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Level 1 - The Gingerbread Man
Level 1 - The Gingerbread Man
Voice Sounds
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Use the Look and Listen pages to find out more. Ask children to
look carefully at the pictures and listen to the sounds. Can they
use their words to talk about what they can see and hear?
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When you see these characters in the story, remember to join in!
You could try using different voices to make the sounds.
One day, the farmer decided to make a gingerbread man.
She put it in the oven to bake.
Once upon a time, there was a farmer who lived near a river.
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Soon, the gingerbread man was ready. But when the farmer The gingerbread man replied, “Run, run, as fast as you can.
opened the oven, the gingerbread man jumped out and You can’t catch me, I’m the gingerbread man!”
ran away!
So, the farmer ran after him.
“Stop!” yelled the farmer.
St op!
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The gingerbread man ran past a The gingerbread man replied, “Run, run,
woodcutter. The woodcutter thought as fast as you can. You can’t catch me,
he looked very tasty. I’m the gingerbread man!”
“Hey!” called the woodcutter. So, the farmer and the woodcutter
ran after him.
St op!
Hey
!
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The gingerbread man ran past a pig. The pig thought he The gingerbread man replied, “Run, run, as fast as you can.
looked very tasty. You can’t catch me, I’m the gingerbread man!”
“Oink!” went the pig. So, the farmer, the woodcutter and the pig ran after him.
St op!
Hey!
Oi n
k
!
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The gingerbread man ran past a cow. The cow thought he The gingerbread man replied, “Run, run, as fast as you can.
looked very tasty. You can’t catch me, I’m the gingerbread man!”
“Moo!” went the cow. So, the farmer, the woodcutter, the pig and the cow ran
after him.
t op! H e y!
S Moo
!
Oi n
k!
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The gingerbread man ran past a horse. The horse thought he The gingerbread man replied, “Run, run, as fast as you can.
looked very tasty. You can’t catch me, I’m the gingerbread man!”
“Neigh!” went the horse. So, the farmer, the woodcutter, the pig, the cow and the horse
ran after him.
o p ! Hey!
t
S o ! g h !
M o
N ei
Oi n
k!
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The gingerbread man ran past a dog. The dog thought he The gingerbread man replied, “Run, run, as fast as you can.
looked very tasty. You can’t catch me, I’m the gingerbread man!”
“Woof!” went the dog. So, the farmer, the woodcutter, the pig, the cow, the horse
and the dog ran after him.
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Moo!
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Oi
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The gingerbread man ran past a cockerel. The cockerel The gingerbread man replied, “Run, run, as fast as you can.
thought he looked very tasty. You can’t catch me, I’m the gingerbread man!”
“Cock-a-doodle-doo!” went the cockerel. So, the farmer, the woodcutter, the pig, the cow, the horse,
the dog and the cockerel ran after him.
- oo!
o o f !
W
Oi
n
k!
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The gingerbread man ran until he reached the river. ‘Oh, no!’ A sly and hungry fox appeared. “Jump on my tail,” he said.
he thought. ‘I can’t swim!’ “I will take you safely across the river.”
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The gingerbread man jumped on the fox’s tail. The fox headed
into the river.
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O oo
!
Hey
!
Neigh! Wo of!
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As the water got deeper, the gingerbread man started to
get wet.
“Jump on my back,” said the fox. “You’ll be safe and dry there.”
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As the water got even deeper, the gingerbread man started With a cunning smile, the fox suddenly flipped the
to get even wetter! gingerbread man into the air.
“Jump on my nose,” said the fox. “You’ll be safe and dry there.”
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The fox caught the gingerbread man in his mouth
and ate him up!
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That was the end of the gingerbread man!
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After
Reading
Can you remember all the characters that
? chase the gingerbread man?
Rhino Challenge!
• Can you think of another animal that could join in the chase? What sound
would the animal make?
• Use modelling dough to make your own pretend gingerbread man. How would
your gingerbread man talk?
This activity must be done under adult supervision. The adult is responsible for ensuring that
the activity is safe.
Written by experienced teachers, Rhino Readers books are here to help
educators match the perfect book to every child’s reading stage.
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