This is a very old folk tale whose exact origins are lost in time. The gingerbread man is mixed and baked by an old woman who would love to have a child. He springs to life and runs away, running through several adventures before finally being captured and eaten by Wiley fox. Many children will remember his famous saying, “Run, run, run, just as fast as you can, you can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man.”