Hansel and Gretel (Grade 3)

Music Files Below (left click to listen, right click to download) 1.  Feast2.  Baba Yaga's Revenge3.  Baba Yaga's Retribution Composer:  Jeff ChambersTotal Time:  7:38 Hansel and Gretel is a well-known fairy tale of German origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812. Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch (Baba Yaga) living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake and confectionery. The two children save their lives by outwitting her. Jeff Chambers has created a whimsical yet intensely rich composition in three parts: Feast, Baba Yaga's Revenge, and Baba Yaga's Retribution. You will want to go all out when you present this fairy tale. Props should include a forest, a pathway, and of course the all important house of candy! You could incorporate additional actors to portray the children and the witch. Your auxiliary could be woodland creatures, candy pieces come-to-life or perhaps something a bit more sinister. You c