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Goldilocks and The Three Bears
Goldilocks and The Three Bears
Once upon a time a girl named Goldilocks lived in a house at the edge of the woods. In those
days curls of hair were called "locks." She was "Goldilocks" because golden hair ran down her
head and shoulders.
One morning Goldilocks was out for a walk when she came across a beautiful bird. She followed
that bird right into the woods, where her mother had said many times she must never go. But
Goldilocks didn’t think of that.
Deeper and deeper into the woods she went. But where was the
bird? It was nowhere to be seen. Goldilocks looked around.
That's when she knew she was lost.
But a house was not far away. “I wonder who lives there,” she
thought, "so deep into the woods." She went up and knocked
on the door. No answer. She knocked again. Still no answer.
Goldilocks knocked a third time and the door opened. But no
one was behind the door.
“Well, the door is already open,” said the girl. “So I may as well
go in.”
"I may as well go in."
Goldilocks smelled a wonderful smell, and soon knew why. On the table were three steaming
bowls of oatmeal. All of a sudden she realized how very hungry she was.
What Goldilocks did not know, however, is that three bears lived in this house. In fact, that very
morning the three bears had sat down to their bowls of oatmeal but the cereal was too hot. So
they had decided to take a short walk. They said to each other, "By the time we return home our
oatmeal will be perfect."
Gazing at the steaming bowls of oatmeal, Goldilocks thought, “I'm sure whoever lives here won’t
mind if I take just one sip.” She sat at the first chair and took a sip. “Ah!” she said, “it is too hot.”
She moved to the next bowl and took a sip. “Ah!” she said, “it is too cold.”
She moved to the third bowl and took a sip. “It is just right!”
And before she knew it, the oatmeal was all gone.
Goldilocks rubbed her tummy. “I'm full! I must find somewhere
to sit that's more comfortable.”
She went to the living room. Three chairs were lined up in a
row – one big chair, one medium-sized chair, and a wee little
chair.
Just then, the three bears came home from their walk.
The three bears were very surprised, as you can imagine. With care, they stepped into their
living room.
“Do you think someone was sitting in my chair?” said Papa Bear.
“I know someone was sitting in my chair,” said Mama Bear, “because I can see the seat cushion
is pushed down.”
“And I know someone was sitting in my chair!” said Little Bear. “Because it’s all broken!”