The True Stories Behind Classic Children’s Fairy Tales

Hansel and Gretel, Inspired by True Events

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The story may have been inspired by the many parents who deserted their kids during a major famine in Europe during the 14th century, or by a famous baker that had a very jealous rival; he told the townspeople that the baker was a witch and they burned her in her own oven.

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