The Gingerbread Man
Cookie that flees
The Gingerbread Man is a character from a traditional folktale—a cookie shaped like a person who springs to life and flees from those who would eat him, taunting pursuers with Run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!
The story ends when a fox tricks and devours him.
The tale has become a staple of children's literature and holiday baking traditions.
- cookieSweet baked snack
- cookie cutterPastry-shaping implement
- sweet treatSugary indulgence
- runMove swiftly on foot
- chaseRapid following of quarry
fox · oven · escape · cunning · crispy · icing · fairy tale · river · swallow · boast · catch me · baked · buttons · frosting · nursery rhyme · little old lady · clever · trickster
The Gingerbread Mansitting duck
Defenseless person or thing
easy prey · Eeyore · lame duck · Hansel and Gretel · Little Red Riding Hood
gingerbread, ginger, bread, breads, breaded, breading, breadth