oh dear! no deer!

They were hungry, so hungry. Ever since the foresters had arrived, hunting game was no game. Rabbits were scarce, deer scarcer, and meals scarcest of all. They’d been rationing their food, but knew that it wouldn’t last forever. A nibble a day couldn’t satisfy anybody’s hunger, let alone the hunger of a growing girl and boy. It had been a year since the foresters arrived, and a year is how long it took until they snapped. They gorged themselves silly and ate every last crumb in the house. Hansel and Gretel destroyed the house that day, and what’s more they didn’t even like gingerbread.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[PaintedBirdy]

i miss you so much. you are a gift to us all :)

[Stan Lee]

Thanks mondainegarcon. Please can you correct the punctuation?

[Jacob Clifford]

Love it! I enjoy all the little nuances with the wording, and the ending, like many of your pieces, has a great twist. Always great to see you around here.

[Stan Lee]

Thanks for your read and review Clifford. Always great to see you too :)