The Gingerbread Boy (完)

The Gingerbread　Boy（完）

The little gingerbread boy ran on and on.

Soon he met a cow.

" Stop ! Stop ! Little Boy ! " said the cow.
" You look very good to eat. "

But the little gingerbread boy only ran faster.

" I have run away from a little old woman and little old man, " cried the little gingerbread boy.
" I can run away from you, I can."

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

And the cow could not catch him.

The little gingerbread boy ran on and on.

Soon he met a horse.

" Stop ! Stop ! Little Boy ! " said the horse.
" You look very good to eat.

But the little gingerbread boy only ran faster.

" I have run away from a little old woman and little old man, and a cow, " cried the little gingerbread boy.
" I can run away from you, I can."

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

And the horse could not catch him.

The little gingerbread boy ran on and on.

He began to feel very proud of his running.
" No one can catch me, " he said.


Just then he met a sly old fox.

" Stop ! Stop ! Little Boy !" said the fox.
" I want to talk to you. "

" Oho ! You can't catch me ! "said the little gingerbread boy and he began to run faster.

The fox began to run after the little gingerbread boy.

The little gingerbread boy began to run faster still.
As he ran, the little gingerbread boy looked back and cried.
"I can run away from you, i can. "

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

" I don't want to catch you, " said the sly old fox.
" I just want to talk to you."

But the little gingerbead boy kept on running.

And the fox kept on running.

Soon the little gingerbread boy came to a river bank and the fox came running up.

" Oh ! What shall I do ? " cried the little gingerbread boy.
" I cannot cross the river. "

" Jump on my tail, " said the fox, " and I will take you across the river. "

So the little gingerbread boy jumped onto the fox's tail.



The fox began to swim acoss the river.

Soon the fox turned his head and said,
" Little gingerbread boy, you are too heavy for my tail. You will get wet. Jump on my back. "

So the little gingerbread boy jumped onto the fox's back.

The sly old fox swam a little further out into the river.

Then he turned his head again and said,
" Little gingerbread boy, you are too heavy for my back. you will get wet. Jump on my nose."

So the little gingerbread boy jumped onto the fox's nose.

Soon the fox reached the other side of the river.

As soon as his feet touched the bank of the river, he tossed the gingerbread boy into the air.

The fox opened his mouth and snap went his teeth.



" Oh,dear ! "
said the little gingerbread boy,
" I am one quarter gone ! "

Then he cried, " I am half gone ! "

Then he cried, " I am three quarters gone ! "

And after that, the little gingerbread boy said nothing more at all. 


(end 2/2  I guess so long? )