The Truth About Hansel and Gretel

The Truth About Hansel and Gretel (German: Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel) is a 1963 book written by German children' book author and humorist Hans Traxler, which described how an amateur archaeologist named Georg Ossegg uncovered evidence that the story about Hansel and Gretel was based on real events, just as Schliemann discovered the city of Troy from Ancient Greek legends. The book immediately became a bestseller, but in several months Traxler confessed it was a hoax.

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