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sweet for you." Hansel had already
eaten a piece from the roof and
Gretel had eaten a few round
windowpanes, and she had just
broken out another one when she
heard a gentle voice calling out
from inside:

Nibble, nibble, little mouse,
Who is nibbling at my house?

Hansel and Gretel were so
frightened that they dropped what
they were holding in their hands,
and immediately they saw a little
woman, as old as the hills, creeping
out the door.

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