Once Upon a Rewatch Minisode: Fireside Fairytales 02 (Hansel & Gretel)

Join Narrator Chael for another minisode of Fireside Fairytales, a quick deep dive into the stories that make up our favorite characters from Once Upon a Time. 

Kevin Macleod tracks used in this episode: Fairytale Waltz, Angevin, The Other Side Of The Door, Water Prelude, Pippin the Hunchback, and Lost Frontier 

Content Warning: There is mention of cannibalism in some historical fairytales discussed. 

Thank you to Laichiruru (twitter.com/laichiruru) for our podcast cover artwork! 

Sources: 

Sur La Lune Fairy Tales: Hansel & Gretel

Hansel & Gretel on Wikipedia

The Golden Age of Folk and Fairy Tales: From The Brothers Grimm to Andrew Lang

The Politics of Childhood in Engleburt Humperdink’s Hansel und Gretel

Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel Und Gretel (YouTube)

Children All Grown Up: Child labor, gender roles, and pedagogical function in Engelburt Humperdink’s Hansel und Gretel