Organ Grinder
"We shall see the crumbs of bread... and they will show us our way home again." -
Hansel and Gretel
"Organ Grinder" is based on Hansel and Gretel, a well-known German fairy tale
originally published by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. When a young brother and sister,
Hansel and Gretel, wander into the woods, they take a slice of bread and leave a trail of
crumbs to follow home. However, they find that the birds have eaten the crumbs, and
they are lost in the woods. Similarly, in "Organ Grinder" the brother and sister vagrant
teens leave a trail of puka shells when they're dragged into the forest to have their
organs harvested.
In the original tale, the children come across a house made of candy, where an old
woman lures them inside with the promise of soft beds and delicious food. Similarly, the
homeless teens in "Organ Grinder" are lured into a white van with the promise of a
stable job. In both stories, the enemy seeks to kill their captors; the witch intends to eat
the children, while the Geiers intend to harvest their victims to sell their organs on the
Grimm black market.
