THE GINGERBREAD MAN By Sue Arengo – The sto ry

   

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The old woman is in the kitchen. She’s making a gingerbread man. The old woman opens the oven door. And the gingerbread man

jumps out.

« Stop ! Come here ! » shout the old man and the old woman. « Run, run. You can run. But you

can’t catch me ! I’m the gingerbread man ! »

The little gingerbread man runs and runs. Soon he sees a cow. « Stop ! says the cow, come

here ! I want to eat you. » They all run after him.

« Run, run. You can run. But you can’t catch me ! I’m the gingerbread man ! »

 

The little gingerbread man runs and runs. Soon he sees a horse. « Stop ! says the horse, come

here ! I want to eat you. » They all run after him.

« Run, run. You can run. But you can’t catch me ! I’m the gingerbread man ! »

The little gingerbread man runs and runs. « Nobody can catch

me ! ». Just then, he sees a fox. « Stop ! says the fox, come

here ! » But the gingerbread man doesn’t stop. He runs faster.

« Run, run. You can run. But you can’t catch me ! I’m the gingerbread man ! »

« Stop ! says the fox, I don’t want to eat you. I want to talk to you. I want to be friends with

you. » The gingerbread man runs and soon he sees a river. « Oh no ! A river ! I can’t swim ! » « Listen, says the fox, I can help you. I can swim across and you

can sit on my tail. »

 

 

 

                     

 

THE GINGERBREAD MAN By Sue Arengo – Vocabulary

               

 

So the gingerbread man sits on the fox’s tail. And the fox begins

to swim. « Listen ! You are too big for my tail. Sit on my back ! » says the fox. So the gingerbread man sits

on the fox’s back.

« Listen ! You are too big for my back. Sit on my nose ! » says the fox. So the gingerbread man sits

on the fox’s nose. The fox swims across the river

and jumps out.

The fox throws the gingerbread man up. Up ! Up ! Up ! Then he opens his mouth and … catches him ! Then the fox eats the

gingerbread man. And that is the end of the gingerbread man.

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«�Listen�! You are too big for my back. Sit on my nose !�» says the fox. So the gingerbread man sits on the fox’s nose. The fox swims across the river and jumps out.

So the gingerbread man sits on the fox’s tail. And the fox begins to swim. «�Listen�! You are too big for my tail. Sit on my back�!�» says the fox. So the gingerbread man sits on the fox’s back.

 

THE GINGERBREAD MAN By Sue Arengo – Colors

   

Color the Gingerbread Man’s body.  

Black White Blue Pink Green Red

Brown Grey Orange Yellow Purple Gold

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Calculate and color.  

Color Code : 10 = Brown 8 = Blue 6 = Green 9 = Red

 

THE GINGERBREAD MAN By Sue Arengo – Numbers

   

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Write the numbers.  

10 20 30 40

50 60 70 80

90 100

 

THE GINGERBREAD MAN By Sue Arengo – The body

   

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Write the various parts of the Gingerbread Man’s body.  

Write the various parts of the fox’s body.  

 

THE GINGERBREAD MAN By Sue Arengo – Lis ten !

   

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Follow the directions below to color your gingerbread man.  

N°1   N°2  

N°3   N°4  

 

  Gingerbread Man N°1

Number one is blue. Number ten is red. Number five is green. Number nine is purple. Number two is yellow. Number four is brown. Number three is orange. Number seven is black. Number six is white. Number eight is grey.

Gingerbread Man N°2 Number fifty is blue. Number twenty is red. One hundred is green. Number seventy is purple. Number sixty is yellow. Number ninety is brown. Number ten is orange. Number eighty is black. Number thirty is white. Number forty is grey. Gingerbread Man N°3

Color the three buttons purple and the squiggles pink. Color the gingerbread man’s eyes in green and the gingerbread man’s mouth brown. Color his hands red and his feet orange. Color the gingerbread man’s head yellow and the rest of his body in brown.

Gingerbread Man N°4

If you are a boy, color the gingerbread man’s buttons blue. If you are a girl, color the gingerbread man’s buttons pink. If your favorite season is spring, color the gingerbread man’s eyes pink. If your favorite season is summer, color the gingerbread man’s eyes green. If your favorite season is autumn, color the gingerbread man’s eyes orange. If your favorite season is winter, color the gingerbread man’s eyes blue. If you have no pets, color the gingerbread man’s hands in red. If you have any cats, color the gingerbread man’s hands in green. If you have any dogs, color the gingerbread man’s hands in purple. If you have any fishes, color the gingerbread man’s hands in blue. If you have any other types of pets, color the gingerbread man’s hands in yellow If your favorite dessert is ice cream, color the gingerbread man’s head in green. If your favorite dessert is cake, color the gingerbread man’s head in pink. If your favorite dessert is something else, color the gingerbread man’s head in red. If you have made a gingerbread man, color his feet brown. If you have never made a gingerbread man, color his feet black. If you have eaten a gingerbread man, color his body grey. If you have never eaten a gingerbread man, color his body green.

 

THE GINGERBREAD MAN By Sue Arengo – Prepos i t ions

   

Where is the gingerbread man ? Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.  

Gingerbread man is ………………………………………

the mug.

Gingerbread man is ………………………………………

the spatula.

Gingerbread man is climbing …………………

the spoon.

Gingerbread man is ………………… the measuring cup.

Gingerbread man is climbing …………………

the wisk. Gingerbread man is ……………………………………… the cooking mitten.

Gingerbread man is ………………………………………

the tray.

Gingerbread man is ………………… the basket.

Gingerbread man is ……………………………………

the rolling pin.

Gingerbread man is …………………………………… holly

and candy cane.

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THE GINGERBREAD MAN By Sue Arengo – Prepos i t ions

   

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Draw the gingerbread man.  

Gingerbread man is under the Santa Claus hat.

Gingerbread man is next to the snowman.

Gingerbread man is on the

reindeer.

Gingerbread man is behind

the holly.

Gingerbread man is in the Christmas

socks.

Gingerbread man is in front of the Christmas present.

Gingerbread man is between Christmas balls.

Gingerbread man is climbing up the christmas

tree.

 

THE GINGERBREAD MAN By Sue Arengo – Recipe

   

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125 g butter 1/2 cup (175 g) honey 3 cups (450 g) plain flour 1 egg, lightly beaten  

1/2 cup (75 g) brown sugar 2 teaspoons ground ginger 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon  

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 2 teaspoons baking soda  

1 egg white 1 cup (160 g) pure icing sugar, sifted food coloring  

Royal Icing  

1. Preheat oven to moderate (180°C). Lightly grease oven tray. 2. Heat butter, sugar and honey until butter has melted. Cool mixture for 5 minutes. 3. Sift combined flour, spices and soda into a large bowl. Add butter mixture, egg and

vanilla essence. Stir with a wooden spoon until well combined. 4. Knead dough on lightly floured surface. Using rolling pin, roll dough to 5 mm

thickness. Using cookie cutter, cut out shapes and place on oven trays. 5. Bake, uncovered, in moderate oven for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on

trays. Decorate with royal icing. 6. Royal icing : Beat egg white lightly in a small bowl. Add icing sugar one tablespoon

at a time, beating well after each addition. Add food coloring and mix well.

 

 

THE GINGERBREAD MAN By Sue Arengo – Song

   

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Sur l’air de The Muffin Man   Oh, do you know the Gingerbread Man,

The Gingerbread Man, the Gingerbread Man, Oh, do you know the Gingerbread Man, Who ran and ran and ran ? He said, « Catch me if you can, If you can, if you can » He said, « Catch me if you can, Then ran and ran and ran. I can run like the Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Man, the Gingerbread Man, I can run like the Gingerbread Man, Now catch me if you can.

Have you seen the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man, Have you seen the muffin man who lives in Drury Lane, Yes, I’ve seen the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man, Yes, I’ve seen the muffin man who lives in Drury Lane.

The Muffin Man