He stopped at every village, every hamlet, every house and hovel he passed along the way to ask if they had seen or heard anything of his sister,, Gretel. But no one had.

"You mean Gretel, the old woman?"

"No, my sister."

"Gretel, my sister's baby?"

"No, my sister. And she's not a baby."

"I have a goat named Gretel."

"No!

Autor: Adam Gidwitz