Coraline, Norman, Agatha, and 𝚆𝚢𝚋𝚒𝚎 meet Eggs, Winnie and Kubo. They go to Hogwarts, the school of magical never go there, having to join many friends, group together with their friendships, help each alongside in division of others in trouble...
The Truth About Hansel and Gretel Neil Gaiman Written
Summary
According to the book, Ossegg determined that the fairytale, Hansel and Gretel, was based on the story of a 17th-century baker named Hans Metzler and his sister Grete. Hans and Grete Metzler lived in a village in the Spessart Forest during the Thirty Years War, and killed an old woman named Katharina Schraderin in order to steal her recipe for Nürnberger Lebkuchen (gingerbread).
In reality, Ossegg did not exist and the details of the story were fabricated by Traxler. Vanessa Joosen has called the book a "fictive nonfictional text," which "carries the features of a nonfictional text but consciously misleads the reader."
The true story of Hansel and Gretel goes back to a cohort of tales that originated in the Baltic regions during the Great Famine of 1314 to 1322. Volcanic activity in southeast Asia and New Zealand ushered in a period of prolonged climate change that led to crop failures and massive starvation across the globe. In Europe, the situation was particularly dire since the food supply was already scarce. When the Great Famine struck, the results were devastating. One scholar estimated that the Great Famine impacted 400,000 square miles of Europe, 30 million people, and may have killed off up to 25 percent of the population in certain areas.
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Was Katharina Schraderin, "the baker witch," killed for her gingerbread recipe? HANS TRAXLER
It All Started with Yummy Baked Goods Back in 1618 in the mountains of Germany, there lived a woman named Katharina Schraderin. She was a phenomenal baker. She sold her goodies at various markets and fairs surrounding the German town of Nuremberg. Her specialty was gingerbread, but her cakes and cookies also made her regionally famous. Many people sought her recipes, but Katharina kept those a closely guarded secret.
