Both.
Come, let's nibble it,
like two mice persevering!
(They hop along, hand in hand, towards the back of the stage; then stand still, and then steal along cautiously on tiptoe to the house. After some hesitation Hänsel breaks off a bit of cake from the right-hand corner.)
Dritte Scene.
Stimme aus dem Häuschen.
Knusper, knusper Knäuschen,
wer knuspert mir am Häuschen?
Hänsel (lässt erschrocken das Stück zu Boden fallen).
Gretel (zaghaft).