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Ένα σχέδιο για να εγκαταλείψουν τα παιδιά
A plan to leave the children
Greek
Κοντά σε ένα μεγάλο δάσος ζούσε ένας φτωχός ξυλοκόπος. Μαζί του ζούσαν τα δυο παιδιά του, ο Χάνσελ και η Γκρέτελ, και η γυναίκα του, που ήταν η μητριά τους. Μια χρονιά δεν υπήρχε αρκετό φαγητό στον τόπο. Η οικογένεια δεν είχε πια ούτε ψωμί για κάθε μέρα.
English translation
Near a large forest lived a poor woodcutter. His two children, Hansel and Gretel, lived with him, along with his wife, who was their stepmother. One year there was not enough food in the land. Now the family did not even have bread to eat every day.
Greek
Μια νύχτα ο πατέρας δεν μπορούσε να κοιμηθεί. «Πώς θα ταΐσουμε τα παιδιά μας;» ρώτησε τη γυναίκα του.
English translation
One night, the father could not sleep. “How will we feed our children?” he asked his wife.
Greek
Εκείνη ήθελε να αφήσουν τα παιδιά μόνα τους βαθιά στο δάσος. Θα τους έδιναν λίγο ψωμί και θα άναβαν μια φωτιά. Ύστερα θα έφευγαν, και τα παιδιά δεν θα έβρισκαν τον δρόμο για το σπίτι.
English translation
She wanted to leave the children alone deep in the forest. She and their father would give the children a little bread and light a fire. Then the two adults would leave, and the children would not find their way home.
Greek
«Όχι, δεν μπορώ να το κάνω αυτό», είπε ο πατέρας. «Τα άγρια ζώα θα φάνε τα παιδιά μου».
English translation
“No, I can’t do that,” said the father. “Wild animals will eat my children.”
Greek
Η γυναίκα όμως επέμενε. Έλεγε πως αλλιώς θα πέθαιναν και οι τέσσερις από την πείνα. Στο τέλος ο πατέρας συμφώνησε, αλλά λυπόταν πολύ για τα παιδιά.
English translation
But his wife insisted. She said that otherwise all four of them would starve. At last the father agreed, but he was very sad for the children.
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