What reoccurring theme is present in both stories in the fairytale Hansel and Gretel, a brother and sister, find a house native candy in the forest, are invited inside by an old woman and are almost cooked and eaten by the woman who turns out to be a witch and little red riding hood, a little girl is on her way through the forest to see her grandmother and tells a wolf where her grandmother lives. The wolf races ahead of the little girl and eat her grandmother Which these statements are in both stories, would it be wolves and witches are mean do not trust strangers always be prepared the forest is an interesting place

The recurring theme present in both stories is "do not trust strangers"