Once upon a time, a little old woman and a little old man lived by themselves in a little old house by the side of a road. <\/p>\n
One day, the little old woman decided to make a special treat. \u201cI will make a gingerbread man,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
So, the little old woman made a gingerbread man and put him in the oven to bake. But before long, she heard a tiny voice calling, \u201cLet me out! Let me out!\u201d<\/p>\n
The little old woman went to the oven to listen. Then she opened the oven door.<\/p>\n
The gingerbread man jumped right out! He skipped across the kitchen and ran straight outside. <\/p>\n
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The little gingerbread man was on his way down the road before the little old woman and the little old man were out of the house. They couldn\u2019t run nearly as fast ash he could. <\/p>\n
\u201cStop! We want to eat you. Stop, little gingerbread man!\u201d they cried, quite out of breath. <\/p>\n
But the gingerbread man just sang,<\/p>\n
\n\u201cRun , run as fast as you can,<\/p>\n
You can\u2019t catch me,<\/p>\n
I\u2019m the gingerbread man!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Soon the gingerbread man met a cow. \u201cStop, little man!\u201d mooed the cow. \u201cYou look very good to eat!\u201d<\/p>\n
But the gingerbread man just ran faster. And he sang.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cRun , run as fast as you can,<\/p>\n
You can\u2019t catch me,<\/p>\n
I\u2019m the gingerbread man!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Farther down the road, the gingerbread man met a house, \u201cStop, little man!\u201d said the horse. \u201cYou look very <\/em>good to eat, and I\u2019m hungry!\u201d<\/p>\n
But the gingerbread man just ran faster. The horse galloped and galloped as fast as he could, but he wasn\u2019t fast enough to catch the gingerbread man.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have run away from a little old woman, a little old man, and a cow,\u201d cried the gingerbread man. And he sang as he ran,<\/p>\n
\n\u201cRun , run as fast as you can,<\/p>\n
You can\u2019t catch me,<\/p>\n
I\u2019m the gingerbread man!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The little gingerbread man ran on and on , going faster and faster. He was very proud of his running, and quite pleased with himself.<\/p>\n
At last he met a sly old fox. \u201cStop! Stop, little man,\u201d said the fox, grinning and licking his lips. \u201cI want to talk to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the gingerbread man didn\u2019t stop to listen. He just sang,<\/p>\n
\n\u201cRun , run as fast as you can,<\/p>\n
You can\u2019t catch me,<\/p>\n
I\u2019m the gingerbread man!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The cunning old fox could run very fast indeed, and he ran after the gingerbread man. He followed him all the way down the path through the forest. <\/p>\n
Before too long they came to a river. The gingerbread man didn\u2019t know what to do. <\/p>\n
The cunning old fox wasn\u2019t far away. \u201cI\u2019ll help you",\u201d he said, smiling to himself. \u201cIf you jump onto my tail, I will take you across . You will be quite safe and dry.\u201d<\/p>\n
So the little gingerbread man jumped onto the fox\u2019s tail and the fox began to swim across the river. <\/p>\n
Very soon the fox said, \u201c You are too heavy for my tail. Jump onto my back.\u201d<\/p>\n
The little gingerbread man jumped onto the fox\u2019s back. <\/p>\n
Very soon the fox said, \u201cLittle gingerbread man, you are too heavy for my back. Why don\u2019t you jump onto my nose.<\/p>\n
And the little gingerbread man jumped onto the fox\u2019s nose. <\/p>\n
Finally they reached the other side of the river. The fox threw back his head and tossed the gingerbread man high in the air.<\/p>\n
Then down <\/em>fell the gingerbread man, and snap! <\/em>went the old fox. <\/p>\n
And that was the end of the little gingerbread man. <\/p>\n
THE END<\/p>\n