Once upon a time there was a lady who lived in a little white cottage in the
countryside. This lady really liked to bake cookies.
Today I'll bake something extra nice something with flour, sugar, and spice.
So she got out her big mixing bowl and her big wooden spoon.
Can I stir?
Reggie, it's just a story!
Oh, I forgot.
She mixed up the dough until it was just right.
Then she rolled it out with a rolling pin.
This dough is so flat and it's soft like butter.
I think it's time for my cookie cutter.
In a few minutes the cookie was done.
Let's get you dressed. Oh, what fun.
look at the cookie I've got on my pan. What shall I call him?
Gingerbread Man!
Gingerbread man, you're good enough to eat. I'll work my way up starting with your feet.
All of a sudden the Gingerbread Man jumped off the pan and
before the lady knew it he had run right out of the cottage.
The lady ran after him shaking her spoon.
Where are you going? Come right back! Turnaround cookie, I want a snack!
Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man.
The Gingerbread Man thought he was safe, so he slowed down.
Soon, he came apon a moustache man doing some stretches.
He should have done a Shake Break™
True.
Oh, hello there. Who are you? My oh my, you look good enough to chew
gingerbread man start running again
Where are you going? Come right back! Turnaround cookie, I want a snack!
Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man.
This time the Gingerbread Man passed a lady in a bonnet, who was picking flowers
Uh-oh!
Good day, sir. Welcome to my land.
May I shake your hand, or maybe I could chew your hand. Is that icing?
Where are you going? Come right back! Turnaround cookie, I want a snack!
Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man.
Next the Gingerbread Man passed by a monk who was just about to eat a big piece of broccoli.
Suddenly I don't like the look of my lunch.
I smell something sweet and warm to munch
Where are you going? Come right back! Turnaround cookie, I want a snack!
Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man.
The Gingerbread Man came to a stream but Gingerbread Men can't swim. Do you know. Reggie?
Because he isn't wearing a bathing suit?
No, because he'll get all soggy and fall apart.
Nobody likes mushy cookie.
Luckily for him a fox was swimming in the water.
Hop on my back, I'll take you across the stream. You can trust me.
The Gingerbread Man was so eager to get away from the Baker, the Moustache man, the lady in the Bonnet, and the Monk that he
hopped on the fox's back without thinking!
It's getting deeper. Hop on to my neck.
It's getting even deeper. Hop onto my head.
It's getting really deep. Hop onto my nose.
The Gingerbread Man could see they were almost at the other side of the stream.
He imagined getting to the other side and making fun of the people who had tried to chase him.
So, he hopped onto the fox's nose.
Oh, no!
The end.
Look, I have a gingerbread man.
That's so he doesn't run away.
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