Recommended age group: level 2
Characters: Narrator, Old Woman, Old Man, Gingerbread Man, Cow, Pig, Horse,
Dog, Fox.
SYNOPSIS
An old woman and an old man lived in an old house. They felt lonely
because they had no children, so one day the woman decided to make a
gingerbread cookie in the shape of a boy. When the gingerbread man was done, he
came to life, jumped and ran out of the
house crying "Run, run as fast as
you can! You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!" The old couple
tried to catch him but they couldn’t. Then, a cow, a pig, a horse and a dog tried
to catch and eat him but they couldn’t. He always escaped saying: “Run, run as fast as you can! You can't catch
me, I'm the gingerbread man!" Finally,
near a river he met a fox who convinced him to jump on his back to cross the
river. Once they were on the other side, the fox opened his mouth and ate the
gingerbread man in one bite.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION
Old woman and old man: They feel lonely because they have no children.
Gingerbread Man: Runs and runs and teases everyone he meets.
Cow, pig, horse and dog: They want to eat the gingerbread man but he
escapes from all of them.
Fox: He’s smart. He cheats the gingerbread man and finally eats him.
SCENES
Scene 1.- At home
The old woman decides to make a boy out of gingerbread. She cooks. When
the cookie is done and she opens the oven, the Gingerbread Man jumps, goes
straight out the door and leaves home.
Scene 2.- At the fields
The old man and the old woman go after him but they can’t catch him. Then
the Gingerbread man runs and runs and meets a cow, a horse, a pig and a dog one
after another. All of them want to eat him but he escapes saying: “Run, run, as fast as you can! You can’t
catch me! I’m the Gingerbread Man!”
Scene 3.- Near the river
He meets a fox. The fox convinces him to jump on his back so he can cross
the river. The fox swims deeper and convinces the gingerbread man to get on his
nose and when the fox reaches the shore, he eats the gingerbread man.
