The Gingerbread Man 1 One day a little

The Gingerbread Man 1

One day, a little old lady and a little old man baked a gingerbread man in their oven. OR 2

When done baking, the little old lady opened the oven door and the gingerbread man jumped up and ran out the door singing, “run, run as fast as you can. You can’t catch me because I’m the Gingerbread man!” 3

The old lady, old man, a pig, a sheep, and a cow all chased after the Gingerbread Man, but they could not catch him. But then he came to a … …and what of poor LRRH? ? ? 4

At the river, a sly fox swam the gingerbread man across on his back. When they got to the other side the sly fox ate the gingerbread man all up. . . The 5

The little blackbirds singing in the trees did not like the taste of burnt gingerbread. After a heavy rain the crumbs had sunk into the ground, took root and grew into a gigantic beanstalk. Years later … OR 6

“Because it’s there, ” Jack decides to climb up the beanstalk. After having numerous adventures while at the top of the stalk, which included the slaying of a giant, Jack, now in possession of the hen, which can lay golden eggs, sets off to visit his grandma and grandpa living in their cottage in the woods who promised to bake him some gingerbread cookies for his birthday. He meets his cousin, Little Red Riding Hood along the way, who happens to be on her way over there as well to thank them for sending her gingerbread cookies for her birthday. 7

The little old lady and the little old man, “Little Red Riding Hood” and Jack all have a splendid time together. The End. 8

“Because it’s there, ” Paul decides to chop down the gigantic stalk. But Paul also works for VDOT. So along with the stalk he needs to chop down all the trees in the forest found around there in order for an extension of the FFAX County Parkway to be built, which will run right through the little old lady and the little old man’s cottage. Sadly they must relocate to a trailer park. 9

The little old lady and the little old man wrap up their newly baked gingerbread cookies and mail them off to their granddaughter, Little Red Riding Hood, for her birthday. So thankful upon receiving the cookies, LRRH sets out to visit her grandma and grandpa at their cottage which is over the river and through the woods. OR 10

LRRH meets Jack along the way and they head over to Grandma’s and grandpa’s together. 11

Off in the distance LRRH sees … 12

The little old lady and the little old man feel so dejected that their grandchildren never come to visit them, that even the GBM has run away from them, and that they no longer live in their bucolic cottage anymore, but must now live in this run down gang infested trailer park. At least they have each other. 13

Upon entering a village nearby grandma’s cottage in the woods Cousin Jack finds out about what has happened to his poor Cousin LRRH. Saddened, he sets out determined to seek revenge on the BBW and the Sly Fox. OR 14

On his journey Jack meets up with his old friend Paul. He tells Paul what has happened and Paul decides to aid his friend. But because men never stop to ask for directions Jack and Paul wind up wondering aimlessly and endlessly through the woods, never to be seen from again. 15

Jack and Paul catch and kill the BBW and Sly Fox. Not wishing to let his grandparents know what has happened to poor LRRH, Jack convinces Paul to put on LRRH’s old hood and come in disguise with him as his dear cousin LRRH. Paul agrees and they journey over to grandma’s. 16

… she can not catch up to them. Tired, she decides to take a rest along the river bank. … 2 hours later Sly fox wakes up sleeping LRRH and lures her to his den by offering to show her some ferry dust. There, Uncle Big Bad Wolf is waiting and they eat her. 17