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The
Gingerbread Man
retold by Mary Sandel
illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Cauley

Fiction

www.heinemann.com

ISBN-13: 978-0-325-01558-3
ISBN-10: 0-325-01558-9

Book 83

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The Gingerbread Man

Retold by Mary Sandel
Heinemann
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Credits
Illustrations: Lorinda Bryan Cauley
Photographs: pp. 2532 (Narrator) Robert Reynolds/LightShed Photography Studio/www.
lightshedphoto.com.
Printed in China
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The
Gingerbread Man
retold by Mary Sandel
illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Cauley

A Classic Tale

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Once

upon a time,

a little old woman

and a little old man
lived deep in the woods.

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One day, the little old woman said,

Lets make a gingerbread man.
So they made the gingerbread,
and they cut out a man.

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The little old woman

gave the gingerbread man
two eyes, a nose, and a mouth.
Then she put him
inside the oven to bake.

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Im hungry! said the little old man.

Is the gingerbread man
ready to eat?
Ill look, said the little old woman.

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The little old woman

peeked inside the oven.
The gingerbread man
jumped out.
You cant eat me! he cried.
And he ran away.

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Come back!
cried the little old woman.
Come back!
cried the little old man.
Then the little old woman

The gingerbread man ran and ran.

He laughed and said,
Run, run, as fast as you can!

and the little old man

You cant catch me.

ran after the gingerbread man.

Im the gingerbread man!

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But the gingerbread man

laughed and said,
Run, run, as fast as you can!
Down the road,

You cant catch me.

the gingerbread man

Im the gingerbread man!

met a hungry pig.

I ran away from the little old woman.

I ran away from the little old man.

Stop! Stop! cried the pig.

And I can run away from you.

I want to eat you!

I can! I can!

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But the gingerbread man

laughed and said,
Run, run, as fast as you can!
You cant catch me.
Down the road,

Im the gingerbread man!

the gingerbread man

I ran away from the little old woman.

met a hungry cow.

I ran away from the little old man.

I ran away from the pig.

Stop! Stop! cried the cow.

And I can run away from you.

You look good to eat!

I can! I can!

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The gingerbread man came

to a river.
Oh, no! he cried.
How will I get across?

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Then the gingerbread man

saw a fox.
I can take you across, said the sly fox.
Jump on my tail.
No! You will eat me up,
said the gingerbread man.
No, I wont, said the sly fox.
Jump on my tail.

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So the gingerbread man jumped

on the foxs tail.
Im getting wet,
said the gingerbread man.
Jump on my back,
said the sly fox.
You will stay dry there.

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The gingerbread man jumped

on the foxs back.
I am getting wet,
said the gingerbread man.
Jump on my nose,
said the sly fox.
You will stay dry there.

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The
Gingerbread Man

The gingerbread man jumped.

He jumped right into
the foxs mouth!

The Play

Yum! said the sly fox.

And that was the end
of the gingerbread man!

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Characters

Narrator

Gingerbread Man

Little Old Woman

Little Old Man

Pig

Cow

Sly Fox
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Narrator

Little Old Woman

Once upon a time,

a little old woman and
a little old man lived
deep in the woods.

Ill look.

Little Old Woman

Lets make a gingerbread man.

Narrator
The little old woman
and the little old man
made the gingerbread,
and they cut out a man.
Then the little old woman
put him inside the oven
to bake.

Narrator
The little old woman
peeked inside the oven.
The gingerbread man
jumped out.
And he ran away.

Gingerbread Man
You cant eat me!

Little Old Woman

Come back!

Little Old Man

Come back!

Little Old Man

Im hungry!
Is the gingerbread man
ready to eat?
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Narrator

Gingerbread Man

The little old woman and

the little old man
ran after the gingerbread man.

Run, run, as fast as you can!

You cant catch me.
Im the gingerbread man!
I ran away from the little old woman.
I ran away from the little old man.
And I can run away from you.
I can! I can!

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

Narrator
Down the road, the gingerbread
man met a hungry pig.

Pig
Stop! Stop!
I want to eat you!

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Narrator
Down the road, the gingerbread man
met a hungry cow.

Cow
Stop! Stop!
You look good to eat!

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Gingerbread Man

Sly Fox

Run, run, as fast as you can!

You cant catch me.
Im the gingerbread man!
I ran away from the little old woman.
I ran away from the little old man.
I ran away from the pig.
And I can run away from you.
I can! I can!

I can take you across.

Jump on my tail.

Narrator

So the gingerbread man jumped

on the foxs tail.

The gingerbread man came

to a river.

Gingerbread Man
Oh, no!
How will I get across?

Narrator
Then the gingerbread man
saw a fox.
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Gingerbread Man
No! You will eat me up.

Sly Fox
No, I wont. Jump on my tail.

Narrator

Gingerbread Man
Im getting wet.

Sly Fox
Jump on my back.
You will stay dry there.

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Narrator
The gingerbread man jumped
on the foxs back.

Gingerbread Man
I am getting wet.

Sly Fox
Jump on my nose.
You will stay dry there.

Narrator
The gingerbread man jumped.
He jumped right into the foxs mouth!

Sly Fox
Yum!

Narrator
And that was the end
of the gingerbread man!

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