Masal Oku<\/a>; Bir zamanlar Hansel ve Gretel ad\u0131nda iki karde\u015f varm\u0131\u015f. Anneleri onlar daha bebekken \u00f6lm\u00fc\u015f. Oduncu olan babalar\u0131, anneleri \u00f6ld\u00fckten birka\u00e7 y\u0131l sonra tekrar evlenmi\u015f. Oduncunun yeni kar\u0131s\u0131 hali vakti yerinde bir aileden geliyormu\u015f. Orman\u0131n k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131nda virane bir kul\u00fcbede oturmaktan ve k\u0131t kanaat ya\u015famaktan nefret ediyormu\u015f. \u00dcstelik \u00fcvey \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131 da hi\u00e7 sevmiyormu\u015f. Hansel ve Gretel \u00e7ok so\u011fuk bir k\u0131\u015f gecesi, yataklar\u0131na yatm\u0131\u015f uyumaya haz\u0131rlan\u0131rken, \u00fcvey annelerinin babalar\u0131na, \u201c\u00c7ok az yiyece\u011fimiz kald\u0131. E\u011fer bu \u00e7ocuklardan kurtulmazsak, hepimiz a\u00e7l\u0131ktan \u00f6lece\u011fiz,\u201d dedi\u011fini duymu\u015flar.<\/p>\n Babalar\u0131 ba\u011f\u0131rarak kar\u015f\u0131 \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f. \u201cTart\u0131\u015fmaya gerek yok,\u201d demi\u015f kar\u0131s\u0131. \u201cBen karar\u0131m\u0131 verdim. Yar\u0131n onlar\u0131 ormana g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcp b\u0131rakaca\u011f\u0131z.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEndi\u015fe etme,\u201d diyerek karde\u015fini teselli etmi\u015f Hansel. \u201cEvin yolunu buluruz.\u201d O gece Hansel ge\u00e7 saatlerde gizlice d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f ve cebine bir s\u00fcr\u00fc \u00e7ak\u0131l doldurmu\u015f.<\/p>\n Sabah olunca, ailece ormana do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcmeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015flar. Y\u00fcr\u00fcrlerken Hansel cebindeki \u00e7ak\u0131llar\u0131 kimseye fark ettirmeden at\u0131p, ge\u00e7tikleri yolu i\u015faretlemi\u015f. \u00d6\u011fle \u00fczeri babalar\u0131yla \u00fcvey anneleri onlar i\u00e7in bir ate\u015f yakm\u0131\u015flar ve hemen geri d\u00f6neceklerini s\u00f6yleyip orman\u0131n i\u00e7inde yok olmu\u015flar. Tabii geri d\u00f6nmemi\u015fler.<\/p>\n Kurtlar etraflar\u0131nda ulurken tir tir titreyen Hansel ve Gretel ay do\u011fana kadar ate\u015fin yan\u0131ndan ayr\u0131lmam\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n Sonra ay \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131nda parlayan \u00e7ak\u0131llar\u0131 izleyerek hemen evin yolunu bulmu\u015flar. Babalar\u0131 onlar\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcnce sevin\u00e7ten havalar u\u00e7mu\u015f. \u00dcvey anneleri de \u00e7ok sevinmi\u015f gibi davranm\u0131\u015f ama asl\u0131nda karar\u0131n\u0131 de\u011fi\u015ftirmemi\u015f. \u00dc\u00e7 g\u00fcn sonra onlardan kurtulmay\u0131 tekrar denemek istemi\u015f. Gece, \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n odas\u0131n\u0131n kap\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 kilitlemi\u015f. Bu sefer Hansel\u2019in \u00e7ak\u0131l toplamas\u0131na izin vermemi\u015f. Ama Hansel zeki bir \u00e7ocukmu\u015f. Sabah ormana do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcrlerken, ak\u015fam yeme\u011finde cebine saklad\u0131\u011f\u0131 kuru ekme\u011fin k\u0131r\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 yere sa\u00e7\u0131p arkas\u0131nda bir iz b\u0131rakm\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n \u00d6\u011fleye do\u011fru \u00fcvey anneleriyle babalar\u0131 \u00e7ocuklar\u0131 yine b\u0131rak\u0131p gitmi\u015fler. Onlar\u0131n geri d\u00f6nmediklerini g\u00f6r\u00fcnce, Hansel ve Gretel sab\u0131rla ay\u0131n do\u011fup yollar\u0131n\u0131 ayd\u0131nlatmas\u0131n\u0131 beklemi\u015fler. Ama bu sefer geride b\u0131rakt\u0131klar\u0131 izi bulamam\u0131\u015flar. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc ku\u015flar b\u00fct\u00fcn ekmek k\u0131r\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 yiyip bitirmi\u015fler.<\/p>\n Bu defa \u00e7ocuklar ger\u00e7ekten de kaybolmu\u015flar. Ormanda, \u00fc\u00e7 g\u00fcn \u00fc\u00e7 gece, a\u00e7 a\u00e7\u0131na ve korkudan titreyerek dolan\u0131p durmu\u015flar. \u00dc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc g\u00fcn, bir a\u011fac\u0131n dal\u0131nda kar beyaz\u0131 bir ku\u015f g\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015fler. Ku\u015f onlara g\u00fczel sesiyle \u015fark\u0131lar s\u00f6ylemi\u015f. Onlar da a\u00e7l\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 unutup ku\u015fun pe\u015fine d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015fler. Ku\u015f onlar\u0131 tuhaf bir evin \u00f6n\u00fcne getirmi\u015f. Bu evin duvarlar\u0131 ekmekten, \u00e7at\u0131s\u0131 pastadan ve penceleri \u015fekerdenmi\u015f.<\/p>\n \u00c7ocuklar t\u00fcm s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 unutmu\u015flar ve eve do\u011fru ko\u015fmu\u015flar. Tam Hansel \u00e7at\u0131dan, Gretel de pencereden bir par\u00e7a yiyecekken i\u00e7eriden bir ses duyulmu\u015f: \u201cEvimi kim kemiriyor bakiim?\u201d Bir bakm\u0131\u015flar kap\u0131da d\u00fcnya tatl\u0131s\u0131 ya\u015fl\u0131 bir teyze. \u201cZavall\u0131c\u0131klar\u0131m benim,\u201d demi\u015f kad\u0131n, \u201cgirin i\u00e7eri.\u201d \u0130\u00e7eri girmi\u015fler ve hayatlar\u0131nda hi\u00e7 yemedikleri yiyecekleri yemi\u015fler. O gece ku\u015f t\u00fcy\u00fc yataklarda yatm\u0131\u015flar.<\/p>\n Fakat sabah her \u015fey de\u011fi\u015fmi\u015f. Ya\u015fl\u0131 kad\u0131n dikkatsiz \u00e7ocuklar\u0131 tuza\u011fa d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcrmek i\u00e7in evini ekmek ve pastadan yapm\u0131\u015f bir cad\u0131ym\u0131\u015f me\u011fer. Hansel\u2019i sa\u00e7lar\u0131ndan tuttu\u011fu gibi yataktan kald\u0131rm\u0131\u015f ve onu bir ah\u0131ra kilitlemi\u015f. Sonra da Gretel\u2019i s\u00fcr\u00fcye s\u00fcr\u00fcye mutfa\u011fa g\u00f6t\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015f.<\/p>\n \u201cKarde\u015fin bir deri bir kemik!\u201d demi\u015f c\u0131rtlak bir sesle. \u201cOna yemekler pi\u015fir! Onu \u015fi\u015fmanlat! Eti budu yerine gelince a\u011fz\u0131ma lay\u0131k bir yemek olacak! Ama sen hi\u00e7bir \u015fey yemeyeceksin! B\u00fct\u00fcn yemekleri o yiyecek.\u201d Gretel a\u011flam\u0131\u015f, a\u011flam\u0131\u015f, ama \u00e7aresiz cad\u0131n\u0131n s\u00f6ylediklerini yapm\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n Neyse ki Hansel\u2019in akl\u0131 h\u00e2l\u00e2 ba\u015f\u0131ndaym\u0131\u015f. G\u00f6zleri pek iyi g\u00f6rmeyen cad\u0131y\u0131 kand\u0131rmaya karar vermi\u015f. Cad\u0131 \u015fi\u015fmanlay\u0131p \u015fi\u015fmanlamad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 anlamak i\u00e7in her sabah Hansel\u2019in parma\u011f\u0131n\u0131 yokluyormu\u015f. Hansel de parma\u011f\u0131 yerine bir tavuk kemi\u011fi uzat\u0131yormu\u015f ona. \u201cYok, olmaz. Yeterince \u015fi\u015fman de\u011fil!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131r\u0131yormu\u015f cad\u0131. Sonra da mutafa gidip Gretel\u2019e daha fazla yemek yapmas\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yl\u00fcyormu\u015f.<\/p>\n Bu b\u00f6yle bir ay s\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015f. Bir g\u00fcn art\u0131k cad\u0131n\u0131n sabr\u0131 ta\u015fm\u0131\u015f. \u201c\u015ei\u015fman, zay\u0131f fark etmez. Bug\u00fcn Hansel b\u00f6re\u011fi yapaca\u011f\u0131m!\u201d diye hayk\u0131rm\u0131\u015f Gretel\u2019e. \u201cF\u0131r\u0131na bak bakal\u0131m hamur k\u0131vama gelmi\u015f mi!\u201d Korku i\u00e7inde ya\u015famas\u0131na ra\u011fmen Gretel\u2019in de Hansel gibi h\u00e2l\u00e2 akl\u0131 yerindeymi\u015f. Cad\u0131n\u0131n onu f\u0131r\u0131na itece\u011fini anlam\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n \u201cBa\u015f\u0131m\u0131 f\u0131r\u0131na sokam\u0131yorum! Hamuru g\u00f6remiyorum!\u201d diye s\u0131zlanm\u0131\u015f. Cad\u0131 elinin tersiyle Gretel\u2019i h\u0131zla kenara itmi\u015f ve ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 f\u0131r\u0131na sokmu\u015f. Gretel b\u00fct\u00fcn g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc toplay\u0131p ya\u015fl\u0131 cad\u0131y\u0131 f\u0131r\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7ine itmi\u015f, sonra da arkas\u0131ndan kapa\u011f\u0131 kapam\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n Hansel<\/a> b\u00f6ylece kurtulmu\u015f, ama h\u00e2l\u00e2 eve nas\u0131l gideceklerini bilmiyorlarm\u0131\u015f. Tekrar ormana dalm\u0131\u015flar. Bir s\u00fcre sonra kar\u015f\u0131lar\u0131na bir dere \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f. Bir \u00f6rdek \u00f6nce Hansel\u2019i sonra da Gretel\u2019i kar\u015f\u0131 k\u0131y\u0131ya ge\u00e7irmi\u015f. \u00c7ocuklar birden bulunduklar\u0131 yeri tan\u0131m\u0131\u015flar. H\u0131zla evlerine do\u011fru ko\u015fmu\u015flar.<\/p>\n Onlar\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda g\u00f6ren babalar\u0131 \u00e7ok mutlu olmu\u015f. Sevin\u00e7 g\u00f6zya\u015flar\u0131 i\u00e7inde, onlar\u0131 ormanda b\u0131rakt\u0131ktan k\u0131sa bir s\u00fcre sonra o ac\u0131mas\u0131z \u00fcvey annelerinin ailesinin yan\u0131na gitti\u011fini s\u00f6ylemi\u015f. Yapt\u0131klar\u0131 i\u00e7in \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcden nas\u0131l kahroldu\u011funu anlatm\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n Babalar\u0131n\u0131 bir s\u00fcrpriz daha bekliyormu\u015f. Hansel ceplerinden, Gretel<\/a> de \u00f6nl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcn cebinden cad\u0131n\u0131n evinde bulduklar\u0131 alt\u0131n ve elmaslar\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kartm\u0131\u015flar. Ailenin t\u00fcm s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131 sona ermi\u015f b\u00f6ylece. O g\u00fcnden sonra da \u00f6m\u00fcrlerini mutluluk i\u00e7inde s\u00fcrd\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015fler.<\/p>\n