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Fairy tale · Classic fairy tales
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The story of a curious girl and a bear family
Also in: Zlatolaska in trije medvedi (Slovenian) · Zlatovláska a tri medvede (Slovak)
In the middle of a green forest stood a little wooden cottage. Three bears lived there: big Papa Bear, middle-sized Mama Bear, and a very small Little Bear.
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One morning, Mama Bear cooked porridge. "It's too hot!" said Little Bear. "Let's go for a walk while it cools," suggested Papa Bear. And the three bears set off into the forest.
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That very morning, a girl with golden curls was walking through the forest. Goldilocks was picking strawberries and wandered deeper than she meant to — until she saw a little cottage. The door stood ajar.
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"Hello? Anyone home?" Nobody answered. Goldilocks stepped inside and saw three bowls of porridge. The big one was too hot, the middle one too cold — but the little one was just right. So she ate it. All of it!
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Then she wanted to sit down. Papa's chair was too hard. Mama's was too soft. Little Bear's chair was just right — but CRACK! It broke right under her.
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Goldilocks yawned. In the bedroom stood three beds. The big one was too hard, the middle one too soft — but the little one was just right. She lay down on it and fell asleep in a blink.
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The bears came home. "Someone has tasted my porridge!" rumbled Papa. "Someone has tasted mine!" said Mama. "Someone has eaten mine all up!" cried Little Bear.
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"Someone has been sitting in my chair!" said Papa. "Someone has been sitting in mine!" said Mama. "And my little chair is all broken!" sighed Little Bear, picking up the pieces.
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On tiptoe they crept into the bedroom. "Someone has been lying on my bed!" said Papa. "Someone on mine!" said Mama. "And on mine, someone is STILL ASLEEP!" whispered Little Bear. Goldilocks opened her eyes — and saw three bear noses.
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"I'm sorry!" said Goldilocks in a small voice. "I ate the porridge and I broke the little chair. I'll put everything right." And she did: together with Papa Bear she hammered the chair back together, good as new.
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Mama Bear cooked a fresh pot of porridge — with wild strawberries from Goldilocks' basket. All four sat down at the table and ate until every last spoonful was gone. Just right!
11The End
