When the Gingerbread Man Ran Away

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…He felt a moment of surprise, a fleeting wonder at the sheer speed of his ascent. But then, gravity took hold, and he began to fall, his gingerbread arms and legs flailing uselessly. He was falling, falling, falling, straight towards the Fox’s open mouth. He saw the sharp teeth, the pink, wet cavern within. He heard a faint, almost imperceptible crunch. And then, everything went dark. The Gingerbread Man’s adventure, so full of daring and delight, had come to an abrupt and spicy end. The cookies were gone.