Where did the fairy tale The Gingerbreadman originate from?

Answer 1

Probably Germanic, as cooking-oriented tales often did. It is interesting to note he is nearly always referred to as the Gingerbread Man ( usually a noun clause) and almost never Gingerbread boy. Killing off juvenile characters was/is rarely done in Fairy Tales ( some notable exceptions being the Little Match Girl, Boy who cried Wolf ( do not confuse with Peter and the Wolf) and some others.

Answer 2

The fairy tale "The Gingerbread Man" is believed to have originated in the United States in the 19th century. It became widely popular through oral tradition before being published in various collections of stories. The story typically features a gingerbread man who comes to life and runs away from various characters who try to catch and eat him.

Answer 3

The Gingerbread Man falls under a class of tales the are catogorized as "The Fleeing Pancake" tale type and its origins are unclear. The two earliest printed versions were "The Pancake" collected by Peter Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe in Norway in the mid-1800s and "The Thick, Fat Pancake" collected by the Colshorns in Germany and published in 1854.

Answer 4

The idea of inanimate objects- often foodstuffs, the Gingerbread man and also the related Johnny Cake coming to life is a fairly common one in folklore, and may be related to the Golem of Medieval Hebrew legend, who was a man-like creature essentially of dough-like form. The basic idea- from Golem through Gingerbread men to Frankenstein and Pinocchio ( which means wooden eye) is that the artificial Life idea does"t pan out, it does not work, and is sinful besides. Only God can create Life.

Answer 5

The original author is unknown. It's an old folktale that has been retold many times in many ways.

Answer 6

The author of The Gingerbread Man's name is not known, but it first appeared printed in an 1875 newspaper. According to him, he'd heard it from a servant.

Answer 7

Queen Elizabeth 1

Answer 8

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