old man lived in a little house by

themselves they had no children and they

felt very lonely and sad at times. It

gets so boring with just the two of us

you are always out in the garden and I

have nothing to do after i finish my

cooking and cleaning.

Well I'm sure you can find some other

ways to keep yourself occupied.

Hmm i think i will bake something today,

I haven't done that in a long time.

That's a good idea go ahead and do that.

Make something interesting for dinner

tonight,

now i have to head out to the garden

again is there are still some more weeds

to be pulled out. The old lady decided

she would make some gingerbread, she got

out all of the ingredients she needed

and kneaded the dough for the

gingerbread softly humming to herself.

Suddenly she had an idea, let me do

something fun i will make the

gingerbread in the shape of a man a

gingerbread man, my husband will be very

amused I'm sure.

So the old lady rolled out the dough and

cut it out in the shape of a man let me

see now,

one little ball to be shaped into a

mouth, two little chocolate chips for

eyes and these pretty red cherries for

buttons.

Oh that's one handsome gingerbread man.

I'm sure he'll taste as good as he looks,

now into the oven.

The old lady went sat on her

rocking-chair knitting away while

waiting for the gingerbread man to bake.

Hmm I'm starting to get the lovely smell

of gingerbread, must be done by now, let

me go and check. The old lady put on your

oven gloves and went to open the oven

door. But as she did the gingerbread man

got up from the baking tray and jumped

out of the oven.

Good heavens what was that? Before she

realized what was happening the

gingerbread man ran to the open window

jumped out and in a second was

running down the garden and out into the

stream.

Hey where do you think you're going,

come right back here, we are supposed to

be having you for dinner.

Oh no no I am not your dinner, for you can't

let your hands on me run ran as fast as

you can

can't catch me, am a gingerbread man

The old lady's husband looked in

surprise and his wife running after a

gingerbread man, what's happening? Stop

staring and run and catch that rogue, i

had baked him for our dinner, but how did he

run out? I will tell you all that later.

Quick catch him before he vanishes. The

old man starts running after the

gingerbread man shouting at him to stop.

Your lady cannot catch me, nor can you.

Run run as fast as you can, you can't

catch me, I'm a gingerbread man.

Down the road ran the gingerbread man with

the old man and the lady running behind

him, a cow sitting beside the road saw

the gingerbread man and said, you look so

tasty I want to eat you.

The old lady and old man cannot catch me see if you can

catch me, you fat thing. Fat thing, you

cheeky fellow, just you wait till I catch

you.

The cow started running after the

gingerbread man along with the old man

and the old lady.

Run,run as fast as you can you can't

catch me I'm the gingerbread man

Along the road they ran, with all the

passer byes looking at them in surprise.

A little way ahead a horse that was

trotting along the road stopped to see

what was happening. That looks like a

a tasty meal everyone out of my way I'm

going to catch that fellow and have him for

dinner instead of hay. Ho Ho

so you also want to eat me come on you

can also try but you'll have to start

galloping instead of trying he leave me

you will be having your hey only for

dinner after all

so the horse also join the old lady old

band and the cow to try and catch the

gingerbread man

the gingerbread man was having a lot of

fun seeing all of them trying to catch

him a little way ahead he stood by the

roadside don't you think you should give

up

let me tell you again run run as fast

as you can you can't catch me I'm the

gingerbread man once again the

gingerbread man started running looking

back at all those chasing him with a big

grin on his face a little way ahead was

a big fat pig walking along with its

piglets when it saw the gingerbread man

it said nice or smells good

should be a good treat for my little

piggies wait wait I want to have a word

with you no you don't you want to make

a meal of me that is not going to happen

you stinking thing what how dare you

rude fellow i will show you come on piggies

let's catch him and eat him

and so the pig and piglets also joined the

rest to try and catch the gingerbread

man up ahead there was a farm and near

the fence was a big clown hen when she

saw the gingerbread man she said you

look so yummy May I have a nibble?

May I have a nibble? no you may not but you

can always try

Come, join the merry procession.

Run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch me, I’m the

gingerbread man

oh what a sight it was there was the old

man and the old lady trundling along the

cow and the pig waddling along the horse

galloping along and the hen running and

flapping her wings with a loud sound

I think I’ve had enough fun. No way are those slow

coaches going to catch up with me just

look around for some place to rest

running has really tired me out a little

farther away there was a river flowing

gently the gingerbread man wanted to go

across to the other side but if you fell

in the water he would become all soggy

as he was thinking of what to do he

heard a voice want me to take you across

the gingerbread man looked around and

saw a fox sitting against a rock you

think I'm a fool you also want to eat me

like the rest of them

Eat you? A measly looking fellow like you?

you are not even enough as a starter forget

a whole meal

the Fox was a very very wily fellow he

knew the gingerbread man could run very

fast and he was too lazy to run after

him and why would you want to be so good

to me i am not being good to you I was

going across the river anyway so I

thought you could hop on my back and I

would take you across

decide fast i don't have the whole day

okay what would you want in exchange

I'll tell you that when we cross over

come on on my back

when they were half way across the fox told the gingerbread

man I'm feeling a bit uncomfortable i

think it would be better if you put

yourself on my neck

the gingerbread man crawled onto the

Fox's neck

ah that's better

after a while the Fox started moving its neck and told him oh

my neck has started painting and I think

it would be better if you sit on my

snout the gingerbread man thought he was

very smart but he couldn't guess what

was going on in the cunning Fox's mind

as before it did what the Fox told him

There! Are you okay now?

this was the chance the Fox had been

waiting for

as soon as the gingerbread man sat on

its snout the Fox quickly tossed him up

and caught him in his mouth as he fell

and their ended the tale of the

gingerbread man

no body was smarter than me