This is the tradtional folk tale of the gingerbread man. An old lady wants to bake a surprise for her husband. She decides to bake him a gingerbread man. Once the gingerbread man is done, she opens the oven to pull him out. Much to her surprise, the gingerbread man hops up and runs away. The old lady and old man try to chase the gingerbread man along with a cow, horse, and cat. But none can catch the gingerbread man. He comes to a fox who offers to carry him across the river. The gingerbread man agrees since the fox has just eaten dinner. The fox convinces the gingerbread man to ride across on his nose, and then the fox does the unthinkeable, eats the gingerbread man. I am sure most kids have heard this story upon coming to school. I think it offers a great lesson of do not boast or be prideful as the gingerbread man ran around saying no one could catch him. I think it also offers repitition which is good for young readers- the gingerbread man sings the same song while running. I think this is a cute, classic tale that children must read.
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