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The Gingerbread Man remains a common subject for American children's literature into the 21st century. The retellings often omit the original ending ("I am quarter gone... I am half gone... I am three-quarters gone... I am all gone!") [1] and make other changes. In some variations, the fox feigns deafness, drawing the Gingerbread Man closer and ...
The Songs of Birds: Poems and Stories from Many Cultures (2000) Tales of Wisdom and Wonder (2000), ill. Niamh Sharkey; Pirican Pic and Pirican Mor (2003) The Gingerbread Man (2003) The Story Tree: Tales to Read Aloud (2005), ill. Sophie Fatus; Riddle Me this: Riddles and Stories to Sharpen Your Wits (2007), ill. Sophie Fatus
The Gingerbread Men were featured in The Muppet Show. In the "Don Knotts" episode, the Gingerbread Men sing the song "Sweet Gingerbread Man" as the opening number. The lead Gingerbread Man is a hand-rod Muppet performed by Frank Oz while the full-bodied Gingerbread Men were performed by Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, and Jerry Nelson.
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The gingerbread man has long been a staple of holiday baking traditions. In 1875, the sugary figurine was first introduced to holiday traditions through a fairytale published in St. Nicholas ...
John Dough was a common name for a gingerbread man at the turn of the 20th century, though the best-remembered John Dough is the character created by L. Frank Baum in his 1906 novel, John Dough and the Cherub; the character also makes a cameo appearance in Baum's The Road to Oz. [1]
Valdivia told the man to watch his mouth. The FBI agent’s response caused the other passenger to turn back around and get into Valdivia’s face before two shots were fired, prosecutors said.
The story is often called "Little Round Bun" [1] [2] [3] and sometimes "The Runaway Bun." [4] The fairy tale occurs widely in Slavic regions in a number of variations. A similar fairy tale - with a pancake rolling off - has also been recorded in German and Nordic regions. The plot is similar to that of "The Gingerbread Man" tale in