Hansel and Gretel

From a young age I’ve always enjoyed the story of Hansel and Gretel. I think mostly because of the gingerbread house and the idea of living in one, even if the two protagonists almost get eaten by an evil witch. But hey I was young, all I cared about was food. The MGM movie is vastly different, in regards to the little details, to the original Brother’s Grimm tale but the story is still relatively similar.

 
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Similarities: 

• Poor, starving family 
• Mother’s idea to send them away 
• Hansel and Gretel use crumbs to mark their path which are eaten by birds 
• Witch pretends to be an old women 
• Ginger Bread home  
• Witch deceives and feeds them to get their trust 
• Witch has bad eyesight 
• Gretel forced to cook and Hansel forced to eat 
• Hansel sticks out a bone instead of finger

Differences:

Brother’s Grimm		MGM Movie
led into woods		sent into for berries
mom dies		mother wants them back after they go missing
pushed the witch into the oven		used magic to switch Hansel and the witch
Happy ending with father		there were other children too
		Happy ending with both parents.

The director most likely made these changes to make the story more family friendly and to add movie elements.