Oh, hello.

I'm Mr Tumble.

Tonight's bedtime story is all about a gingerbread man.

Get ready to run.

Run as's fast as you can.

For this story is called The Gingerbread Man.

It has been retold by Louise Martin on illustrated by Gail Yeah, RL Once upon a time, a little old man Onda little old woman lived in a cottage near the river One morning the little old woman decided toe bake A gingerbread man who, as a special treat the little old woman mixed together Aled the ingredients to make the gingerbread dough.

Then she rolled the dough out flat and use the cutter to make it into the shape of a little man.

Finally, she made some icing for his eyes and mouth, and she gave him three current buttons of a cherry for a nose.

Uh, the gingerbread man was ready to be baked half a Knauer.

Later, the gingerbread man was baked on.

The little old woman opened the oven.

Suddenly the gingerbread man jumped up and ran through the open kitchen door.

Oh, stop!

Cried the old woman running after him.

I want to eat you.

But the gingerbread man wouldn't Stop!

Hey!

Didn't want to be eaten.

Run!

Run!

As's fast as you can!

You can't catch me!

I'm the gingerbread man!

He chanted the gingerbread man Ran past the little old man.

Did I stop?

Cried a little old man.

Oh, I want you eat You But the gingerbread man run even faster.

I've run away from a little old woman on I can run away from you He said run!

Run as fast as you can!

You can't catch me!

I'm the gingerbread man He chanted the little old man on the little old woman Chased the gingerbread man into the yard But he was too fast As he ran, he passed.

Ah, pig!

Stop Snorted the pig I want to eat you But the gingerbread man run even faster I've run away from a little old woman Onda little old man And I can run away from you He said run!

Run Azaz fast!

Aziz, you can You can't catch me!

I'm the gingerbread man!

He chanted the pig chase The Gingerbread man followed by the little old man on the little old woman Gingerbread man run past a cow by the barn.

Move!

Stop!

Moved the cow.

I want to eat you.

I've run away from a little old woman A little old man Onda pig And I could run away from you The gingerbread man cried Run!

Run as fast as you can You can't catch May I'm the gingerbread man He chanted the cow The pig on the little old man on the little old woman All chased the gingerbread man But the gingerbread man was too fast.

Who The gingerbread man raced past Ah, horse in a field!

Okay, Stop Made the horse all he want to eat you I've run away from a little old woman Ah, little old man!

A pig!

A cow And I can run away from you He said run!

Run As's fast as you can You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man He chanted Oh, the horse chased the gingerbread man Followed by the cow, The pig The little old man, The little old woman But the gingerbread man was too fast.

Then the gingerbread man reached a river on stopped.

Oh, the sparkly water swirled in front of him.

Oh, no!

I can't swim!

He cried.

How will I get across a sly and hungry folks saw the gingerbread man on, licked his lips.

Jump onto my tail and I will take you across the river, he said.

So the gingerbread man jumped onto the fox's tail.

After swimming halfway, the fox said, Oh no, you're too heavy for my tail.

Jump onto my back.

So the gingerbread man ran along the fox's tail and jumped onto his back.

After a while, the fox cried.

You're too heavy for my back.

Jump onto my nose So the gingerbread man jumped onto the foxes knows.

But as soon as they reached the riverbank, the fox flicked the gingerbread man up into the air, snapped his mouth shut on, gobbled him up.

Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble on That was the end of the gingerbread man.

Oh, the end.

Oh, dear.

Poor gingerbread man.

He didn't run away fast enough from that cheeky fox, did he?

Maybe you will dream of gingerbread treats tonight.

Sleep well, and I'll see you soon for another bedtime story.

Good night.