What happens to Hansel and Gretel's stepmother?

It depends on the version you read, however in the original version that the Brother's Grimm collected, she dies. When Gretel kills the witch and frees Hansel, they collect jewels from the house and return to their father to find that their mother... read more

Note that in this version, it’s actually the biological mother of the children, not a stepmother, that convinces the father to send them away (because the family is starving and there’s not enough food to go around). read more

Hansel is smart and when the witch asks for Hansel to stick out his finger for her to see how fat he is, he sticks out a bone he finds in the cage every time. The witch is too impatient and decides to eat Hansel anyway. The next day, the witch prepares the oven for Hansel, but decides she is hungry enough to eat Gretel too. read more

the witch also has the same mole on her face as their stepmother and yes there is a strong belief that the stepmother is the witch i personally believe the witch is the step mother they have a mole in the same place and the cause of death at the same time however it is still unexplained. read more