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Billy and Grandma are in the kitchen. 'Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!' ' It's three o'clock, Grandma. Is it time for tea?' 'No Billy. It isn't time for tea.' 'I'm hungry, Grandma.' 'Billy's hungry, ' the cat says. 'Make a gingerbread man for tea, Grandma!' 'Yes. Please Grandma!' Billy says. 'Make a gingerbread man for tea!' Grandma makes a gingerbread man. 'Give him a mouth and eyes, Grandma.' Grandma gives him a mouth and eyes. 'Put buttons on him, Grandma.' 'Yes Billy. One, two, three, four buttons.' Grandma puts the gingerbread man in the oven. 'Hip, hip, hooray! A gingerbread man for tea today!' Billy says. 'Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!' It's four o'clock. It's time for tea. 'Open the window and call Grandpa, Billy.' Billy opens the window. 'Grandpa! Come in! It's time for tea,' he calls. Grandpa comes in. He's hungry. 'What's for tea today?' he says. 'A gingerbread man, grandpa.' 'Hip, hip, hooray! A gingerbread man for tea today! ' Grandpa and Billy say. Grandma takes the gingerbread man out of the oven. She puts him on the table. The gingerbread man jumps off the table. 'I'm NOT for tea. I want to play. Come and catch me!' he says, and he runs out of the kitchen. Billy runs after the gingerbread man. 'Stop! Stop! I want to eat you for tea!' Grandma and Grandpa run after Billy. They run down the path. 'I'm NOT for tea. I want to play. Come and catch me! the gingerbread man says, and he runs out of the garden. A dog sees them. He's hungry. 'Stop! Stop! I want to eat you for tea!' 'I'm NOT for tea. I want to play. Come and catch me!' The gingerbread man says, and he runs down the road. The dog runs after him. Billy, Grandma and Grandpa run after the dog. A horse sees them. He's hungry. 'Stop! Stop! I want to eat your for tea!' 'I'm NOT for tea. I want to play. Come and catch me!' the gingerbread man says, and he runs up the hill. The horse runs after him. The dog, Billy. Grandma and Grandpa run after the horse. A cow sees them. She's hungry. 'Stop! Stop! I want to eat you for tea!' 'I'm NOT for tea. I want to play. Come and catch me!' the gingerbread man says, and he runs down the hill. The cow runs after him. The horse. the dog, Billy, Grandma and Grandpa run after the cow. The gingerbread man comes to a river. He stops. 'Oh, no! I don't like water,' he says. A fox sees the gingerbread man. The fox is hungry. 'Hello, Mr Gingerbread man.' 'Please help me, Mr Fox,' the gingerbread man says. 'Takes me across the river. The cow, the horse, the dog, Billy, Grandma and Grandpa want to eat me for tea.' 'Jump on my back!' the fox says. 'Thank you, Mr Fox.' The gingerbread man jumps on his back. The fox goes in the water. 'Mr Fox! Help me! My feet are in the water! 'Jump on my nose!' the fox says. The gingerbread man jumps on his nose. The fox swims across the river. 'Thank you, Mr Fox,' the gingerbread man says. 'Goodbye!' The fox opens his mouth. Snap! 'Goodbye, Mr Gingerbread Man!'