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HANSEL & GRETEL, Sealed CD, Hansel & Grethel from the gri
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"Grethel, that is the first," meaning the first dish.
Folk-lore and Legends: German Anonymous
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THERE was once a cook called Grethel, who wore shoes with red heels, and when she went out in them she gave herself great airs, and thought herself very fine indeed.
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm Jacob Grimm 1824
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"Grethel," she cried in a passion, "get some water quickly; be Hansel fat or lean, this morning I will kill and cook him."
My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales Edric Vredenburg
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"Grethel," she called out in a passion, "get some water quickly; be Hansel fat or lean, this morning I will kill and cook him."
Grimm's Fairy Stories Gebr��der Grimm 1909
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The research on SF stories, and the world-building involved in getting them to hold together with some degree of stability, drove me to some strange corners of the net, following (Hänsel and Grethel-like) bread crumb after bread crumb of tantalizingly vague links.
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The research on SF stories, and the world-building involved in getting them to hold together with some degree of stability, drove me to some strange corners of the net, following (Hänsel and Grethel-like) bread crumb after bread crumb of tantalizingly vague links.
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Grethel began to weep bitterly, but it was all in vain, she was forced to do what the wicked witch ordered her.
Household Tales 2003
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Grethel shared her piece of bread with Hansel, who had scattered his by the way.
Household Tales 2003
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“And no boat crosses either,” answered Grethel, “but a white duck is swimming there; if I ask her, she will help us over.”
Household Tales 2003
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