Hansel & Gretel (We Both Read)

Hansel and Gretel woke the next morning to the sound of a pretty white bird singing sweetly on the bough of a tree. The bird seemed to tell them to follow him.
When the bird had finished his song, he spread his wings and flew away.
Hansel and Gretel followed the bird. They followed the bird through the woods. They followed the bird to a little house.

Hansel and Gretel are clever children. When they go into the woods, they take some bread and leave a trail of breadcrumbs so that they can find their way back.
Unfortunately, the birds eat the breadcrumbs, so they lose their way. When a bird wakes them and leads them to a house in the woods, they feel very lucky, as if they have been saved. But little do they know how dangerous the house is! Can Hansel and Gretel escape the witch and find their way back home? Will their father be there waiting for them?

Vocabulary

plump 丸々太った
withered しわしわ
yank ～をグイッと引っ張る

McKay, S. (1999). Hansel & Gretel (We Both Read). San Anselmo, CA. Treasure Bay.