El hombrecito de pan de jengibre

Synopsis of El hombrecito de pan de jengibre

«El hombrecito de pan de jengibre» is the children's story by Stefano Bordiglioni and Viola Sgarbi (paperback, 32 pages; Ediciones del Laberinto).

An old woman prepares a gingerbread man and, when it comes out of the oven, the cookie comes to life and runs away so it won't be eaten. On its way it meets several characters who try to catch it, and the tale uses the chase to show how cunning can turn against the protagonist when it trusts too much.

It belongs to the Cuentos de bolsillo collection from Ediciones del Laberinto (no. 30) and was published on April 8, 2014, in Spanish.

For early readers and for reading aloud; also works as a story for the classroom to explore cunning and overconfidence.