Grimms Fairy Tale Retold
GRIMM’S FAIRY TALE RETOLD
In a beautiful huge green forest,
Lived 3 honest people, Hansel and Gretal
And their father,
And two wicked women, the witch,
And a wife who was also a step-mother.
The honest three were approached by the FBI,
And told to keep a very close eye,
On these two wicked women,
Who one would hardly call human!
Their father tired about his wife
Nagging about his wonderful children,
All of their married life,
Planned a plot together with his two loves’s
Who were innocent, like 2 white doves
To catch out this horrid woman,
Who was hardly human.
The FBI, said their father, will protect
Us with drones, from above.
And we also have God,
Who is akin to having a squad
Of eternal soldiers
Our beholders!
So off Hansel and Gretal were
Taken into the forest, at the
Stepmothers request, and at their Dad’s
Request, took pebbles and dropped
On the track,
So that they could find their way back!
Not successful, the stepmother persuaded
Her husband to take them into the
Forest again, the father was frustrated.
His wife said they didn’t have bread to eat,
How and why should the children get,
Let’s cheat
The wife said, take them to
The woods to get lost
No matter the cost!
Overhearing her, Hansel took bread and let fall
Crumbs on the track, but birds ate them all!
Lost and afraid they didn’t know what to do,
But they heard a drone overhead,
And knew they wouldn’t land up dead.
They found the witches house, made
Of cookies and sweets,
Immediately the wicked old witch,
Came out and invited them in
This was her ploy all along, her unforgivable sin,
For which she would die,
And this was certainly nigh!
Unbeknown to the children, the FBI surrounded
The house and camped there for as long
As it took,
They had this witch now, and observed every
Move, and on a computer screen,
Were so looking forward to capturing
This criminal, this crook!
The witch wanted to eat Hansel first,
And tried feeding him to become fat,
But Hansel too clever, stuck out a chicken bone,
From the cage in which he was kept
You’re too thin but I will eat you now,
Gretal, who was responsible for home chores,
Lit the oven, she had an idea how to say ciao
To this wicked witch, who bent down
To check the oven,
At which point, Gretal pushed her in and slammed
The oven door shut,
How many children had died in that oven
One, two, five or ten dozen?
She ran to Hansel and let him out,
As soon as they opened the door, soldiers
Were round and about,
They declared the old hag was dead,
No need to check,
But could the soldiers
Please take them home instead!
Hansel and Gretal were re-united with
Their father,
The stepmother,
Had died, no further mention was made of her.
Look Dad said the children, we found
All these stolen jewels in the witch’s chest
We can now buy a better house,
And eat like kings, not only a little
Like a mouse!
Copyright © Jennifer Proxenos | Year Posted 2019
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