A fairy tale: The Gingerbread Man
A fairy tale is an old story. People told it for many years. This story is about a little man made of sweet dough. He runs away from the oven. Many people and animals run after him, but they cannot catch him. Listen to the story three times. Then tell it in your own words.
One day an old woman made a little man from sweet dough. She put him in the oven. Soon the oven door opened and the little man jumped out! He ran down the road.
Stop! said the old woman. But he called back, Run, run, you can’t catch me! I’m the Gingerbread Man! A cow wanted to eat him. A horse wanted to eat him. But he ran faster and faster.
At last he came to a river. A fox said, Jump on my back. I will take you across. The Gingerbread Man jumped on. The water was deep, so the fox said, Jump on my nose. Snap! That was the end of the Gingerbread Man. The story says: Be careful with a friend who is too clever.
Act the story. One person is the Gingerbread Man and runs. Others are the old woman, the cow, the horse and the fox, and they chase. The child says the line: Run, run, you can’t catch me! Then act out the end, and talk about being careful.
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