Goldilocks and
the Three Bears

Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Goldilocks. She had nobody to play with, so she spent her days on her own, combing her long golden hair. One day she put her comb down and went for a walk in the woods. More than anything she wanted to find someone to be her friend. Before long she came across a little cottage that belonged to a family of bears.

“I wonder if anyone is at home?” she thought.

She looked through the window, but there was nobody inside. She knocked on the door and it opened a little. Feeling naughty but quite brave, she crept inside.

In the kitchen she found three bowls of soup. The first was a big bowl and belonged to Father Bear. The second was a middle-sized bowl and belonged to Mother Bear. The third bowl was tiny. It belonged to Baby Bear.

Goldilocks was feeling hungry and couldn’t resist trying some of the soup. First, she ate some soup from the big bowl.

“Yuck,” she said, throwing down the spoon. “Too much pepper.”

Next she tried some soup from the middle-sized bowl.

“Yuck,” she said. “Too much salt.”

Lastly, she tried the soup from the tiny bowl.

“Yum. That tastes just right,” she said, and ate it all up.

Next, Goldilocks found three chairs. The first was a big chair and belonged to Father Bear. The second was a middle-sized chair and belonged to Mother Bear. The third chair was Baby Bear’s. It was tiny.

First, Goldilocks sat in the big chair.

“Oh no,” she said. “That’s much too hard.”

Next, she tried the middle chair.

“Oh no,” she said. “That’s much too soft.”

Lastly, she tried the tiny chair.

“Ooh yes,” she said. “That’s just right.”

But just as she relaxed in the tiny chair, one of its legs broke off. Oh dear, what a mess she was making!

Goldilocks went upstairs to the bedroom where she found three beds – Father Bear’s big bed, Mother Bear’s middle-sized bed and Baby Bear’s tiny bed. Can you guess which was the most comfortable? Goldilocks lay down on Baby Bear’s tiny bed and fell fast asleep.

It wasn’t long before the family of bears arrived home. When they went into the kitchen they got a mighty surprise.

“Who’s been tasting my soup?” asked Father Bear.

“Who’s been tasting my soup?” asked Mother Bear.

“Tasting? Someone has eaten up all my soup!” Baby Bear cried.

Next they saw their chairs.

“Who’s been sitting in my chair?” asked Father Bear.

“Who’s been sitting in my chair?” asked Mother Bear.

“Sitting? Someone has broken a leg off my chair!” Baby Bear cried again.

The three bears stomped upstairs. They were shocked to find a lovely little girl in Baby Bear’s bed. Goldilocks was fast asleep, but she soon woke up to find three angry bears growling at her.

“I’m sorry,” said Goldilocks, jumping out of bed.

“I promise I won’t come into your house again.”

Father Bear and Mother Bear were very angry.

“What are we going to do with her?” they said.

Baby Bear looked at Goldilocks. He had never seen such beautiful golden hair. Moreover, he had never had a friend come to play at his house before.

“I think we should forgive her,” he suggested.

Goldilocks was very relieved. From that day on, she came back to the house whenever she could. She and Baby Bear played together and became best friends, but she was always very careful with his toys.