BR 2-02: The story of The Gingerbread Man

“A little old woman makes a gingerbread man, but when she opens the oven door, he runs away. Soon, everyone in the village is chasing after him. Will anione ever catch him?”

Once upon a time, a little old woman and a little old man lived on a farm. Most of the time, they were happy. However, one thing made them sad. They had no children, so the little old woman decided to make a boy out of gingerbread! Soon she could smell hot gingerbread. She opened the oven door and looked in, and a gingerbread man jumped out and ran away. The little old woman and little old man shouted “Stop! Stop! Stop! ” However, the gingerbread man ran out of the house, and he singing. The gingerbread man ran past a farmer in a field. He thought “I want to eat you”, but the gingerbread man ran on down the road, and he singing. The gingerbread man ran past a school full of children. They thought “we want to eat you”, but the gingerbread man ran on down the road, and he singing. Then the gingerbread man came to river. He wanted to cross it, but he couldn’t swim. A fox saw him. “I will take you across,” said the fox. The gingerbread man jumped on his tail. First, the fox started swimming, but his tail was in the water. Therefore, the gingerbread man climbed up the fox. Next, Water started creeping up the fox’s back. Therefore, the gingerbread man climbed up the fox. Snap went the fox and the gingerbread man was a quarter gone! Snap went the fox and the gingerbread man was half gone!! Snap went the fox and the gingerbread man was three quarters gone… Snap and Gulp and that was the end of the gingerbread man.

The last of the story is very sad. I think this book is bad end story. However, the gingerbread man is very cute and it surely looked like delicious. I also want to make a boy out of gingerbread.

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Reference

Simes, Lesley. (2006). The Gingerbread Man. England:Usborne.