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In a well-known fairy tale, why did Hansel and Gertel wander alone through the woods?

they got lost by an accident

their parents were killed

they stepped through magic mirror

they were intentionally left by parents

'Hansel and Gertel' is an old German fairy tale, recorded (but not created) by the Grimm brothers. The practice of leaving children to fend for themselves, as well as cannibalistic practices (the behaviour of witch) were not uncommon in Medieval Europe during famine.

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