Goldilocks and the Three Bears The Story

In a cottage in the forest, in a land far far away, there lived a mother and her two daughters. The older daughter was named Mary, and she was good and sweet and kind and helpful -- in short, everything that a mother could wish for in a child.

The younger daughter, whom they called Goldilocks, was another story. She was lazy, mean and dreadfully spoiled, the exact opposite of her sister. "Why can't you be like Mary?" her mother would constantly ask. But no matter what the poor woman said or did, the girl was still as rude and disobedient as ever.

Then one day, enough was enough. The mother found a box of things hidden under the porch -- things, it turned out, that Goldilocks had stolen from other people. For once, the mother took decisive action. She sent Goldilocks to her room, and ordered her to stay there for one month.

Goldilocks didn't like the idea of being grounded; as soon as her mother's back was turned, she slipped out of her bedroom window and went off into the forest. After wandering around for a while, she started to become very, very hungry. Just then, she came across a small, comfortable-looking house that looked inviting.

What Goldilocks didn't know was that the cottage belonged to a family of bears. (Normally they would have been having dinner right then, but good porridge takes time to make.) In the meantime, the three had gone out for a stroll.

Tired and footsore, Goldilocks entered the house and searched for a place to sit. The first chair she tried was too soft; the second was too hard. The third chair, the smallest, was just right -- until it broke under her weight! She quickly pieced it back together and started looking for something to eat.

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