When they went upstairs to sleep, Papa Bear and Mama Bear found their beds had been used. Mama and Papa Bear ate their porridge but the little bear wailed, “There is nothing left in my bowl!” When they came home in the evening, the three bears saw that someone had been there. The cottage actually belonged to three bears. She lay on the first bed and said, “This bed is too hard!” She lay on the second bed and said, “This bed is too soft!” Finally, she lay on the third bed and said, “This bed is just right!” And so, Goldilocks curled up and went to sleep. After that Goldilocks felt sleepy, so she went upstairs where she saw three beds. ![]() Tasting the porridge in the biggest bowl she said, “This porridge is too hot!” She tasted some porridge from the second bowl and said, “This porridge is too cold!” Then tasting some porridge from the third bowl she said, “This porridge is just right!” and she ate all of it. She went inside and saw three bowls of porridge on the table. One day, while roaming the woods, she saw a pretty cottage. Goldilocks was a playful little girl who had lovely golden hair and that is why she was called Goldilocks. Her parents were very poor and she was often left. Goldilocks and the Three Bears: The modern version Once upon a time, there lived a young girl named Goldilocks. Interestingly, it has been suggested that the use of the word “vixen” to mean female fox is how we got to Goldilocks, by means of a crafty old woman in the intervening story incarnations. In the end, she either gets thrown out of the window or eaten, depending on who’s telling the tale. In this tale’s earliest known incarnation, there was no Goldilocks - only the three bears and a fox called Scrapefoot, who enters the three bears’ palace, sleeps in their beds and messes around with their salmon of knowledge. Goldilocks and the Three Bears: The early version
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