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Hansel And Gretel Comparison
Have you ever walked into the bathroom and surprisingly, looking at a large, bountiful amount of turd in your toilet? Or have you ever had to use your common sense to find your way home after your parents abandoned you in the forest? In order to get out of these situations, you’d have to be persistent, brave and optimistic. Hansel and Gretel from Hansel and Gretel and David from Big Boy are examples of what it takes to be persistent, brave and optimistic. Hansel, Gretel and David has also shown the trait of being knowledgeable. Hansel and Gretel. Near a great forest there lived a poor woodcutter and his wife and his two children; the boy’s name was Hansel and the girl’s Gretel. They had very little to bite or to sup. “What will become of us? We can't even feed our children” the husband murmured sadly. “I'll tell you what husband,” answered the wife in a the stern, yet mysterious tone. The wife stated to the husband referring that they should bring the children, into the thickest parts of the forest, make then a fire and pretentiously leave them there to starve. The wife vigorously protested, “then we will go to our work and they will never find their way home again. Gretel wept bitterly when she had heard what her stepmother was about to do. Hansel said gently trying to comfort his sister, “It is not all over with us. Do be quiet Gretel, and do not fret. I will manage something.” When …show more content…
Gretel rapidly ran to Hansel, and left the wicked witch to burn miserably. Gretel went straight to Hansel, open the stable-door, they both cried in each other's arms, crying joyful tears. “We are free, the witch is dead!”
Big Boy. This is a story about one of David’s most unforgettable moment. This is not a story about journeys or witches that prey upon innocent children. This is a story about seeing or doing things you normally think you won't do, but eventually, you'll realize that you do those things, just to enjoy two minutes in the

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