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Let's read a short story about this yummy dessert!

Gingerbread House

My sister made a gingerbread house that leaned like the Tower of Pisa.
When it finally collapsed, she blamed the frosting.
“Sure,” I said, “but who built the walls?”
She threw a gingerbread brick at me, and we called it a draw.

Second Day of Christmas

Vocabulary (gingerbread house)

to lean - be in or move into a sloping position.

наклоняться

to collapse - suddenly fall down or give way.

рухнуть, развалиться

to blame - to feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong.

обвинять

frosting - icing - a mixture of sugar with water, egg white, or butter, used as a coating for cakes or biscuits.

глазурь

to call it a draw - they agree that neither of them has won

назвать это ничьей

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Have you ever done a gingerbread house? Do you think it's fun?
How would you decorate yours?
What other activities would you recommend for Christmas?

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