Перевести just then, the little gingerbread boy reached a wide river. he could not swim, but he wanted to get across the river." i will take you across,"said the fox."jump on my tail." sothe little gingerbread boy sat on the fox's tail and the fox began to swim. when the fox had gone a little way, he said: "you are too heavy for my tail, and you may get wet. jump on to my back." the little gingerbread boy jumped on to the fox's back. when he had gone a little farther, the fox said: " you may get wet where you are. jump on to my shoulder. when the fox had gone still farther, he said: " my shoulder is getting wet. jump on to my nose. you will keep dry there." so the little gingerbread boy jumped on to the fox's nose. as soon as the fox reached the bank of the river, his teeth snapped at the gingerbread boy! "oh,i am quarter gone! " said the gingerbread boy. " oh i am half gone! " he said a minute later. "oh, i am three quarters gone! " he said the next minute. and he never said anything else because was all gone.
