Hansel and Gretel-Chapter 01

Chapter One Lost in the Forest There lives a very poor woodcutter. He has a wife and two children, Hansel and Gretel. His 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 parents’ plan. “I’m afraid,”cries Gretel. “Don’t worry,” says Hansel. Hansel goes outside. He picks up small and white stones. And he put 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 come up. The stones shine in the moonlight. The children follow them. They arrive at their home at dawn. lost/lɒst/ 迷路的，迷失的 wood‧cut‧ter /ˈwʊdˌkʌtə / 伐木工 step‧moth‧er /ˈstepmʌðə/ 继母 par‧ent /ˈpeərənt/ 父母 qui‧et‧ly /ˈkwaɪətli/ 悄悄地 moon /muːn/ 月亮 moon‧light/ˈmuːnlaɪt/ 月光 dawn /dɔːn / 黎明 fall asleep /fɔːl əˈsliːp / 睡着 wake up /weɪk ʌp / 醒来