The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy

Author:Louise Murphy [Murphy, Louise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Folk Tales, Fiction, War & Military, Fairy Tales, Legends & Mythology, Literary
ISBN: 9780142003077
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2003-07-28T12:00:00+00:00

The Major stood and watched the house burn to the ground. Once the thatch caught, the village men gave up and moved back. The roof blazed and fell in with a soft whoosh and a great puff of sparks that rose in the still air for hundreds of feet.

“God damn Poles. Leaving their children alone with a kerosene lamp. Cows are better parents. It’s a miracle that any of the children grow up with such fools caring for them.”

Wiktor stood beside the Major, and his curiosity rose. Why hadn’t the parents taken the children with them? But he said nothing. It was no business of his.

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