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Once upon a time in a cozy village,
there lived many neighbors who worked very hard.
The field workers.
The cow who gets the tidy house.
(COW) Now let's not bring any dirty hooves in here.
(NARRATOR) The two bears who made their own sausages.
- (CHICKENS CLUCKING) - The two chicken farmers who always had lots of eggs.
My chickens have laid the most eggs.
Oh no, my chickens have laid far more than yours.
(NARRATOR) And a few who... Well, not everyone worked hard.
(GROANS)
All these busy villagers make me... oh, so tired.
I think I'll just settle down here and have a nap.
Perhaps the busiest people in the village...
...were a little old woman and a little old man who lived in a little old house.
My corn has tassels already. We have a very good crop.
(WOMAN) Our cabbages are so round and juicy looking.
We will soon have sauerkraut.
We've worked so hard. Here's our treat.
I will go inside and make you a surprise!
(NARRATOR) So, the old woman went to work.
♪ La la la la, la la la la la la ♪
Mmm, I smell spices!
The Gingerbread Man must be ready by now.
(NARRATOR) As soon as she put the pan down, the Gingerbread Man winked!
- (GINGERBREAD MAN GIGGLES) - Footsy, is that you?
No, it's not him!
(NARRATOR) The Gingerbread Man sat up.
Oh, what is this?!
My goodness! Get back here, you naughty little cookie!
The old woman ran after the Gingerbread Man.
Can't catch that sprite!
(GIGGLING)
The Gingerbread Man skipped past the little old man.
What have we here? A hallowing Gingerbread Man!
Hey you, come back here! Ach, terrible!
This my garden rake. I'll get that Gingerbread Man!
(LAUGHS) I feel so... gingery!
(LAUGHING)
I'm gonna run right after that ladder.
Oh, I'm such a bad little cookie!
(NARRATOR) He ran past a field of farmworkers.
What do you see?
It's a Gingerbread Man.
Run, run, as fast as you can.
You can't catch me. I'm the Gingerbread Man!
I've run from a woman and a little old man.
Catch me, catch me, catch me if you can!
I'll get that Gingerbread Man with my sickle!
I'll get that Gingerbread Man with my rake!
I'll get him with my pitchfork!
(NARRATOR) And they ran & ran.
But they couldn't catch the Gingerbread Man.
Just then, he saw a cow drawing water from a well.
Could this be a mouthwatering Gingerbread boy running past me?
Catch him! Catch him!
He ran away from us, too.
You'll fit perfectly in my pail. That's the place for you.
Come back here, you little scamp!
(LAUGHING)
He would have fit so beautifully in my pail.
And even better on my table for dinner.
Oh boy, look at those pies! Pies can't taste as good as me!
(GINGERBREAD MAN GIGGLING)
The Gingerbread Man was laughing so hard that he didn't see two hungry bears.
You made a mess of our picnic!
Mama, I see a delicious looking dessert!
(CHUCKLING)
I'm mad and hungry.
Come back here! I'll bop you with my sausage!
That's right. Go get him, Papa!
Run, run, as fast as you can.
You can't catch me. I'm the Gingerbread Man!
Oh, look at that! ***-a-doodle-doo!
Chickens! Feathers!
(NARRATOR) A commotion brought the chicken farmer flying out of his barn.
How can my hens lay any eggs?
Can't you keep your chickens quiet? Look at that!
A fine feast of a Gingerbread Man!
Right under our noses!
(BOTH SNIFFING)
(NARRATOR) And the chicken farmers wouldn't have chased him,
but as usual, they got into an argument.
Get your chickens out of my yard!
Get YOUR chickens out of MY yard!