GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS

(the Dramania version)

Once upon a time there were three bears: Papa Bear, a Mama Bear, and Baby Bear. They lived in a nice, neat little house in the woods. One day they decided to go for a walk, so they left the door unlocked (they were bears, why should they worry about crime?) and went for a refreshing hike.

Meanwhile, Goldilocks, a little girl who lived in a cottage on the other side of the forest, was also out for a walk and she came upon the house of the Bears. Heedless of laws against breaking and entering, she went inside the house. She saw three bowls of porridge on a table. "Mmm," she thought, "I'm hungry!" And she took a bite out of the biggest bowl. It was too hot! "Ouch," she said. She took a bite from the medium-sized bowl. It was too cold! "Yech," said Goldilocks. She took a bite out of the little bowl. "Just Right!" she said, and it was, so she ate the whole thing.

Then she decided to sit down and rest. She found three chairs. She tried to sit in the biggest chair first. It was too hard. "Ouch," said Goldilocks. She rubbed her backside and tried the medium-sized chair. It was too soft! "Yech," said Goldilocks. Determined to find rest, she tried the littlest chair. "Just Right!" she said. However, SHE was not just right, she was too big and she broke the chair into little pieces!

Still oblivious to her acts of vandalism, she decided to go to sleep. Luckily, she found three beds. She tried the biggest bed. It was too hard! She tried the medium bed. It was too soft! "Deja vu," thought Goldi. Finally, she tried the littlest bed. It was just right, and so comfortable she fell sound asleep.

Just then the Bears came home. They noticed the door was open. Since they were bears they did not worry about it. They were very hungry after their hike so they went to eat their porridge. "Hey," said Papa Bear, "Someone's been eating from my bowl!" "Yikes," said Mama Bear, "Someone's been eating from my bowl, too!" "Zounds," said Baby Bear, "Someone's been eating from my bowl, and they ate the whole thing!"

Shocked and dismayed, the Bears decided to sit down and rest. "Hey," said Papa Bear, "Someone's been sitting in my chair!" "Yikes," said Mama Bear, "Someone's been sitting in my chair, too!" "Zounds," said Baby Bear, "Someone's been sitting in my chair, and they broke it into little pieces!"

Hot on the trail, the Bears checked their bedroom. You can guess what happened. "Hey," said Papa Bear, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed!" "Yikes," said Mama Bear, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too!" "Zounds," said Baby Bear, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed, and they're still there! EEEEEEEK!"

Just then, when Baby Bear yelled "EEEEEEEK," Goldilocks woke up and saw three bears looking at her very angrily. She jumped up and ran all the way home. She never entered another house without permission again, and the Bears bought a lock for their door.

THE END