes , Gretel , ” he answered . “ Don’t be afraid . There are two of us , and the witch can’t see well . We’ll think of something . ” Gretel held her brother’s hand through the bars for a moment . Then she went quietly back into the house . VI . The Little Bone Every day Gretel had to cook the best food in the house for Hansel . But she herself got nothing except crab shells . She ate them in a corner of the kitchen . She was always hungry , but she never complained . Every morning the old woman walked slowly to the little stable and called , “ Hansel , put out your finger . I want to feel if you’re getting fat . ” But Hansel was clever . Instead of his finger , he put a thin little bone out through the bars . The old woman’s eyes were weak , and she could not see it . She thought it was Hansel’s finger . “ You’re still so thin ! ” she said . “ How is that possible ? I give you so much food ! ” She could not understand why the boy never got any fatter . Four weeks went by like this , and Hansel was still thin . Then the witch lost her patience . She did not want to wait any longer . “ Hey , Gretel ! ” she shouted at the girl . “ Be quick and bring some water . Fat or thin , tomorrow I’m going to kill Hansel and cook him . ” Oh , how the poor little sister cried when she had to fetch the water ! The tears ran down her cheeks . “ Dear God , please help us ! ” she cried . “ Why didn’t the wild animals eat us in the forest ? Then at least we could have died together . ” “ Stop that noise ! ” said the old woman . “ It won’t help you at all . ” That night Gretel could not sleep . She was thinking about her brother , alone in the stable , and about the witch’s big pot . “ Tomorrow I must be very brave , ” she said to herself . “ Hansel needs me . ”
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