009 The Gingerbread Man

『阿花说』 《姜饼人》是一则广为流传的英语童话，讲述小姜饼人在逃离的路上遇见许多人和动物，但都追不上他，但他最终被一条河给难住了…… 出版社：Usborne 改编：Mairi Mackinnon 插图：Elena Temporin 适合年龄段：4+ 「原文」 The Gingerbread Man Once upon a time, many years ago, a little old woman and a little old man lived on a farm. They were kind people. It made them sad that they had no children. "If only we had a little boy," sighed the old woman. "I know!" she said one day. "I could make a boy out of gingerbread!" So she took out her recipe book. She weighed and she measured. She mixed and she stirred. She rolled the dough and she cut out a shape. Then she put it in the oven to bake. Soon the kitchen was filled with the smell of hot gingerbread. "Almost ready now," said the old woman, and opened the oven to look. Out jumped a little gingerbread man! He pattered across the kitchen floor ... and ran right out of the open door! "Stop!" called the old woman. "Stop, stop!" called the old man. But the gingerbread man ran along the road, singing: Run, run, as fast as you can You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man! He raced past a horse and a cow, grazing in the meadow. "Mmm, you look delicious," neighed the horse. "Come here, little man," mooed the cow. But the gingerbread man ran along the road, singing: I have run away from a little old woman and a little old man, And I can run away from you too Yes I can! Run, run, as fast as you can You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man! He sped past a farmer, hard at work in a field. "Mmm, what a treat," said the farmer. "Come here, little man." But the gingerbread man ran along the road, singing: I have run away from a farmer in a field, a horse, a cow, a little old woman and a little old man And I can run away from you too Yes I can! Run, run, as fast as you can You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man! He scampered past a school, and all the children shouted, "Mmm, we love gingerbread! Come here, little man!" But the gingerbread man ran along the road, singing: I have run away from a horse, a cow, a little old woman and a little old man And I can run away from you too, Yes I can! Run, run, as fast as you can You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man! On and on he ran, until he came to a river. He wanted to cross it, but he was afraid of getting wet. A fox spotted him. "If you climb onto my tail, I'll help you across," he said. The fox started swimming with the gingerbread man on his tail. Soon, though, his tail was dragging in the water. "I'm so sorry," said the fox. "Do climb onto my back." But soon the water was lapping over the fox's back. "I'm so sorry," said the fox. "Do climb onto my head." The gingerbread man tiptoed up to the fox's head... The fox tossed his head, and SNAP! The gingerbread man was a quarter gone. SNAP! He was half gone. SNAP! Three quarters gone... SNAP! And that was the end of him. -The End- 感谢收听～