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Scene 1 · Beginner
En plan att överge barnen
A plan to leave the children
Swedish
Nära en stor skog bodde en fattig vedhuggare med sina två barn, Hans och Greta, och deras styvmor. När det blev ont om mat i hela landet kunde pappan inte längre få tag på bröd åt familjen. En natt låg han vaken och undrade hur de skulle klara sig.
English translation
Near a large forest lived a poor woodcutter with his two children, Hansel and Gretel, and their stepmother. When food became scarce throughout the land, their father could no longer get bread for the family. One night he lay awake, wondering how they would manage.
Swedish
”I morgon tar vi med barnen långt in i skogen”, sa styvmodern. ”Vi tänder en eld och ger dem lite bröd. Sedan går vi. De hittar inte hem därifrån.”
English translation
“Tomorrow we’ll take the children deep into the forest,” said the stepmother. “We’ll light a fire and give them some bread. Then we’ll leave. They won’t be able to find their way home from there.”
Swedish
Pappan ville inte lämna barnen ensamma. Han var rädd att vilda djur skulle döda dem. Men styvmodern sa att alla fyra skulle dö av hunger om barnen stannade hemma. Till slut gick han med på hennes plan, fast han tyckte synd om barnen.
English translation
Their father did not want to leave the children alone. He was afraid that wild animals would kill them. But the stepmother said that all four of them would starve if the children stayed at home. In the end, he agreed to her plan, although he felt sorry for the children.
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