The Ginger bread Man

The Gingerbread Man. Retold by Mary Sandal. Illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Colley. A classic tale.

《姜饼人》 玛丽·桑达尔改写 洛琳达·布莱恩·科利绘 一则经典童话故事

Once upon a time, a little old woman and a little old man lived deep in the woods. One day, the little old woman said, Let's make a gingerbread man. So they made the gingerbread and they cut out a man.

很久很久以前，森林深处住着一位小老太太和一位小老头。 有一天，小老太太说： “我们来做个姜饼人吧。” 于是他们揉好姜饼面团，剪出了一个小人的形状。

The little old woman gave the gingerbread man two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Then she put him inside the oven to bake.

小老太太给姜饼人安上了两只眼睛、一个鼻子和一张嘴巴。 然后她把姜饼人放进烤箱里烤。

I'm hungry, said the little old man. Is the gingerbread man ready to eat? I'll look, said the little old woman.

“我饿了，”小老头说，“姜饼人烤好可以吃了吗？” “我去看看。”小老太太说。

The little old woman peeked inside the oven. The gingerbread man jumped out. You can't eat me! He cried. And he ran away.

小老太太往烤箱里瞅了一眼。 姜饼人一下子跳了出来。 “你们不能吃我！” 他大喊道。 然后就跑走了。

Come back, cried the little old woman. Come back, cried the little old man. Then the little old woman and the little old man ran after the gingerbread man. The gingerbread man ran and ran. He laughed and said, Run, run as fast as you can. You can't catch me. I'm the gingerbread man.

“快回来！”小老太太喊道。 “快回来！”小老头喊道。 于是小老太太和小老头跟在姜饼人后面追。 姜饼人跑啊跑啊。 他笑着说：“跑呀跑，使劲跑呀。” “你们抓不到我的。” “我可是姜饼人呀。”