The three bears

Once upon a time there were three bears ㅡ a great big papa bear, a middle-sized mama bear, and a wee little baby bear.They lived in a little house in the forest. And they had three chairs ㅡ a great big chair for the papa bear, a middle-sized chair for the mama bear, and a wee little chair for the baby bear. And upstairs there were three beds ㅡ a great big bed for the papa bear, a middle-sized  bed for the mama bear, and a wee little bed for the baby bear. One morning the mama bear made some porridge for breakfast. She filled a great big bowl for the papa bear, a middle-sized  bowl for the mama bear, and a wee little bowl for the baby bear. But the porridge was too hot to eat, so the three bears went out for a walk in the forest. That some morning a little girl called Goldilocks was walking through the woods.She came to the three bears' house.  And she knocked on the door, but nobody called, "Come in." So she opened the door and went in. Goldilocks saw the three chairs. She sat the great big chair. It was too hard. The middle-sized chair was too soft. The baby bear chair was just right ㅡ but it broke when she sat on it. Now Goldilocks spied the porridge."I am hungry," she said.So she tasted the porridge.The porridge in the big bowl was too hot. The porridge in the middle-sized bowl was too cold.The porridge in the wee little bowl was just right ㅡ so she ate it all up. Then Goldilocks went upstairs and tried the beds. The great big bed was too hard.The middle-sized bed was too soft. But the wee little bed was oh, so nice!So Goldilocks lay down and went to sleep. Then home through the forest and back to their house came the three bears ㅡ the great big bear, the middle-sized bear, and the wee little baby bear. The moment they stepped into the house, they saw that someone had been there."Humph!" said the papa bear in his great big voice."Someone had been sitting in my chair!" "Land sakes!" said the mama bear in her middle-sized voice. "Someone has been sitting in my chair>""Oh dear!" cried the baby bear  in his wee little voice. "Someone has been sitting in my chair, and has broken it all to bits." Then they all looked at  the table."Humph," said the papa bear in his great big voice. "Someone has been tasting my porridge.""And someone has been tasting my porridge," said the mama bear. "Someone has eaten my porridge all up," said the baby bear sadly.Then up the stairs  went the three bears, with a thump thump thump, and a trot trot trot, and a skippity-skip-skip.(that was the wee little tiny bear.) "Humph," said the papa bear in his great big voice. "Someone has been sleeping in my bed!""And someone has been sleeping in my bed," said the mama bear."Oh dear!" cried the baby bear in his wee little voice. "Someone has been sitting in my bed, and here she is right now!" Goldilocks opened her eyes and she saw the three bears."OH!" said the Goldilocks. She was so surprised that she jumped right out of the window and she ran all the way home.And she never saw the house in the forest again. LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS  Children have loved LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS for over 50 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colorful pictures. Parents have shared golden moments with their children, reading such classics as The Poky Little Puppy. Thanks to the happy hours  spent with these books, many children have developed a lifelong love of reading. Over one billion LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS have reached the hands of children.We salute the talented  authors and artists who create the books - and also the readers, young and old, who have enjoyed the picture books with the famous gold-foil binding. THE THREE BEARSILLUSTRATED BY   F. Rojankovsky This LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK belongs to A GOLDEN BOOK* NEW YORK Western Publishing Company, Inc. , Racine. Wisconsin 53404 This is one of the LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS which brings children the best of world folk tales With fresh  illustration by outstanding children's book artists.Feodor Rojankovsky's  pictures for books published in this country and Europe have endeared him to children the world over.  Copyrightⓒ 1948 by Western Publishing Company, Inc. Copyright renewed  1976. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. No part of this book may be reproduced or copied in any form without written permission from the publisher.  GOLDENⓡ, & GOLDEN & DESIGNⓡA LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKⓡ are trademarks of Western Publishing Company, Inc.ISBN 0-307-021-408