Once upon a time, there was an old couple, who made a Gingerbread Man. They hoped it would keep them company.

But they made a terrible mistake, and used salt instead of sugar in the recipe.

Everyone knows that sugar is sweet, and salt isn't, so you can imagine what happened to the Gingerbread Man in the oven.

The Gingerbread Man, being evil and all, came upon a small house in the woods. "This seems like a nice place to settle down," he said.

The Gingerbread Man went inside, finding three bowls of oatmeal. He went to the first bowl. "Aah! This is too hot!" he yelled. He tried the second bowl, "Yuck! This is too cold!" Finally, he tried the third bowl. "Hmm..." he thought.

"Too plain!" He yelled. He went on a rampage, stabbing the bowl with his spoon. He then trashed the kitchen, unaware of the destruction he had left.

Suddenly, three bears opened the door, staring in shock at what was before them. "What on earth is going on!?" yelled Mama Bear, lunging for the Gingerbread Man.

The bears tried, but couldn't catch him, being mocked with, "Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!" Then he jumped through the window and ran into the forest.

The bears cleaned up, then took extra measures to ensure the security of their home by setting up cameras around the area.

The next day, they left for their outing.

"That Gingerbread Man will never get in now," said Papa Bear.

The Gingerbread man came in the back door, finding three chairs. He tried them. "This one's too hard!" he said, then tried the second chair. "This one's too soft!" Finally, he tried the third chair. "Ooh, this one's just right!"

Then, the Gingerbread Man found a Banjo. He played it but was furious at how horrible he was.

Once again, the Gingerbread man destroyed the house, smashing all three chairs with the Banjo. Then he heard a door open, and the bears waltzed in.

"Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!" he shouted, as he ran up the chair and jumped out of the window.

Now, more worried, the bears decided to board up their doors and windows. "There," said Mama Bear, "I'd like to see him get in now." Then they left for their outing.

The Gingerbread Man broke through a window and fell into a room with a couch and TV.

"Well," he said, "I guess I do deserve some relaxation time."

He grabbed the remote and began to channel surf. First, he saw a sports channel. "Too Sporty." Then, he saw a cooking channel, "Too boring.” Finally, he turned to Sesame Street. "Hmm," he thought.