Fairy Tales - Jonny Cake | Текст песни

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Once upon a time there was a little boy called Leo who lived in a big farmhouse with his mother and father. His mother spent all her days baking, and people would come far and wide to buy her delicious bread and cakes.
One morning Leo’s mother made a very special cake. It was called a Johnny-Cake, and she put it into the oven to bake.
“Now you be a good boy and watch the cake while we work in the garden,” said Leo’s mother.
Leo did what as he was told and sat patiently by the oven. So Leo’s mother and father went out into the garden. His father hauled the potatoes and his mother picked them up and put them into a huge basket. They sang as they worked because they were happy people. And they were looking forward to eating a delicious cake that was being baked for them also.
But while his father and mother were working, Leo didn’t watch the cake all the time. In fact, he forgot about the cake for a few minutes and started playing with his pet dog.
“You boy, come here, come here!”
Then all of a sudden he heard a noise. Little Leo’s bumped round his chair and saw that the outer door was open and Johnny-Cake had jumped out.
“Come back, Johnny-Cake!” shouted Leo.
But in a flash Johnny-Cake had rolled right across the kitchen floor and then quickly made his way towards the front door and out of the house. Leo sped to the front door as fast as he could and tried to close it before the Cake could escape, but he wasn't’ quick enough. Johnny-Cake had already rolled out of the door and down the path. Leo raced after him with his little pet-dog following behind.
“Come back, you, Cake!”
As he was running, he noticed his mother and father in the garden and shouted out to them: “Johnny-Cake has escaped from the oven!” Stop him, somebody!”
And when his father and mother saw what was happening, they left the work and joined the chase. So the great cake chase whizzed on.
“Come back, Johnny-Cake!” they all cried.
But Johnny-Cake wasn’t let them catch him. He didn’t want to end up in little slices on the plate.
“If you don’t stop rolling, we won’t have anything to eat for our tea!” Leo’s father shouted to the Cake.
But, of course, these words made Johnny-Cake roll faster than ever. And then Mr Cake felt so sure that they wouldn’t catch him that he chuckled as he rolled: “Ha! Ha! Ha!”
“Stop that cake!”
Past all the houses in the village, they ran but Johnny-Cake rolled too fast for all of them and it soon rolled so far that he was out of sight.
“Let’s stop and catch our breath!” said Leo’s father.
The all three agreed that they could run no more. So they gave up the chase and sat down on a village green to rest for a while.
“Oh, I can’t go further!
“Oh, I am too. I am completely out of breath!”
“Oh, what a funny cake!”
And still Johnny-Cake kept rolling. Soon he came upon two men who were digging a well. And when they saw him, one of them said:
“Where are you going, Johnny-Cake?”
“I am not going anywhere in particular. Ha! Ha! Ha!” said Johnny-Cake. “But I am a match for any man who wants to chase me. I’ve already outran an old man, an old woman and a little boy…” he cried out chickly to the men. “Come on! Catch me if you can! Ha! Ha! Ha!”
“Do you think if a dough little cake can outrun us?” said one of the diggers.
And they both threw down their picks and gave chase.
“Come on! Come on! Chase me!”
And the chuckling Cake rolled on the tremendous space. And after the two well diggers ran about a mile they were both completely out of breath and had to stop at the nearest inn for a jug of ale.
“It’s impossible … well, well, well. This is a thirsty work.”
On rolled Johnny-Cake, and soon came across two men who were digging a ditch.
“Where are you going, Johnny-Cake?” said the man.
“I might be going to the end of the earth,” said Johnny-Cake. “But if you want to find out you can catch me first. I’ve outrun an old man, an old woman, a little