The tale of Hansel and Gretel is well known
They fooled the witch with a chicken bone
They crisped her up on an open flame
And received only praise, and none of the blame
But look a little closer at these two
With innocent eyes of sparkling blue
They’d have you believe the fault was not theirs
That the gingerbread house caught them unawares
But what if I told you the house was brick?
That Hansel and Gretel played a trick?
That their parents didn’t leave them alone that day?
That they in fact… ran away?
That they saw the old lady, the withered crone
They knew that she was living alone
They knew that she was living alone
That they played on her sympathies, pretended to be kind
Then swooped in and robbed the woman blind?
Then swooped in and robbed the woman blind?
Oh yes – don’t believe all you read
Hansel and Gretel existed, that is certainly agreed
But unsuspecting victims? No, not those two
So be careful – next, they could target you!
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Each month, I receive a writing prompt as part of a link-up called Writers Reveal. This post was inspired by the prompt ‘a tale about siblings with a magical twist’ from Rhianna at A Parenting Life.
You can see what everyone else has done with the same prompt at:
You can see what everyone else has done with the same prompt at:
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Imagine! Create! Write!
How would you rewrite Hansel and Gretel if you had the chance?
oh I love it! You are such a clever clogs!
Thank you lovely, and thanks for the prompt! At first I had no idea what to do, but the Hansel and Gretel jumped out at me.
Oh you have such a way with words Emily! I love it, and I’m tempted to join your blog prompts. I need to work on my poetry though!
Thanks Denise! A ‘need to work on poetry’ is the perfect reason to join in – I’ll see what everyone thinks.
Great work, I loved this. Entertaining…and possibly true??
Possibly – who knows what those Grimm brothers saw?
Love it – what a great twist you put on an old favourite.
Have the best day !
Me
Thank you!
Your clever wit never ceases to amaze me Em x
What a lovely thing to say! Blushing. x
You really have a gift! I am in awe. This is awesome xx
Thanks Renee!
You sure are a wordsmith Em – that is just perfect! I do hope you have these somewhere to be published one day!!! Em – also visiting as part of #teamIBOT x
I certainly do – right here! (Mental note: back up this blog.)
gosh you are so clever! I don’t know why I am always surprised by just how clever you are! Sorry lol! This is fantastic!
I’m surprised by all these comments telling me I’m clever so don’t worry, I’m not at all offended! x
Oh that’s awesome! Best fairy tale ever. And I reckon probably far more likely than the other!
Thanks Jess. Yeah, there was just something not quite right about H&G, wasn’t there?
You are so clever, i love it 🙂
Thanks Lauren!
Haha, love it! Hansel and Gretel with a dark yet hilarious twist. Very clever indeed! Well done!
Thank you! Glad it’s hilarious – I just thought it was disturbing.
Ah love your poems Em. And love your take on Hansel and Gretel!!
Thanks Kelly!
That is awesome Em and it pretty much sums up the modern day fairy tales – the tabloids and media who often make the wrong person seem like the villain xx
What an observation. You’ve just added much more depth to this poem than I intended. Brilliant – thank you!