📖 Script
Narrator: In a little cottage in the countryside, an old woman 👵 decided to bake something special.
👵 Old Woman: “I’ll bake a gingerbread man for my husband.”
Narrator: She mixed the dough, rolled it out, and shaped it into a man. She added icing, gumdrops, and popped him into the oven.
Narrator: But when she opened the oven, out jumped the Gingerbread Man! 🍪
🍪 Gingerbread Man: “Run, run, as fast as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!”
Narrator: The old woman and the old man chased him through the garden.
👴 Old Man: “Stop! Come back!”
Narrator: But the Gingerbread Man ran faster and faster.
Narrator: Soon, he met a pig 🐷.
🐷 Pig: “You look tasty!”
🍪 Gingerbread Man: “I’ve run away from an old woman and an old man, and I can run away from you too!”
Narrator: And off he ran.
Narrator: He next met a cow 🐄 and then a horse 🐎. Each wanted to eat him, but he outran them all.
🍪 Gingerbread Man: “Run, run, as fast as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!”
Narrator: At last, he came to a river and stopped. He couldn’t swim.
Narrator: Then came a sly fox 🦊.
🦊 Fox: “Hop on my tail. I’ll help you cross.”
Narrator: The Gingerbread Man hesitated but climbed on. As the water got deeper, the fox said:
🦊 Fox: “Climb on my back… now my head… now my nose…”
Narrator: Suddenly, SNAP! The fox tossed him into the air and ate him up in one bite.
🦊 Fox: “Mmm… sweet and crunchy!”
Narrator: And that was the end of the Gingerbread Man… 🍪
📚 Vocabulary
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Oven – A hot box for baking food
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Icing – A sweet coating on cookies or cakes
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Chase – To run after someone to catch them
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Snap – A quick, sharp bite
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Sly – Clever and sneaky
💬 Useful Expressions
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“Run, run, as fast as you can!” – A fun phrase showing confidence and speed
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“You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!” – A boastful line said while escaping
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“Hop on my tail. I’ll help you cross.” – A tricky offer hiding a clever trap
❓ Comprehension Questions
1. Why did the Gingerbread Man run away?
2. Who tried to catch the Gingerbread Man?
3. How did the fox trick the Gingerbread Man?
4. What happened at the river?
5. What was the Gingerbread Man made of?