• Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Goldilocks

Once upon a time, a little girl named Goldilocks lived near the woods. She had beautiful golden curls, so everyone called her Goldilocks.

One day, Goldilocks went for a walk and saw a pretty bird flying in front of her. She followed the bird into the woods, even though her mother had told her many times not to go there.

Goldilocks went deeper and deeper into the woods but soon lost sight of the bird. She realized she was lost and felt scared. Looking around, she saw a house not too far away.

Goldilocks went to the house and knocked on the door, but no one answered. She knocked again, still no answer. She knocked a third time, and this time the door opened by itself.

“Well, the door is open,” she said. “I might as well go in.”

Inside, Goldilocks smelled something delicious. On the table were three bowls of oatmeal. She realized how hungry she was and decided to taste the oatmeal.

First, she tried the oatmeal from the big bowl. “Ouch! Too hot!” she said. Next, she tried the oatmeal from the medium bowl. “Brr! Too cold!” she said. Finally, she tried the oatmeal from the small bowl. “Yum! Just right!” she said, and she ate it all up.

After eating, Goldilocks felt tired and wanted to sit down. In the living room, she saw three chairs. She tried the big chair first. “Oof! Too hard!” she said. Then, she tried the medium chair. “Uh-oh! Too soft!” she said. Lastly, she tried the small chair. “Ah, just right!” she said. But as she leaned back, the small chair broke into pieces.

Feeling even more tired, Goldilocks went upstairs and found three beds. She tried the big bed first. “Too hard!” she said. Then, she tried the medium bed. “Too soft!” she said. Finally, she tried the small bed. “Just right!” she said, and she fell fast asleep.

While Goldilocks was sleeping, the three bears who lived in the house came home. They noticed someone had been eating their oatmeal.

“Someone’s been eating my oatmeal!” said Papa Bear.

“Someone’s been eating my oatmeal!” said Mama Bear.

“Someone’s been eating my oatmeal, and it’s all gone!” said Little Bear.

Then they went to the living room.

“Someone’s been sitting in my chair!” said Papa Bear.

“Someone’s been sitting in my chair!” said Mama Bear.

“Someone’s been sitting in my chair, and it’s broken!” said Little Bear.

The bears were very surprised and went upstairs to check their beds.

“Someone’s been sleeping in my bed!” said Papa Bear.

“Someone’s been sleeping in my bed!” said Mama Bear.

“Someone’s been sleeping in my bed, and here she is!” said Little Bear.

Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears looking at her. She was so scared that she jumped out of bed and ran out of the house.

Little Bear chased after her. “Wait, please!” he called.

Goldilocks stopped and turned around.

“Why did you come into our house?” asked Little Bear.

“I didn’t think,” said Goldilocks.

“Why did you eat my breakfast and break my chair?” asked Little Bear.

“I didn’t think,” said Goldilocks.

Both were quiet for a moment.

“I could have waited outside your door,” said Goldilocks.

“We might have invited you in if we knew you were hungry,” said Mama Bear.

“I’m sorry about the chair,” said Goldilocks. “I can help fix it if you have glue.”

“Of course we have glue!” said Papa Bear. “Come on in.”

Goldilocks smiled and went back into the house with the bears. They all became good friends and promised to always think before acting.

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