Hansel and Gretel: Innocent, resourceful children, or messengers of hate?

To a witch, the answer is clear.

Add the Brothers Grimm classic to the long and varied list of stories that some want banned from schools. In this case, self-proclaimed witches say the fairy tale nurtures the same hatred that once led to witch burnings.

″We do not eat children,″ said Karlyn Straganana, who asked the Mount Diablo School District last week to stop using the story.