THESTORYOFTHETHREEBEARS[1]
[1]AdaptedfromJosephJacobs’sEnglishFairyTales（DavidNutt，57—59LongAcre，W。C。6s。）
OnceuponatimetherewereThreeBears，wholivedtogetherinahouseoftheirown，inawood。OneofthemwasaLittleSmallWeeBear，andonewasaMiddle—sizedBear，andtheotherwasaGreatHugeBear。Theyhadeachapotfortheirporridge，——alittlepotfortheLittleSmallWeeBear，andamiddle—sizedpotfortheMiddle—sizedBear，andagreatpotfortheGreatHugeBear。Andtheyhadeachachairtositin，——alittlechairfortheLittleSmallWeeBear，andamiddle—sizedchairfortheMiddle—sizedBear，andagreatchairfortheGreatHugeBear。Andtheyhadeachabedtosleepin，——alittlebedfortheLittleSmallWeeBear，andamiddle—sizedbedfortheMiddle—sizedBear，andagreatbedfortheGreatHugeBear。
Oneday，aftertheyhadmadetheporridgefortheirbreakfast，andpoureditintotheirporridge—pots，theywalkedoutintothewoodwhiletheporridgewascooling，thattheymightnotburntheirmouths，bybeginningtoosoontoeatit。Andwhiletheywerewalking，alittlegirlnamedGoldilockscametothehouse。Shehadneverseenthelittlehousebefore，anditwassuchastrangelittlehousethatsheforgotallthethingshermotherhadtoldheraboutbeingpolite：firstshelookedinatthewindow，andthenshepeepedinatthekeyhole;andseeingnobodyinthehouse，sheliftedthelatch。
Thedoorwasnotfastened，becausetheBearsweregoodBears，whodidnobodyanyharm，andneversuspectedthatanybodywouldharmthem。SoGoldilocksopenedthedoor，andwentin;andwellpleasedshewaswhenshesawtheporridgeonthetable。IfGoldilockshadrememberedwhathermotherhadtoldher，shewouldhavewaitedtilltheBearscamehome，andthen，perhaps，theywouldhaveaskedhertobreakfast;fortheyweregoodBears——alittlerough，asthemannerofBearsis，butforallthatverygood—naturedandhospitable。ButGoldilocksforgot，andsetabouthelpingherself。