In the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel,” the Grimm brothers illustrate how children need parental guidance to provide protection, because, without it, they often suffer negative consequences. The story starts off by portraying two young children that were left in the woods by their stepmother and father because they cannot provide for them: “Night fell but the woodcutter did not return. Gretel began to sob bitterly. Hansel too felt scared but he tried to hide his feelings and comfort for his sister”(Grimm and Grimm). The two kids feel scared and in need of their father, although Hansel cared for his sister to make her feel less frightened. Then, not surprisingly, what the kids thought was a peace offering from god, turned out to be an evil