The Gingerbread Man and the Gingerbread Boy

The "Gingerbread Man" and the "Gingerbread Boy" were two fairy tales which are quite different yet somewhat alike. They both were baked by an old lady, yet the purpose for making them were different. In the first story, the "Gingerbread Man" was made for the grandchildren. However, the "Gingerbread Boy" was made to be a son and the "Gingerbread Man" was made for the grand kids to eat him. The "Gingerbread Man" was made of brown sugar, with raisins and pink sugar. The "Gingerbread Boy" was made with icing, cloves and peppercorn. Also, in the chase in the stories was different. There were many animals who chased the Gingerbread Man in this story, however, in the Gingerbread Boy they all chased him at once. The fox in the Gingerbread Man wanted him to go to his house where his children could eat him. He ran away from the fox. In the Gingerbread Boy the fox pretended to help him across the river. In both stories there was an old woman and old man, a fox that tricked the gingerbread, and they both ran from animals. Both stories had happy endings and they returned home in both stories. Both stories were enjoyable and written in a poetry form.