They chase himīecause he looks delicious. The Gingerbread Boy then meets a field of mowers. They chase him because of his wonderful smell. The Gingerbread Boy and does not prove quick enough. Runs away from it when it tries to eat him. The Gingerbread Boy meets a cow and talks briefly with it and then Synopsis: A gingerbread boy runs away from the woman who made him and her The mowers chase him.īoy meets a fox and runs away from him. The threshers chaseīoy meets a field full of mowers and runs away from them. The horse chases him.īoy meets a barn full of threshers and runs away from them. The cow chases him.īoy meets a horse and runs away from him. The little oldīoy meets a cow and runs away from him. Little Old Woman, Little Old Man, Little Gingerbread Boy, Cow, Horse,īarn full of threshers, Field full of mowers, Fox

I choose them to try and convey an overall sense of freedom and care freeness These power centers are what I think are the essence of childhood. When I was a child I loved taunting people, I loved to run and ride as fastĪs the wind. I choose these power centers because these aspects appeal to the child in Skipping, running, playing, chasing, taste of gingerbread(dessert) Power Center(s): Speed of the gingerbread boy, childhood taunts, Running Time: approximately 6 minutes and 46 seconds The Gingerbread Boy Illustrated by Scott Cook

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The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone