死亡当時の「魔女」の診断は以下のとおり。亡くなったときの年齢は、多く見積もっても35歳。身長167センチメートル、ディナール人種、均整のとれた体つき、奇形などはなし。

ハンス・トラクスラー，2012 ，本当にあった？グリム童話「お菓子の家」発掘　p.63

Gretel was confused. She went outside and heard her brother yelling from the shed. “Hansel! What’s happened?” called Gretel. “That waman’s a witch,” he shouted. “She’s trapped me with a spell. Now she wants to fatten me up… and eat me.”

The Brothers Grimm, 2005, Hansel & Gretel

Gretel woke up to see sun streaming onto Hansel’s bed. But Hansel wasn’t there. “I bet he’s already eating breakfast,” she thought and ran to join him. “You’re just in time to help me cook,” croaked the old woman, no longer smiling.

The Brothers Grimm, 2005, Hansel & Gretel

Hansel and Gretel couldn’t believe their luck. In seconds, the kind woman laid out a magnificent meal for them.

The Brothers Grimm, 2005, Hansel & Gretel

“Enjoying my house, are you?” she croaked. “Yes, it’s delicious… I mean delightful, ” said Gretel, quickly wiping chocolate from her face. “You must come insid,” said the old woman.

The Brothers Grimm, 2005, Hansel & Gretel

Hansel was trying to bite off the toffee apple doorknocker, when the door flew open. “Aaaargh!” he yelled, as an old woman hobbled out. She was as wide as a barrel and uglier than a toad. Her bulging eyes fixed on the two children and she smiled., showing her rotten teeth.

The Brothers Grimm, 2005, Hansel & Gretel

One day when she’s in the kitchen, Gretel has an idea. She calls the witch and asks, “How do you turn on the oven?” Then she pushes the witch into the oven.

READY to READ, Hansel and Gretel

Poor children! The old woman seems good and kind, but she’s really a witch. The witch immediately locks Hansel in a room, and poor Gretel does the housework!

READY to READ, Hansel and Gretel

An old woman opens the door. She smiles and says, “Hello children. Do you like my house? Come in, Come in!”

READY to READ, Hansel and Gretel

Every morning the witch went up to the cage. “Hold out your finger, Hansel,” she would cackle. “Let me feel if you are fat enough to eat.”

Ladybird tales, Hansel and Gretel