They filled their pockets, then ran away and found their way back home.
When they saw the father's house in the distance, they began to run, rushed inside, and threw their arms around the father's neck.
The man had not had even one happy hour since he had left the children in the woods. However, the woman had died. Gretel shook out her basket, scattering pearls and precious stones around the room, and Hansel added to them by throwing one handful after the other from his pockets.
"Look, Father! We're rich now . . . You'll never have to chop wood again."
And they all lived happily together ever after.
