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- proper noun A female
given name of German origin, diminutive ofMargarete . - proper noun A
fictional character in the Germanfairy tale Hansel and Gretel , originally Hänsel und Gretel as adapted by Giambattista Basile and more recently the brothers Grimm.
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Hansel and Gretel from the point of view of the witch sexually exploiting Gretel and then eating Hansel in front of her, for example - yum yum!
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Even fairy tales deliver that — Hansel and Gretel is a story about the danger of strangers.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » The Shape of a Story, and Why We Tell/Read Stories 2009
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With rich, pure prose Hoffman charts the always unexpected progress of Gretel Samuelson from the time Gretel is a young girl already acquainted with betrayal and grief, until she finally leaves home.
Local Girls: Summary and book reviews of Local Girls by Alice Hoffman. 1999
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These live conversations took place via a messagerie service that the computer pirates called Gretel, identified by a logo of a heart with fluttering eyelashes.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995
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Gossip on Gretel, that is, from the folk at Pomona Larvatus Prodeo.
Open Season At Sarsaparilla Kirsty 2006
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Gossip on Gretel, that is, from the folk at Pomona Larvatus Prodeo.
Archive 2006-05-01 Kirsty 2006
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In other news, I sent off "Gretel" to an upcoming anthology I happened to hear about, a collection of rehashed and reimagined fairie tales.
update on EOTL, submissions in general Holly 2005
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In other news, I sent off "Gretel" to an upcoming anthology I happened to hear about, a collection of rehashed and reimagined fairie tales.
Archive 2005-10-01 Holly 2005
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Can you imagine "Gretel" or maybe "Insomnia" done as a graphic novel, with art by Wes?
Archive 2004-07-01 Holly 2004
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Can you imagine "Gretel" or maybe "Insomnia" done as a graphic novel, with art by Wes?
another kind of artist Holly 2004
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