The Brother And Sister

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Title:     The Brother And Sister
Author: Katharine Pyle [More Titles by Pyle]

Their mother bids them run and play,
But not to wander far away.

"Quick," Gretel cries, "let's catch that hare
Among the bushes over there."

The hare now leads them in the chase
Close by the witch's lurking-place.

"No use," she cries "to kick and fight,
For I will pick your bones to-night."

The old witch then puts on the pot,
That she may boil Hans when it's hot.

But while she whets her knife outside
Gretel opens the cage door wide.

The children see a barrel near;
"Quick! into it! The witch is here!"

In after them the witch goes too,
But she is stuck, and can't get through.

And now, ker-splash! down in the ditch
They roll the barrel and the witch.

And see! her little girl and boy
The mother welcomes home with joy.

[The end]
Katharine Pyle's poem: Brother And Sister

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