ClassX Video Lessons Grade Kindergarten The Gingerbread Man | Fairy Tales | Musical | PINKFONG Story Time for Children
Once upon a time, there was a gingerbread man. He could run very fast! When someone tried to catch him, he would say, “You can never catch me!”
Mrs. Brown was the best baker in town. Everyone loved her cookies, even the crocodiles! One day, she baked a special gingerbread cookie.
When Mrs. Brown opened the oven, the gingerbread man jumped out! “Come back here!” she called, but he ran away quickly.
A boy saw the gingerbread man and shouted, “Come back here!” But the gingerbread man just laughed and said, “You can never catch me!”
Then a dog saw the gingerbread man and barked, “Come back here!” But the gingerbread man kept running, saying, “You can never catch me!”
The gingerbread man ran until he reached a river. “Oh my, it’s a river!” he said. “I can’t cross the river.”
A friendly crocodile appeared and said, “Hello, gingerbread man. I can help you! Stand on my nose, and we can cross the river together.”
The gingerbread man jumped on the crocodile’s nose and looked back at Mrs. Brown, the boy, and the dog. “You can never catch me!” he shouted.
But in the middle of the river, the crocodile opened his mouth and snapped! The crocodile ate the gingerbread man. “Yummy!” said the crocodile.
The boy and the dog were still hungry. Mrs. Brown said, “I can make another cookie, but this time, I will be careful. I will lock the door.”
Did you know? Gingerbread cookies are often made during the holidays and decorated with icing and candies. They can be shaped like little people, just like the gingerbread man in our story!
Gingerbread Man Race: Create a simple obstacle course in your classroom or playground. Pretend to be the gingerbread man and see how fast you can run through the course without getting caught! After the race, discuss how the gingerbread man felt when he was being chased. What would you do if you were the gingerbread man?
Bake and Decorate: With the help of an adult, bake gingerbread cookies. Once they are baked, use icing and candies to decorate them. As you decorate, think about what makes each gingerbread cookie special. Can you give your gingerbread cookie a name and a story? Share your cookie’s story with your friends.
River Crossing Experiment: Use a small toy or a paper gingerbread man and a shallow tray of water to simulate the river. Try different ways to help the gingerbread man cross the river without getting wet. You can use materials like a plastic lid, a piece of foil, or a small boat. Which method works best? Why do you think the gingerbread man trusted the crocodile?
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided transcript:
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Can you run? Yes, I can! I am a gingerbread man.
Oh, I’m going to eat you! The gingerbread man says, “You can never catch me!”
Mrs. Brown is the best baker in town. All the children love her cookies, even crocodiles! Today, she bakes a gingerbread cookie.
Hmm, the cookie smells good! I can’t wait to eat it. Then she opens the oven door, and a gingerbread man jumps out.
“Come back here!” says Mrs. Brown. He runs very quickly. A boy sees the gingerbread man and says, “Come back here!”
The gingerbread man replies, “You can never catch me!” Mrs. Brown and the boy chase the gingerbread man.
Then a dog sees the gingerbread man and says, “Come back here!” The gingerbread man responds, “You can never catch me!”
Mrs. Brown, the boy, and the dog chase the gingerbread man.
“Oh my, it’s a river!” says the gingerbread man. “I can’t cross the river.”
“Hello, gingerbread man,” says a crocodile. “I can help you! Stand on my nose, and we can cross the river together.”
“Oh boy!” says the gingerbread man. He jumps on the crocodile’s nose and looks back at Mrs. Brown, the boy, and the dog.
He says, “You can never catch me!” In the middle of the river, the crocodile opens his mouth and snaps.
The crocodile eats the little gingerbread man.
“Yummy!” says the crocodile.
“We are hungry,” say the boy and the dog.
“I can make another,” says Mrs. Brown. “But I will be careful. I will lock the door.”
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This version removes any inappropriate or unclear phrases while maintaining the essence of the story.
