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Once upon a time in a tiny country 
in Europe . . .

È. . . in a tiny village . . .

. . . in a tiny house . . .

. . . there lived a little old woman  
and a little old man.

They were very lonely, for they had no  
children of their own to fill their home  
with laughter and happy songs.

1.  The little old woman and the little old 
    man lived:

A)  in a tiny European village
B)  in a crowded French city
C)  outside a small town in Norway

(A) They lived in a tiny house in a tiny 
village in a tiny country in Europe.


One day, while baking, the little old woman 
said to herself out loud, "I'll make a 
Gingerbread Boy."

So she mixed the gingerbread dough and  
rolled it out with great care.

Then with a round cookie cutter she formed 
a head . . .

. . . and with her clever fingers she shaped 
a little round body, with a pair of arms and 
two sturdy legs from the gingerbread dough.

"And now for the clothes," she laughed, as 
she poured some hot chocolate syrup over the 
gingerbread dough . . .

. . . and smoothed it into a nice little 
jacket and a pair of trousers.

2.  The jacket and trousers of the 
    Gingerbread Boy were made of:

A)  fudge
B)  gum drops
C)  chocolate syrup

(C) The little old woman "poured some hot 
chocolate syrup over the gingerbread dough 
and smoothed it into a nice little jacket 
and a pair of trousers."


ÈWith six fat raisins she made pretty  
buttons for his coat . . .

. . . and with pink sugar frosting she 
fashioned a little mouth.

For his eyes she used two tiny lumps of 
sugar . . .

. . . and for his nose a gum drop.

3.  The Gingerbread Boy's eyes were made 
    of ________ and the buttons on his coat 
    were made of ________.

A)  chocolate syrup . . . pink sugar frosting
B)  lumps of sugar . . . raisins
C)  gum drops . . . lumps of sugar

(B) "For his eyes she used two tiny lumps of 
sugar" and with "six fat raisins she made 
pretty buttons for his coat."


Then she placed him on his back on the pan, 
put him in the oven . . .

. . . and closed the door.

She swept and cleaned the house while waiting 
for the little Gingerbread Boy to bake glossy 
brown.

All of a sudden, the little old woman heard a 
little voice calling from the oven.

"Help!  Help! Let me out!"

She dropped her broom . . .

. . . and happily ran to open the oven door.

4.  The woman went to take the Gingerbread 
    Boy out of the oven when:

A)  the timer which she had set for 10 
    minutes went off
B)  she heard a voice calling her from the 
    oven
C)  she noticed by the clock that it was time

(B) All of a sudden she heard a voice from 
the oven.


Out jumped the Gingerbread Boy to the floor. 
But, instead of playing about the kitchen . . .

Ê. . . the naughty little Gingerbread Boy ran 
out the open door
shouting:

"A Gingerbread Boy, I am, I am; I can run 
from you, I can, I can."

"Stop! Stop!" shouted the little old man 
in the garden . . .

È. . . but the Gingerbread Boy paid no 
attention and slipped through the gate.

ÈHe ran down the road as fast as his 
gingerbread legs would go.

5.  What happened next?

A)  The little old woman and the little 
    old man sat down and ate the  
    freshly-baked Gingerbread Boy.
B)  The Gingerbread Boy ran out of the 
    kitchen and down the road.
C)  The old woman placed the Gingerbread 
    Boy on the window sill to cool.

(B) The Gingerbread Boy shouted at  
the woman, ignored the man, and ran 
down the road.


ÈBy and by, he came to a field where some 
men were mowing the tall grass with long 
scythes.

"Stop! Stop!" shouted the mowers.

But he only answered: "A Gingerbread Boy, 
I am, I am; I ran away from a little old 
woman, and I ran away from a little old man, 
and now from you I can run, I can!"

After a while he met a Red Cow with soft 
brown eyes.

"Stop! Stop!" she called, with a motherly moo. 
But he only answered:

È"A Gingerbread Boy, I am, I am! I ran away 
from a little old woman, a little old man, 
a field full of mowers, and now from you 
I can run, I can!"

6.  As he ran, the Gingerbread Boy passed:

A)  a field full of mowers
B)  a red cow with soft brown eyes
C)  both A and B

(C) He passed both of these as he ran.


By and by he almost bumped into a big, 
fat pig, with a little curly tail.

"Stop! Stop!'' called the pig.  But the 
little Gingerbread Boy only answered:

"A Gingerbread Boy, I am, I am: I ran away 
from a little old woman, a little old man, 
a field full of mowers, an old red cow, and 
now from you I can run, I can!"

ÈSo on and on he ran . . .

Ì. . . until at last he came to where the 
road ran right into a river.

7.  The Gingerbread Boy stopped to talk to 
    the big, fat pig.

A)  true
B)  false

(B) The Gingerbread Boy kept running as he 
called to the pig.


ÈStanding beside the river was a sly, old fox. 
He smiled at the Gingerbread Boy . . .

È. . . and with a little bow, he said:

"Would you like to cross the river, my 
friend?"

ÈNow the little Gingerbread Boy smiled at 
the fox because he was new to the ways of 
the world and didn't know to be afraid.

"Yes, I would," he said.

8.  When he got to the river, the 
    Gingerbread Boy met a:

A)  fox
B)  pig
C)  cow
D)  girl

(A) At the river, he met a fox.


"Then, hop on my back and I will take you 
across," the fox told him.

So the Gingerbread Boy hopped on the fox's 
back . . .

. . . and the fox started swimming across the 
river.  When they reached the middle, the fox 
said:

"Hop up on my shoulders, you will get 
wet there on my back."

So the Gingerbread Boy hopped up to the 
fox's shoulders, and the sly old fox 
licked his lips hungrily.

After they had gone a little farther, 
the fox said:

"Hop up on my nose and I'm sure you won't 
get wet!"

And the little Gingerbread Boy was about to 
hop up on the fox's nose . . .

. . . when a duck swam along beside the 
fox, and called out:

"Quack, quack! Don't hop up to the fox's 
nose, Gingerbread Boy, or he will eat you 
up!"

9.  A ________ warned the Gingerbread Boy 
    about the fox.

A)  fish
B)  duck
C)  cow
D)  pig

(B) A duck warned the Gingerbread Boy not 
to get too close to the fox's mouth.


The Gingerbread Boy became frightened and 
cried out, "But I can't swim. If I get in 
the water I'll melt. What shall I do?"

"Quack, quack. Hop over to my back and 
hang onto my wings, and I will take you 
home to the old woman who loves you very 
much," the duck told him.

So the Gingerbread Boy hopped over to the 
duck's back . . .

. . . held on to his wings, and they flew 
away.

10.  From the fox's back, the Gingerbread 
     Boy hopped to the:

A) duck's back
B)  cow's shoulders
C)  pig's head
D)  old man's lap

(A) The Gingerbread Boy hopped to the 
duck's back.


ËThey flew past the big, fat pig . . .

. . . past the old red cow . . .

. . . past the mowers in the field . . .
 
Ê. . . and past the old man in the garden . . .
 
Ì. . . and right to the kitchen door where 
the old woman was waiting.

11.  How did the Gingerbread Boy get back 
     to the kitchen?

A)  He flew on the duck's back.
B)  He ran back as fast as his legs could 
    carry him.
C)  He got a ride in a farmer's wagon.

(A) The Gingerbread Boy was on the duck's 
back, and the duck flew to the kitchen 
door where the little old woman was waiting.


The Gingerbread Boy jumped right into her 
outstretched arms and she pressed him 
to her heart.

ÊAnd as the duck flew away the old woman and 
the Gingerbread Boy waved goodbye to 
him . . .

È. . . and so, the little Gingerbread Boy 
returned home; and he never ran away again.

12.  How did the story of the Gingerbread Boy 
     end?

A)  The Gingerbread Boy was happy to be 
    back home and he didn't run away again.
B)  The Gingerbread Boy went off with the 
    duck to join a large number of ducks.
C)  The old woman decided never to bake 
    again.

(A) The "little Gingerbread Boy returned 
home; and he never ran away again."
 
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