Retelling a Story: The Three Bears

There once was a girl named Goldilocks. Her mother had told her not to go by the woods, but one day she saw some beautiful flowers that she had to pick right where the woods started. But then she saw more and more and wandered into the woods even though her mother had told her not to.


Then, she was starting to feel kind of hungry. So she wandered around. And then, after a little while, she found a cottage. She looked through the keyhole and peered around. She saw that no one was home. So she went inside.


She found three bowls of porridge on the table. She first tried Papa Bear's but it was too hot. Then she tried Mama Bear's but it was too cold. Then she tried Baby Bear's and it was just right. And she ate it all gone.


Then she started to feel a little drowsy. She remembered it's past her naptime. So she went into the living room and found some lovely chairs. She first tried Papa Bear's but it was too hard. Then she tried Mama Bear's but it was too soft. Then she tried Baby Bear's and it was just right. But it wasn't long before she sat the bottom part out of it.


So she went upstairs and found three beds. She first tried Mama Bear's but it was too high at the head. Then she tried Papa Bear's but it was too high at the foot. Then she tried Baby Bear's and it was just right. And she decided to take a snooze.


She didn't stir a bit when the door opened. Then Mama Bear said in her medium voice, "Someone's been eating my porridge!"


Then Papa Bear said, "SOMEONE'S BEEN EATING MY PORRIDGE!"


Then Baby Bear said, "Someone's been eating my porridge and they ate it all gone!"


Then they looked in the living room. Papa Bear said in his great, rough, gruff voice, "SOMEONE'S BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR!"


Then Mama Bear said in her medium voice, "Someone's been sitting in my chair!"

Then Baby Bear said in his wee, little, tiny voice, "Someone's been sitting in my chair and they broke it to pieces. Ohhhh!"


So then they decided they better check out the upstairs. Then Papa Bear said in his great, rough, gruff voice, "SOMEONE'S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY BED!"


Then Mama Bear said in her medium voice, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed!"


Then Baby Bear said in his wee, little, tiny voice, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed and they're still in it!"


Goldilocks was dreaming so she thought that Papa Bear's rough, gruff voice was in her dream and she thought that Mama Bear's medium voice was in her dream, too. Then Baby Bear's voice was so shrill, she woke up at once. And then once she realized that there were three big bears standing right in front of her, she ran home as fast as her little legs could carry her and never came back again.