6
It was a cold winter morning. Hans and
Gretel stood by a canal that was covered in ice.
Their clothes were not very warm. They had
red faces and cold hands.
They were poor. The children did not own
skates. Hans had made pieces of thin wood for
their feet to skate on.
“Let’s go! Catch me if you can!”
Gretel said.
Hans went after Gretel, but she was very
fast.