either of the two
main characters of the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel," the story of
brother and sister who are abandoned in the woods and become lost. Tired and weary, the
children fall asleep on the soft leaves in the forest and while sleeping they are covered with leaves by a witch's
cat who is trying to save them from the wicked witch. After waking, the
children wander in the woods searching for a way
home, when they come across a
house made of gingerbread and sugar. They