The Gingerbread Man

Story time
"The Gingerbread Man"

Once upon a time, there was a lady
Who lived in a little white cottage in the countryside
This lady really liked to bake cookies
Today I'll bake something extra nice

Something with flour, sugar, and spice
So she got out her red mixing bowl and her big wooden spoon
And, "Oh! Oh! Can I stir?"
Reggie, it's just a story, "Oh, sorry, Zach, I forgot"

She mixed up the dough until it was just right
Then, she rolled it out with a rolling pin
"This dough is so flat, and it's soft like butter
I think it's time for my cookie cutter"

She cut out a perfect gingerbread man shape
Then baked it in the oven
The house was filled with the delicious aroma of gingerbread
In a few minutes, the cookie was done

Let's get you dressed, "Oh, what fun!"
She gave the cookie candy eyes, chocolate buttons
And a bow tie made of icing
"Look at the cookie, I've got on my pan
What shall I call him? Gingerbread Man!"

Gingerbread Man, you're good enough to eat
I'll work my way up, starting with your feet
All of a sudden, the gingerbread man jumped off the pan
And before the lady knew it, he had run right out of the cottage

The lady ran after him, shaking her spoon
Where are you going? Come right back
Turn around, cookie, I want a snack

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

The gingerbread man thought he was safe, so he slowed down
Soon, he came upon a moustache man doing some stretches
He should have done a sheet break
True, oh, hello there, who are you?

My, oh my, you look good enough to chew
The gingerbread man started running again
Where are you going? Come right back
Turn around, cookie, I want a snack

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

This time, the gingerbread man passed a lady in a bonnet who was picking flowers
Oh-oh, good day sir, welcome to my land
May I shake your hand, or maybe I could chew your hand
Is that icing?

The gingerbread man started running again
Where are you going? Come right back
Turn around, cookie, I want a snack

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

Next, the gingerbread man passed by a monk
Who was just about to eat a big piece of broccoli
Suddenly, I don't like the look of my lunch
I smell something sweet and warm to munch

The gingerbread man started running again
Where are you going? Come right back
Turn around, cookie, I want a snack

Run, run, as fast as you can
You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man
Run, run, as fast as you can
You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man

The gingerbread man came to a stream
But gingerbread Men can't swim
Do you know why, Reggie?
Because he isn't wearing a bathing suit?

No, because he'll get all soggy and fall apart
Nobody likes a mushy cookie
Luckily for him, a fox was swimming in the water
Hop on my back, I'll take you across the stream

You can trust me
The gingerbread man was so eager to get away from the baker
The moustache man, the lady in the bonnet, and the monk
That he hopped on the fox's back without thinking

The fox started swimming
It's getting deeper, hop onto my neck
It's getting even deeper, hop onto my head
It's getting really deep, hop onto my nose

The gingerbread man saw that
They were almost at the other side of the stream
He imagined getting to the other side
And making fun of the people who had tried to chase him

So he hopped onto the fox's nose
All of a sudden, the fox flipped him up into the air
And when he came down, the fox opened his mouth wide and-
Oh, no! He gobbled him up in one bite

The end