Hansel and Gretel (Pre-Intermediate)

About this episode

This episode presents a twisted version of the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, featuring a Chinese witch and an exotic setting.

Get episodes without adverts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is appreciated! What if the witch in Hansel and Gretel was Chinese? Well, then things would be very different. In this twisted version of the classic fairy tale, the two young children run away from the house of sweets and end up somewhere far more exotic... Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hansel for the full transcript. Level: Pre-intermediate. Genre: Horror. Vocabulary: Woodcutter, Sweet tooth, Twig, Abandon, Breadcrumbs, Quitter, Betrayal, Witch, Belly, Prison bars. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 2357. Author: Ariel Goodbody. 00:00 Intro 10:55 Hansel and Gretel 29:52 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ariel Goodbody

Topics covered

• fairy tale
• horror
• children's story
• twisted version
• language learning

Keywords

• Hansel and Gretel
• fairy tale
• horror
• Chinese witch
• language learning
• Ariel Goodbody

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Easy Stories in English, Glassbox Media, megaphone.fm

Books & works: Hansel and Gretel

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