Vocabulary: 8 uses of the word 'turn' - Hansel & Gretel part one

Mariam Hello I'm Mariam. Today's story is one you

may have last heard when you were very young. It involves two children who head off into

a forest where things take a turn for the worse.

These children are a boy and a girl called Hansel and Gretel. When they were very young

their mother died but their father remarried. Of course, as is always the way in fairy tales,

the children's new stepmother turns out to be cruel and evil.

This is how cruel she is. One day she takes the children deep into the forest. The children are

scared especially as their father has told them never to go there. But she turns

a blind eye and leads them deeper into the forest, turning this way and that. And then

she leaves them there all alone, apart from the birds and the squirrels and other wildlife.

But that smart-thinking Hansel has used some breadcrumbs that he found in his pocket, to

lay a trail so that they can find their way home. Simple!

Unfortunately, when they turn back to follow the trail they realise that those

birds I just mentioned, have eaten all the breadcrumbs and so the children are stranded in

the deep dark forest. And to make matters worse, they walk further and further into

the forest. By now they are hungry and tired and there's no fast-food burger bar to

be seen. Then there's an interesting turn of events. They suddenly turn up at a beautiful

and colourful little cottage. Amazingly the cottage is made of sweets and cakes. Imagine

that! So without delay, they start eating it. Hmm, it tastes delicious.

We'll leave the story there for now. But join me next time to see how this 'sweet' story

turns into sour one. Bye for now.