Little Thumb was written in France around 1889

The story revolves around a woodcutter and his wife who, burdened by poverty and their seven children, decide to abandon the children in the forest due to famine 

Similarly to Hansel and gretel a path of pebbles and then breadcrumbs are laid out but eventually they do get lost.

interesting compare and contrast piece to Hansel and Gretel because it shares similarities but also key differences such that the evil parent is the father (same with Juan and Maria another rendition)

Article about child abandonment in 18th century France

The source is particularly valuable to my research due to its specific exploration of child abandonment practices in the 18th century

The story "Little Thumb" was written later, this source sheds new light on how France dealt with abandonment on a broader scale.

More specifically focuses on the childhood abandonment aspect than the historical context

Should find another source regarding the actually time period to see what was going on in france at the time of little thumb and tie together with the other article and make relations to overall topics

Jan and Hanna is a Polish rendition of Hansel and Gretel

This tale is a Slavic story from present-day eastern Germany and western Poland

The story similarly depicts a famine and childhood abandonment due to the hardships of the family

However, the tale has names reflective of its origin and also mentions having a whole ‘flock’ of children but only two were abandoned

I would like to draw similarities about famine and why famine is such a leading cause in stories regarding childhood abandonment.

the partitions placed on Poland in the late 1700s and its effect on the country could be a hige speaking topic

I hope to speak on the impact this must have had at the time period and relate it to the story from the time period 

Also follows similar format 

Interesting how poland, germany, and France were all intertwined in history at this moment as well→ and correlation? Trade? Word of mouth from travelers about this story?

Yayaya wrap up all points, leave no questions 

No call to action, too many years ago, but encouraged to think on what they have read

Message/ significance is that yes, history influences the stories we read, what to do with this information is unsure– I was just curious about it, driving my research

That being said, the research supports my guiding assumptions which are that these sources, at least on some level, likely reflect the values and tendencies of the economic class of people reflected. I will ensure a direct correlation is made between the tales themselves and the scholarly articles in order to make the paper credible.  

I may decide to keep looking into hansel and gretel and figure out how it made its way to western culture since all of my locations are from europe area