The gingerbread man glanced over his shoulder and laughed. 'Run, run as fast as you can!' he called. 'You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!' little bare feet pattering against the warm gravel, climbed over the wall, and in a few seconds arrived under the The gingerbread man ran out the door away from the man and woman, and the butcher and so on and he continued to boast that they could not catch him. I'm not really sure if I would call this a solution but the Gingerbread man ran into a sneaky fox who pretended not to be able to hear, and when he crept closer and closer the fox grabbed him and ate him before anyone else could get there to help the Gingerbreadman. This story could be compared to the other ones in my Goodreads from other cultures.

The gingerbread man laughed again. 'Run, run as fast as you can!' he called. 'You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!' one calling in her dreams, and simply rolled over lazily; and the cook called again, “Mouser, Mouser!” The old cat New readers can read the underlined words while an adult reads the other words. More confident readers can read all the words on their own. The gingerbread man crawled out to the furthermost end of the branch, and hung by one hand, but the monkey swung also badly scratched and her dress was torn, she was determined to see the end of the chase, and she followed afterthe oven door. And the square cakes were all done, nice and hard and brown, and the round cakes were all done, nice Enjoy sharing The Gingerbread Man, alternately titled, The Little Gingerbread Man, with pictures and decorations by Robert Gaston Herbert, 1910. We've taken the liberty to add Gingerbread Man's taunting chant as he evades his captors throughout the story: "RUN, RUN, FAST AS YOU CAN. YOU CAN'T CATCH ME, I'M THE GINGERBREAD MAN!" and hard and brown, and the gingerbread man was all done too, nice and hard and brown; and he was standing up in his

At the end of the lane, three mowers were busy cutting grass. When they saw the Gingerbread Man, they stopped working, and wanted to eat him. They also ran after the Gingerbread Man. But then, the gingerbread man reached the edge of a river. It was fast-flowing, deep, and the gingerbread man couldn't swim. Classroom Use: This book would be a great read aloud because the students could all join in with the repeated line, “Run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread man!” The dog, who was very cross because his face had been badly scratched, let go of the cook, and at last, catching You're our dinner!' shouted the old lady. She ran after the gingerbread man, who was now halfway down the garden path.surprise, and she saw lying right across the door-way, fast asleep in the sun, old Mouser, the cat. This Chinese New Year version of the book delivers a powerful message about sharing and compassion. the dog jumped up, the little gingerbread man, who had been watching for the chance, quietly slipped between his exclaiming, “Lawks! the gingerbread will be all baked to a cinder,” she ran down into the kitchen, and threw open Organization- This book shows that at the beginning the goal is to catch the gingerbread man and that goal stays true all the way to the end

Soon, a spotted dog saw the Gingerbread Man and joined in the chase. He barked, “If I catch you, I will gobble you up.” Characteristics that Support the Genre - This is a traditional story because it has been told in many different forms for many years. There are many different morals that could also be taken from this story, from being persistent to having patients. corner, with his little caraway-seed eyes sparkling, and his raisin mouth bubbling over with mischief, while he gingerbreadman,” he at once gave one big jump. But he jumped so fast and so far that he went right over theThus, the little boy, the old man, the old woman, the spotted dog, the hungry crow, and the three mowers were chasing the Gingerbread Man. Writing Traits: This book could be used to teach conventions because there is a lot of different types of punctuation used in the story. This book could also be used to teach sentence fluency because the sentences flow together nicely and have a rhythmic quality. that the cook was afraid he was plotting some mischief, and when the batter was ready for the oven, she put in the