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TheGingerbread ManStory retold by Bev Evans

Once upon a time The littlethere was a little old old man got woman and a little the ovenold man who lived in ready…… a little cottage.One day, the little old …and thelady decided to make little old a gingerbread man. lady started baking.

The little old lady It was thecarefully placed her gingerbread man.gingerbread man in He ran out of the oven the oven to bake. and straight out of the front door.Soon there was anoise coming from the oven!

“Stop, little The gingerbread man gingerbread man!” did not want to be cried the little oldman and the little old eaten, so he shouted… woman. “Run, run, as fast as you can. You can’tBut the gingerbread catch me - I’m the man would not stop! gingerbread man!” And off he ran, all the way along the lane to the garden gate.

Soon he came to a “You will have to catch cow’s field. me first!” shouted the “You look tasty,” gingerbread man. said the cow, “ Ithink I’ll eat you for “Run, run, as fast as you can! You can’t my tea!” catch me – I’m the gingerbread man!”

Next, the “You will have to catchgingerbread man came me first!” shouted theto a horse in a stable. gingerbread man. “You look tasty,” said the horse, “ I “Run, run, as fast as think I’ll eat you for you can! You can’t catch me – I’m the my tea!” gingerbread man!” And off he ran towards the stream.

At the edge of the “Why are you runningstream stood an old away?” asked the sly sly fox. fox. “They all want to eat me!” said the gingerbread man. “I think I need to cross the stream!”

“I can help you,” said “I’m so pleased I metthe fox, “You can hold you!” exclaimed the onto my tail while I gingerbread man. swim across.” And that’s just what the gingerbread man did.

“My feet are getting wet!” shouted the gingerbread man. “Then jump on my back,” said the sly fox. They had beenswimming for a little while when, all of a sudden……

They swam a little Eventually, the sly further when…… fox said, “Why don’t you jump on my nose?” “Oh no! I’m getting wet again!” So the gingerbread man jumped, but…… “Well, jump on myears,” replied the sly fox.But the gingerbreadman was still getting wet.

…just as he did the sly fox tossed thegingerbread man high into the air…… …… and ate him up in one, BIG, bite!

The EndImages by Ruth Galloway ©Parragon books