The Gingerbread Man Fairy Tale for Children's. An old woman was baking one day, and she made some gingerbread. She had some dough left over, so she made the shape of a little man. She made eyes for him, a nose and a smiling mouth all of currants, and placed more currants down his front to look like buttons. Then she laid him on a baking tray and put him into the oven to bake. After a little while, she heard something rattling at the oven door. “Run, run, as fast as you can, You can’t catch me, I’m the gingerbread man!” She chased after him into the garden where her husband was digging. His spade and tried to catch him too, but as the gingerbread man sped past him he called over his shoulder: As he ran down the road he passed a cow.
“I’ve run from an old woman And an old man. Run, run, as fast as you can, The cow ran after the old woman and the old man, and soon they all passed a horse. And an old man, And a cow! The Gingerbread Man. Summary English Learner's Editions 2: Lower IntermediateThe Gingerbread Man The classic story of The Gingerbread Man retold with simple text and delightful illustrations.When the Gingerbread Man runs away from the old lady’s oven, the whole village is soon chasing after him.Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.Also available as an ebook with narration in British English (on tablets that support audio).
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