After giving up her dreary home at The Witches' Estate in search of warmth and sweetness, Delphine creates a new life for herself on the outskirts of a busy village. She builds a beautiful and welcoming gingerbread house to live in, and opens her home and treats to the children of the village.  Despite her openness, the children return her kindness with mischief and terrorism.  Delphine’s giving spirit retreats, and she draws upon her witch’s disposition to survive.  But when she finds two strange and other-worldly children, named Hansel and Gretel, gnawing at the icing on her house, her true nature is put to the test.

This is a one-act dark comedy/drama with a running time of about 40 minutes, with a cast of 2 female, 1-2 male, and 2 children actors (more silent roles are possible).