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I PA This activity is designed to be used in conjuction with a performance of IPA Production’s The Forest. For more information, visit www.ipaproductions.com.

The For[st

nce upon a time there was a little hedgehog

called Hansel and a little squirrel called Gretel.

One day they go for a walk in the forest.

They walk and talk and walk and talk and

walk and talk.

They see a little house.

The house is made out of chocolate!

Hansel and Gretel are very hungry.

They eat some of the chocolate from the house.

Suddenly, a witch comes out of the house.

She is very angry because they are eating her house.

She takes Hansel and Gretel inside the house

She puts Hansel into a cage.

She wants to eat him for her dinner!

Then she hides the key to the cage.

She makes Gretel clean all of the house.

The witch falls asleep in a chair.

Gretel searches for the key.

She finds it.

She lets Hansel out of the cage.

They run out of the house all the way home.

The witch wakes up.

The house is empty!

She is so angry that she explodes!

Hansel and Gretel never go walking and talking in the forest again.

The Story of Hansel and Gretel

Listen to the story of Hansel and Gretel.

See teacher’s note on page 8

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