Gingerbread man V.S. Gingerbread boy

The "Gingerbread Man" and the "Gingerbread Boy" were two fairy tales which are quite different yet somewhat alike. They both were baked by an old lady, yet the purpose for making them were different. In the first story, the Gingerbread Man was made for the grandchildren . However, the Gingerbread Boy was made to be a son. The fox tricked the Gingerbread Man and boy and almost ate them in both stories. Also, in both stories they both ran away from the animals. The Gingerbread Man was made of brown sugar coating, pink sugar, raisins, and had mounty eyes. The Gingerbread Boy was for a son and was made of cloves and peppercorn. The fox pretended to help him across the pond. Peppercorn made him sneeze. Even though the two stories had some differences they both had happy endings.