The Gingerbread Man

Once upon a time, a little old woman and a little old man lived on a farm. Most of the time, they were happy. But one thing made them sad. They had no children. So the little old woman decided to make a boy out of gingerbread. She mixed the dough and cut out a shape. She gave him eyes, a mouth and buttons and put him in the oven to bake. (pp.4-11)

Once upon a time, a little old woman and a little old man lived on a farm. They were happy, but they had no children. So, they decided to make a boy out of gingerbread. Then the little old woman open the oven door and a gingerbread man jumped out and ran away. "Stop!" shouted they, but the gingerbread man ran out of the house, singing. Then the gingerbread man came to a river and a fox saw him. "I'll take youu across," said the fox. So, he jumped on his back. However, he was eaten by the fox at the end.


Vocabulary

• creep ゆっくり動く
• snap ポキンと折れる

Reference

Mackinnon, M. (2006). The Gingerbread Man. England: USBORNE.