| A | B |
| stop | what the boy said to the Gingerbread Man |
| river | what the Gingerbread Man couldn't cross |
| barked | an "ar" word |
| cherries | the Gingerbread Man's buttons |
| gingerbread | a compound word |
| he would melt | what would happen if the Gingerbread Man got wet |
| can't | a contraction |
| dog | an animal that chased the Gingerbread Man |
| four | the number of people who chased the Gingerbread Man |
| two | the number of eyes the Little Old Woman gave him |
| a spoon | a piece of equipment the Little Old Woman used |
| three | the number of buttons the Little Old Woman gave the Gingerbread Man |
| Little Old Woman | made the Gingerbread Man |
| fox | ate the Gingerbread Man |
| flour | one of the ingredients |
| Little Old Man | opened the oven door |