The gingerbread man. Christmas story for children

This is one of the best-known traditional stories in the United States . It is an ideal short story to read to children at Christmas and teach them that it is not always win. Once upon a time, there was an old woman who lived in an old house on the top of a hill, surrounded by golden orchards, fores

This is one of the best-known traditional stories in the United States. It is an ideal short story to read to children at Christmas and teach them that it is not always win.

Once upon a time, there was an old woman who lived in an old house on the top of a hill, surrounded by golden orchards, forests and streams. The old woman loved to bake, and one Christmas day she decided to make a gingerbread man. He formed the head and the body, the arms and the legs. He added juicy raisins for the eyes and mouth, and a row in front for the buttons on his jacket. Then he put a candy for the nose. Finally, he put it in the oven.

The tale of the gingerbread man. Gingerbread man

The kitchen was filled with the sweet smell of spices, and when the man from jingebre was crispy, the old woman opened the oven door. The jingebre man jumped out of the oven, and ran out, singing

- Run, run, as soon as you can! You can not reach me. I'm the man of jingebre!

The old woman ran, but the jingebre man ran faster. The jingebre man met a duck who said Cua - Cua, cua! You smell delicious!

I want to eat you! But the jingebre man kept running. The duck chased him, swaying, but the jingebre man ran faster. When the jingebre man ran through the golden orchards, he found a pig that cut straw. The pig said:

- Stop, man of jingebre! I want to eat you!

But the jingebre man kept running.

The pig chased him, jumping, but the jingebre man ran faster. In the cool shade of the forest, a lamb was chopping leaves. When he saw the jingebre man, he said - Bee, bee! Stop, man of jingebre!

I want to eat you! But the jingebre man kept running

. The lamb chased after him, but the jingebre man ran faster. Beyond, the jingebre man could see a rippling river. He looked back over his shoulder and saw everyone who was chasing him.- Paa! Paa! exclaimed the old woman.

- Cua, cua! the duck croaked.

- Oink! Oink! the pig growled.

- Bee! Bee! - the lamb blew

But the jingebre man laughed and continued towards the river. Beside the river, he saw a fox. He said to the fox:

- I've run away from the old woman and the duck and the pig and the lamb. I can run away from you too! Run, run, as soon as you can! You can not reach me. I'm the man of jingebre!

But the sly fox smiled and said:

- Wait, man of jingebre.

I'm your friend! I'll help you cross the river. Lie on top of the queue! The jingebre man glanced back and saw the old woman, the duck, the pig and the lamb approaching. He fell on top of the silky tail of the fox, and the fox went swimming in the river. Halfway there, the fox asked him to lie on his back so it would not get wet. And so he did. After a few more strokes, the fox said: - Man of jingebre, the water is even deeper. Lie on your head!

- Ha, ha! They will never reach me now laughed the man of jingebre.

- You are right! the fox shrieked.

The fox threw back his head, threw the jingebre man in the air, and dropped it into his mouth. With a loud crunch, the fox ate the jingebre man.

The old woman returned home and decided to bake a jingebre cake instead.

Read the story of Gingerbread man in English for children

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