Act 1 Narrator: It is a warm spring day. Two children play near their home. Their names are Hansel and Gretel. Hansel: Look what I found! Do you see? They are white stones. They are so small. Gretel: How pretty! Look how they shine in the sun. Hansel: I will fill my pockets. I will take them all! Narrator: The children hear yelling. It comes from inside the house. They know it is their stepmother. She is angry. Stepmother: We are too poor! You are too lazy! Your children are greedy!
