Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates
What happened to Hans and Gretel's father in the novel, Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates?
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Hans and Gretel's father, Raff Brinker, sustained an injury while defending the dikes against a rising sea a decade earlier, which has rendered him a mindless invalid.
Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates