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Thu, 24 Jan 2008

another little glimpse into the dreamland of Diddily deedot

JODY'S JEWELRY CASKET

THE GINGERBREAD MAN

Once upon a time there was a little old man and his wife. They lived all alone and were very happy together, but they had always wanted a child so they decided they would make one out of gingerbread.
The little old woman got all the ingredients and a little magic dust from the fairy Aubergine and with a little help from the little old man they made a little gingerbread man and put him in the oven to bake.
When the gingerbread man was ready, very carefully the little old woman opened the oven door and pulled out the pan.
Quick as a flash, off jumped the little gingerbread man, and away he ran straight out the door.
The little old man and his wife ran after him as fast as they could, but he just laughed and said,

"Run, run, as fast as you can
You can't catch me!
I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

The gingerbread man ran on and on until he came to a cow. "Stop, little gingerbread man," said the cow. "I want to eat you."
But the gingerbread man said, "I have run away from a little old woman and a little old man, and I can run away from you, too. I can, I can!"
The cow began to chase the gingerbread man, but the gingerbread man ran faster, and said,

"Run, run, as fast as you can
You can't catch me!
I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

The cow couldn't catch him so the gingerbread man ran on until he came to a horse. "Please, stop, little gingerbread man," said the horse.
"I want to eat you."
"Not likely. " said the gingerbread man. "I have run away from a little old woman, a little old man, and the cow, and I'll run away from you too. I will, I will!"
And the horse began to chase the gingerbread man, but the gingerbread man ran faster and called to the horse,

"Run, run, as fast as you can.
You can't catch me!
I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

It was true though,the horse couldn't catch him and it wasn't long before the ginger -bread man came to a field full of farmers. "Stop," said the farmers. "Don't run so fast. We want to eat you."
But the gingerbread man said, "I have run away from a little old woman, a little old man, a cow and a horse, I'm sure I can run away from you, too. You just watch me!"
And the farmers began to chase him, but the gingerbread man ran faster than ever and said,

"Run, run, as fast as you can.
You can't catch me!
I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

And as much as the farmers tried they couldn't catch him for the ginger -bread man ran faster and faster.

He ran past a school full of children. "Stop, little gingerbread man," said the children. "We want to eat you."
But the gingerbread man said, "I have run away from a little old woman, a little old man, a cow, and a horse, a field full of farmers, and I can run away from you, too. I can, I can!"
And the children began to chase him down the lane, but the gingerbread man ran faster as he said,

"Run, run, as fast as you can.
You can't catch me!
I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

And still nobody could catch him, not even the children couldn't catch him, and by this time the gingerbread man was so proud of himself he didn't think anyone could catch him.
It was then he met a sly old fox."Stop little gingerbread man, I want to talk to you!" he smiled.
But the Gingerbread man ran away singing...

Run, run, as fast as you can.
You can't catch me!
I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

Hey "I don't want to eat you. I'm your friend." said the sly fox.

It was then the gingerbread man came to a river. He looked at the fox, then at the river, he knew he would melt if he tried to swim across.
"Jump on my tail," said the fox. "I will take you across."
So without giving it another thought, the gingerbread man jumped on the fox's tail, and the fox began to swim across the river.
When they had gone a little way, the fox said to the gingerbread man,
"I'm sorry mate but you are too heavy on my tail. Jump up here on my back."
Again the gingerbread man did what the fox asked and jumped on his back.
The fox swam a little further and said, "Look mate, I really am sorry but I'm afraid you'll get wet on my back. Jump up on my shoulder."
The gingerbread man did what the fox asked.
They reached the middle of the river, the fox said, "Oh dear, my shoulder is sinking, quick jump on my nose that's the only way I can keep you from getting wet."
Without hesitation, the little gingerbread man jumped on the fox's nose. The fox threw back his head and snapped his sharp teeth, and in one gulp the gingerbread man was gone.