THE GINGERBREAD MAN PLAY SCRIPT

CHARACTERS : NARRATOR COW OLD WOMAN HORSE FOX

SCENE 1 (house) NARRATOR man. : Once upon a time there was an old woman and an old They lived in a little old house near a river. They had no children and felt rather lonely, so one day the old woman said to her husband

The old woman enter the stage OLD WOMAN : Im going to make our own little boy out of gingerbread. (The old woman looks happy)

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: So she rolled out the dough and cut it into the shape of a little man. : Im going to press in two currants for eyes, made his mouth out of lemon peel and added a cherry for his nose. (She put the gingerbread man on to a baking tin.)

OLDWOMAN

The old woman approaching the oven OLD WOMAN : Now I shall have my own little gingerbread man. (Putting a tray in the oven)

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: When the gingerbread man was ready, the old woman went to get him from the oven. But as she began to open the door, she heard a tiny voice shouting

GINGERBREAD MAN

: Let me out, let me out! (Shouting loudly) : Woa! I heard a voice from the oven! I shall open the door!

OLD WOMAN

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: And out popped the gingerbread man. He ran straight past her and across the kitchen floor. The old woman shouted

The old woman move around the stage OLD WOMAN : Stop, stop, little gingerbread man! (Chasing the Gingerbread man till outside the house) : But the gingerbread man shouted back at the top of his tiny voice

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GINGERBREAD MAN

: Run, run, as fast as you can, You cant catch me, Im the gingerbread man! (bragging that he can run fast)

SCENE 2 (Garden)

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: The old man was digging in the garden. The cheeky gingerbread man ran out of the front door and straight past the old man who called out

The old man is already on the stage (UL) OLD MAN : Stop, stop, little gingerbread man! (Shocked, then shouted at Gingerbread man)

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: But the gingerbread man shouted back again

GINGERBREAD MAN

: Run, run, as fast as you can, You cant catch me, Im the gingerbread man!

SCENE 3 (At farm) NARRATOR : And they could not catch him. The little gingerbread man ran off down the lane. He ran and ran and soon he met a black and white cow. The cow was eating grass, but she thought the gingerbread man looked much tastier.

The Cow is already at the stage (C) COW : Stop, stop, little gingerbread man. You look good to eat! (Shouting and chasing for gingerbread man) NARRATOR : But the gingerbread man just ran faster and faster, shouting merrily : Run, run, as fast as you can, You cant catch me, Im the gingerbread man! ALL Run, run, as fast as you can, You cant catch him, hes the gingerbread man!

GINGERBREAD MAN

SCENE 4 (At farm) NARRATOR : And the cow could not catch him. The little gingerbread man ran on and on and soon he met a big brown horse. The horse was eating hay, but he thought the little gingerbread man looked much tastier.

(The horse is already on the stage (R) ) HORSE : Stop, stop, little gingerbread man. You look good to eat! (chasing for gingerbread man) NARRATOR : But the gingerbread man ran faster still and shouted at the top of his tiny voice

GINGERBREAD MAN

: Run, run, as fast as you can, You cant catch me, Im the gingerbread man! (bragging)

SCENE 5 (Near the river) NARRATOR : And the horse could not catch him. The gingerbread man was much too fast. He ran on and on, faster and faster. The gingerbread man kept on running until he met a fox. The fox had a red bushy tail and he was very sly. The fox is already on the stage (DC) FOX : Stop, stop, little gingerbread man. I only want to talk to you. (Put on friendly face, persuasive voice) NARRATOR : But the little gingerbread man kept on running. : Run, run, as fast as you can, You cant catch me, Im the gingerbread man!

GINGERBREAD MAN

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: But then the gingerbread man came to a big, wide river and he had to stop. He knew that he couldnt get across the river, and he could see the horse and the cow and the old man and the old woman getting closer.

GINGERBREAD MAN

: Oh no ! I must get across this river! (Suddenly saw a fox which looks friendly)

The fox move to DL FOX

: Get on to my tail and Ill take you across the river. (showing sincerity, pointing at his tail) : So the little gingerbread man jumped on to the foxs tail. : Youre too heavy! Jump on my back! It will be better (Swimming across the river)

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FOX

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: The Gingerbread man did what does the fox ask him to do. : Youre too heavy! Jump on my nose! It is safer

FOX

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: The fox slid into the river and began to swim across. With the gingerbread man carefully balancing on the foxs nose, the two of them reached the riverbank. But just before the gingerbread man could safely jump ashore, the fox tossed him up into the air, opened his mouth wide and SNAP went his teeth. The little gingerbread man shouted out (Gingerbread man hold the foxs shoulder. The fox ate the Gingerbread man. The fox ignoring the gingerbread man while he is shouting loudly. Gingerbread man falls on the stage.)

GINGERBREAD MAN

: Oh dear, Im one quarter gone! (flapping) : Then he said : Oh dear, Im one half gone! : Then he said

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: Oh dear, Im three quarters gone! (dying) : Then he said

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(light turns off) GINGERBREAD MAN ` NARRATOR : Im all gone!

: And that was the end of the gingerbread man.