Under the threat of starvation, the father of two children - a boy and a girl, submits to the exhortation of the second wife to get rid of the children and takes them to the forest (he manages this for the second time). Children, listening to the conversation of their parents, take the necessary measures to their salvation. For the first time, Genzel throws stones on the road, which he picked up full pockets. After this, the children return home. The second time to pick up the stones is not possible due to the deceitfulness of the mother-in-law, and Gretel throws the bread crumbs on the road, which clutches the forest birds. Lost more often, Genzel and Gretel follow a snow-white bird and fall into the trap (a bread house with a roof of spices and sugar windows) of a witch who eats children. Sister under the threat of the old lady for four weeks feeds her brother to eat, and Henzel deceives the blinded witch with the help of a bone, giving her for her catfinger. Not able to tolerate anymore, the villain wants to bake Gretel alive, but the girl, having shown ingenuity, kills the witch, locking her in the oven of the oven. After robbing the house of a dead, "burned to the ground" witch, the children try to get to the father's house. To swim across a wide river helps them a hike, and then they will know the road by forest marks. During their absence, the mother died for unknown reasons. And the stolen in the house of witches jewelry is enough for a further life in abundance.

These are children’s stories.