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The Runaway Latke, © 2005
Sing along to this Hanukah version of ‘The Gingerbread Man.’ Feel free to change the animals around and add in your own ideas!

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11. The Runaway Latke ©2005
Oh once there was a cook, who was really quite good, he made a latke for Hanukah, the best that he could.

He grated the potatoes, he mixed and he fried, but from the frying pan, the latke jumped up and cried:

“Run, run, as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the latke man!”
“Rutz, Rutz, ani levivah, lo titfos oti, ki ani mehir norah!” רוץ, רוץ, אני לביבה, לא תתפוס אותי,כי אני מהיר נורא!

So the cook with the pan chased the latke man………….
They ran past a cow, mooing on the land, “Stop so I can eat you!” she called to the latke man.

But he said, “Run, run, as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the latke man!”
“Rutzu, Rutuz, ani levivah, lo titfasu oti, ki ani mehir norah!” רוצו, רוצו, אני לביבה, לא תתפסו אותי, כי אני מהיר נורא!

So the cow, and the cook with the pan, both chased the latke man………..
They ran past a horse, neighing on the land, “Stop so I can eat you!” she called to the latke man.

But he said, “Run, run, as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the latke man!”
“Rutzu, Rutzu, ani levivah, lo titfasu oti, ki ani mehir norah!” רוצו, רוצו, אני לביבה, לא תתפסו אותי, כי אני מהיר נורא!

The horse and the cow and the cook with the pan, all chased the latke man…….
They ran past a dog, barking on the land, “Stop so I can eat you!” she called to the latke man.

But he said, “Run, run, as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the latke man!”
“Rutzu, Rutzu, ani levivah, lo titfasu oti, ki ani mehir norah!” רוצו, רוצו, אני לביבה, לא תתפסו אותי, כי אני מהיר נורא!

The dog and the horse and the cow and the cook with the pan, they all chased the latke man…….

They couldn’t catch him, he was just too fast. So they stopped running, they gave up at last.

So he ran and he ran, that latke man. But then he came to a river, and to cross he had no plan.

Standing by a tree was a little red fox, “Climb onto my back, I’ll take you across!”

And as they crossed the river, sure enough fox took a bite. But then the fox discovered a taste he did not like!

That latke man, had run through the woods. And he was full of mud and twigs and did not taste good!

So the fox said to the latke man, “Run, run as fast as you can, keep on running you latke man!
“Rutz, Rutz, atah levivah, tamshich larutz ki atah mehir norah!” רוץ, רוץ, אתה לביבה, תמשיך לרוץ, כי אתה מהיר נורא!

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from Sipurei Savta: Grandmother's Stories of Wit and Wisdom, released January 1, 2017

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Joanie Calem Columbus, Ohio

Joanie Calem is a folk musician, singer/song-writer, storyteller and inclusion advocate for audiences of all ages. Joanie writes songs and sings about life's different twists and turns, angles and perspectives, telling stories through her songs of the ups and downs of reality. She performs regularly at festivals, retirement homes, shelters, libraries and schools throughout the US and abroad. ... more

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