For Deborah and Kimo E A K For Kim Leo Chanté and Bator thanks for my little gingerbread man Yonder M L
Once upon a time an old woman and an old man decided to make some gingerbread First they mixed up the dough Then they rolled it out on the table Then they cut the dough into the shape of a gingerbread man The old woman and the old man put the gingerbread man in the oven to bake
He baked for a good long time When he was done the old woman and the old man let him cool a little Then they decorated him with two licorice eyes a mouth made of icing and three peppermint buttons down the front of his shirt As soon as they put on the last peppermint button up jumped the gingerbread man To their surprise he leaped off the table and ran out the door Come back Gingerbread Man come back the old woman and the old man called as they ran after him
