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    The gingerbread man story tells of an old couple who bake a gingerbread man that comes to life and runs away from them. The gingerbread man is chased by a cow, owl, and fox, easily outrunning the first two by singing his song. However, the fox tricks the gingerbread man and eats him in one bite. Variations of the story have been told for many years featuring different characters chasing the gingerbread man as he sings his song.

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    The gingerbread man story tells of an old couple who bake a gingerbread man that comes to life and runs away from them. The gingerbread man is chased by a cow, owl, and fox, easily outrunning the first two by singing his song. However, the fox tricks the gingerbread man and eats him in one bite. Variations of the story have been told for many years featuring different characters chasing the gingerbread man as he sings his song.

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    The gingerbread man story tells of an old couple who bake a gingerbread man that comes to life and runs away from them. The gingerbread man is chased by a cow, owl, and fox, easily outrunning the first two by singing his song. However, the fox tricks the gingerbread man and eats him in one bite. Variations of the story have been told for many years featuring different characters chasing the gingerbread man as he sings his song.

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    The gingerbread man story tells of an old couple who bake a gingerbread man that comes to life and runs away from them. The gingerbread man is chased by a cow, owl, and fox, easily outrunning the first two by singing his song. However, the fox tricks the gingerbread man and eats him in one bite. Variations of the story have been told for many years featuring different characters chasing the gingerbread man as he sings his song.

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    Gingerbread Man Story

    The legend of the gingerbread man varies depending on where and by whom it’s
    being told. Here’s our version of the classic tale, which includes many of the most
    popular elements:

    An old woman and her husband lived alone in a cabin buried deep in the woods,
    away from the hustle and bustle of the village.

    The couple was lonely. With no children of their own, they were forced to live out
    their days and nights in solitude.

    It was on one of these nights that an idea occurred to the woman: She would make a
    boy out of gingerbread. If she couldn’t have a son, this was the next best thing.

    As she pulled her creation out of the oven, however, the boy (or “man,” as it is often
    called) jumped from the pan and fled the cabin.

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    The woman and her husband chased after the humanoid dessert to no avail. As he
    ran, the gingerbread man happily sang a song.

    “Run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch me—I’m the gingerbread man!”

    First, the man passed a cow.

    “Mmmmyouuuuu look delicious,” said the cow.

    “Run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch me—I’m the gingerbread man,” the
    man sang as he easily outran the cow.
    Next, he came upon an owl.

    “Who...who...who are you? I’m very hungry,” the owl said.

    Again, the gingerbread man sang his song.

    Finally, he met a fox.

    The cookie was prepared to mock the cunning creature like he had his too-slow
    friends.

    But, to the gingerbread man’s surprise, the fox wasn’t interested.

    “I don’t know what the cow and the owl are talking about,” the fox said. “You don’t
    look like you taste good at all.”

    The man stood in front of the animal in stunned silence.

    Before he could formulate a reply, though, the fox gobbled him up in one swift
    motion.

    History and Variations

    This story originally appeared in print in an 1875 issue of St. Nicholas Magazine, a
    popular monthly American children's publication, under the title “The Gingerbread
    Boy.”

    “Now you shall hear a story that somebody’s great, great grandmother told a little girl
    ever so many years ago,” begins the folk tale.

    In the 1875 version, the cookie runs from an increasingly diverse cast of characters
    (including farm animals and human workers) while chanting, “I've run away from a
    little old woman, a little old man, and I can run away from you, I can!”

    The original story also featured a slightly more grisly ending: As the fox ate the
    gingerbread man limb-by-limb, he cried, “"I'm quarter gone … I'm half gone … I'm
    three-quarters gone … I'm all gone!"

    Similar tales of escaped food can be found in cultures all over the world: The
    mischievous character takes the form of bread dough in Russia, a pancake in
    Germany, and a dumpling in Hungary.

    What’s the Moral?

    The gingerbread man story’s moral is slightly dark for a fable meant for children: Be
    careful who you trust. The cookie believed the fox when he said he wasn’t tempted
    to eat him—this misguided trust led to the protagonist’s downfall.

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