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Zodiac Stories
"That is a pity," observed the Herr, "for he must be a clever boy."
Clever! Gretel was certain that no such a boy as Hansel lived; and she ran to the cupboard and took out a number of his works of art, and stood them on the table proudly, for there might never be such another chance of exhibiting these wonders to someone who could appreciate them. There were little men and women, birds, rabbits, and squirrels, all, as the mother said, "the very living things themselves."
Herr Steiner looked at each with growing interest. And Hansel, hidden behind his mother, watched him in shy delight.
