1. She killed the fowls, cleaned them, and placed them before the fire to roast.
2. No, the guest did not come on time; Gretel ate one of the fowls while waiting.
3. She ate one whole fowl and started eating the second one.
4. The master sharpened the knife to carve the fowls for the guest.
5. Gretel put her finger on her lip and said, “Hush! Make haste you can out of this, he asked you to come to supper, but he really means to cut off your ears! Just listen how he is sharpening his knife!”
6. The master ran after the guest because he thought the guest had stolen one of the fowls. The guest thought the master meant he should take only one of his ears, so he ran away to keep both ears safe.
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