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Brief mention of a witch who locks up a character in a fairy tale; a voluntary tickling game.
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Another Tale of Hansel and Gretel
The Chocolate House
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How the story begins
In the book, the candy went all the way up to the roof. “You could eat the whole house?” asked Ulises. Grandma held the picture up close for the brother and sister. “Yes. But a witch lived there who wouldn’t let Hansel and Gretel leave. She locked Hansel up, and his sister Gretel managed to set him free. That’s how they both got away.” Jacinta ran her finger over a chocolate roof tile.
“Well, I wouldn’t want to leave that yummy house!” said Ulises. Jacinta licked her lips before Grandma closed the book. “Let’s make one.” There was a big cardboard box in the backyard. Together, the two of them shaped it into a little house, with a roof that came up to their shoulders. Ulises went to get the paints. “And then we’ll act out the story.”
Jacinta painted chocolate on the roof while Ulises held the cardboard steady. “Your chocolate’s melting over here,” he said, pointing at a drip. She dragged it all the way down. Ulises drew the biggest candies he could.
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Guide for families
💭 What is this story about?
Jacinta and Ulises build a cardboard house so they can act out Hansel and Gretel with their grandma. They have fun painting candy on it, but when it’s time to pick roles, both of them want to be the one who saves the other, and neither one wants to be stuck waiting. While they argue, the first raindrops start falling on the set they made together.
🧠 What will children learn?
- Cooperation can be enjoyed while creating something together, before any difficulty comes up.
- Expressing preferences lets each person share which part of a game matters to them.
- Listening becomes visible when a request leads us to change what we’re doing.
- Problem-solving includes noticing what’s happening and adjusting an action together with someone else.
- Caring for what we share can grow out of affection for something several people have made together.
🤝 How can you keep this conversation going?
- “What would you like to build with someone, and which part would you want to do?”
- “What ideas can you come up with when two people want the same role in a game?”
- “What have you made with someone else that you wanted to take care of or keep afterward?”
- “How would you like to ask for help if something you’re doing gets tricky?”
🎯 Educational approach
The story makes room both for the joy of creating together and for the wish to be the star of a game. It places cooperation in everyday actions: saying what you’d prefer, responding to a request, and adjusting what you’re doing when a concrete problem comes up. Reading together makes it possible to explore those choices and children’s own experiences, with an adult who is right there to guide the conversation without looking for one right answer or treating disagreement as misbehavior.
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