Story of Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

   Once upon a time, lived a poor woodcutter and his wife who had two children named Hansel and Gretel. Their mother died when they were young. Hansel and Gretel were very sad. Soon their father remarried but their stepmother was very cruel. One day, she took the children deep into the forest and left them there. Clever Hansel had some breadcrumbs in his pocket and had dropped them on the way so that they could find their way back home. Alas! The birds ate all the crumbs and they couldn’t find their way back home.

   Hansel and Gretel went deeper and deeper into the forest. They were hungry and tired. Finally, after walking for a long time, they saw a cottage made of chocolate, candies, and cake. “Look, Hansel! A chocolate brick!” shouted Gretel in delight and both ate it hungrily.

   Now, a wicked witch lived there. When she saw Hansel and Gretel, she wanted to eat them. She grabbed the chil­dren and locked them in a cage. The witch decided to make a soup out of Hansel and eat him first. She began boiling a huge pot of water for the soup. Just then, Gretel crept out of her cage. She gave the wicked witch a mighty push from behind and the witch fell into the boiling water.  “Oh noo... help me! I’m drowning” said the witch. She howled in pain and died instantly. Hansel and Gretel found treasure lying around the cottage. They carried it home with them. Their stepmother had died and their father wel­comed them back with tears of joy. “Finally you all come back kids!” said their father. They never went hungry again!

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1. What is the moral value of the story?
2. What is the conclusion of this story?
3. What is the synonym and the antonym for "crept out" ?
4. Is there any direct sentence on the story?
5. In paragraph 1, there is a sentence "Hansel and Gretel went deeper and deeper into the forest. They were hungry and tired", the word "they" refers to?

Here are some direct sentences:
 “Look, Hansel! A chocolate brick!” shouted Gretel in delight and both ate it hungrily.

 “Oh noo... help me! I’m drowning” said the witch.

 “Finally you all come back kids!” said their father.