Hansel and Gretel find a Candy House

The siblings were barefooted, so walking was painful. Gretel was tiring of this adventure when she saw a light. I hope it is a castle, she suggested. Hansel squeezed her hand. Maybe it is a spaceship that will whisk us off to a bakery. They laughed at their silliness. At the edge of a clearing they saw a candy house. It was gorgeously decorated with peppermint candies. Must be a mirage, Hansel said. Gretel did not know what that meant. They ran down the hill, their bare feet not as tender now. Do you think we should taste it? Gretel asked. No one had answered the door. As they began to consume the house a voice said “Come in Children!”