Once Upon a Time there was an old man. He lived with an old woman and a little boy. One morning the old woman made a Johnny cake and put it in the oven to bake.
"Watch the Johnny cake and I will go to work in the garden," she said to the little boy. Then The Old Man and the old woman went out.
But the little boy did not watch the Johnny cake and suddenly he heard a noise. He looked up and saw how the oven door opened. Out of the oven jumped Johnny cake and went towards the door of the house.
"Stop, stop!" cried the little boy, but the Johnny cake was very quick and ran away. The boy called his parents for help, but they couldn't catch Johnny cake. Soon he was out of sight.
Johnny cake was going along the road, and soon he came to two well-diggers who were digging a well. They saw him and asked "Where are you going?", Johnny cake? He said, "I outran an old man, and an old woman and a little boy and I can outrun you too!"
" Really? You can, can you? We'll see!" they said, and threw down their pick and ran after him. But they couldn't catch him, and soon they sat down by the road to rest.
Johnny cake was going along the road, and soon he came to two ditch-diggers who were digging a ditch.
"Where are you going, Johnny Cake?" they said.
He said "I outran old man, and an old woman, and the little boy and two well-diggers, and I can outrun you too!"
"You can, can you? We'll see" they said, and threw down their spades and ran after him. But Johnny Cash soon was very quick, and when they saw that they could never catch him, they sat down to rest.
Johnny cake was going along the road, and soon he came to a bear. The bear said "Where are you going Johnny cake?"
He said "I out ran an old man and and old woman and a little boy, and two well-diggers and two ditch-diggers, and I can outrun with you too!"
" You can can you ?" growled the bear. "We'll see!" and tried to catch Johnny cake. But Johnny Cake didn't stop and ran away. The bear was very tired and laid down to rest.
Johnny cake was going along the road, and he came to a wolf. The wolf said, "Where are you going, Johnny cake?"
He said, "I outran an old man, and an old woman, a little boy, too well-diggers, two ditch-diggers and a bear, and I can outrun you to.
"You can, can you?" snarled the Wolf. "We'll see!" and he began to run after Johnny cake, but Johnny cake was so quick that the wolf saw that there was no hope to catch him, and he lay down to rest.
Johnny Cake was going along the road, and soon he came to a fox that was lying quietly near the fence. The folks asked him gently, "Where are you going Johnny cake?".
He said, "I outran an old man, an old woman, a little boy, too well-diggers, two ditch-diggers, a bear and a wolf, and I can outrun you too!"
The fox said, "I can't hear you, Johnny Cake, please come a little closer".
Johnny cake stopped, and went to a little closer, and said in a very loud voice, "I outran an old man, an old woman, a little boy, too well-diggers, two ditch-diggers, a bear and a wolf, and I can outrun you too!"
" Oh I can't hear you, can you come a little closer ?" said the fox in a weak voice.
Johnny cake came closer, and screamed "I outrun an old man, and old woman, a little boy, two well-diggers, two ditch-diggers, a bear and a wolf, and I can outrun you too!"
" You can, can you?" yelped the fox and caught Johnny cake with his paw and threw him in his sharp teeth.