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just right； and she liked it so well； that she ate it all up。
Then Goldilocks sat down in the chair of the Great Huge Bear； and
that was too hard for her。 And then she sat down in the chair of the
Middle…sized Bear； and that was too soft for her。 And then she sat down in
the chair of the Little Small Wee Bear； and that was neither too hard nor
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too soft； but just right。 So she seated herself in it； and there she sat till the
bottom of the chair came out； and down she came； plump upon the ground。
Then Goldilocks went upstairs into the bed… chamber in which the
Three Bears slept。 And first she lay down upon the bed of the Great Huge
Bear； but that was too high at the head for her。 And next she lay down
upon the bed of the Middle…sized Bear； and that was too high at the foot
for her。 And then she lay down upon the bed of the Little Small Wee Bear；
and that was neither too high at the head nor at the foot； but just right。 So
she covered herself up comfortably； and lay there till she fell fast asleep。
By this time the Three Bears thought their porridge would be cool
enough； so they came home to breakfast。 Now Goldilocks had left the
spoon of the Great Huge Bear standing in his porridge。
〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE！〃 said the Great
Huge Bear； in his great； rough； gruff voice。 And when the Middle…sized
Bear looked at his； he saw that the spoon was standing in it too。
〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE！〃 said the Middle…
sized Bear； in his middle…sized voice。
Then the Little Small Wee Bear looked at his； and there was the spoon
in the porridge… pot； but the porridge was all gone。
〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE； AND HAS EATEN
IT ALL UP！〃 said the Little Small Wee Bear； in his little； small； wee voice。
Upon this； the Three Bears； seeing that someone had entered their
house； and eaten up the Little Small Wee Bear's breakfast； began to look
about them。 Now Goldilocks had not put the hard cushion straight when
she rose from the chair of the Great Huge Bear。
〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR！〃 said the Great
Huge Bear； in his great； rough； gruff voice。
And Goldilocks had crushed down the soft cushion of the Middle…
sized Bear。
〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR！〃 said the
Middle…sized Bear； in his middle…sized voice。
And you know what Goldilocks had done to the third chair。
〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR AND HAS SAT
THE BOTTOM OUT OF IT！〃 said the Little Small Wee Bear； in his little；
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small； wee voice。
Then the Three Bears thought it necessary that they should make
further search； so they went upstairs into their bed…chamber。 Now
Goldilocks had pulled the pillow of the Great Huge Bear out of its place。
〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN LYING IN MY BED！〃 said the Great
Huge Bear； in his great； rough； gruff voice。
And Goldilocks had pulled the bolster of the Middle…sized Bear out of
its place。
〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN LYING IN MY BED！〃 said the Middle…
sized Bear； in his middle…sized voice。
And when the Little Small Wee Bear came to look at his bed； there
was the bolster in its place； and the pillow in its place upon the bolster；
and upon the pillow was the shining； yellow hair of little Goldilocks！
〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN LYING IN MY BED； AND HERE SHE
IS！〃 said the Little Small Wee Bear； in his little； small； wee voice。
Goldilocks had heard in her sleep the great； rough； gruff voice of the
Great Huge Bear； but she was so fast asleep that it was no more to her than
the roaring of wind or the rumbling of thunder。 And she had heard the
middle…sized voice of the Middle…sized Bear； but it was only as if she had
heard someone speaking in a dream。 But when she heard the little； small；
wee voice of the Little Small Wee Bear； it was so sharp； and so shrill； that
it awakened her at once。 Up she started； and when she saw the Three Bears
on one side of the bed； she tumbled herself out at the other； and ran to the
window。 Now the window was open； because the Bears； like good； tidy
Bears as they were； always opened their bed…chamber window when they
got up in the morning。
Out little Goldilocks jumped； and ran away home to her mother； as fast
as ever she could。
THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG＇1＇
＇1＇ Adapted from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales （David Nutt； 57…
59 Long Acre； W。C。 6s。）。
It happened one day that as an old woman was sweeping her house
she found a little crooked sixpence。 〃What；〃 said she； 〃shall I do with this
little sixpence？ I will go to market； and buy a little pig。〃
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On the way home she came to a stile； but the piggy wouldn't go over
the stile。
So she left the piggy and went on a little further； till she met a dog。 She
said to him； 〃Dog； dog； bite pig； piggy won't go over the stile； and I sha'n't
get home to…night。〃 But the dog wouldn't bite piggy。
A little further on she met a stick。 So she said： 〃Stick！ stick！ beat dog！
dog won't bite pig； piggy won't go over the stile； and I sha'n't get home to…
night。〃 But the stick wouldn't beat the dog。
A little further on she met a fire。 So she said： 〃Fire！ fire！ burn stick！
stick won't beat dog； dog won't bite pig； piggy won't get over the stile； and
I sha'n't get home to…night。〃 But the fire wouldn't burn the stick。
A little further on she met some water。 So she said： 〃Water！ water！
quench fire； fire won't burn stick； stick won't beat dog； dog won't bite pig；
piggy won't get over the stile； and I sha'n't get home to…night。〃 But the
water wouldn't quench the fire。
A little further on she met an ox。 So she said： 〃Ox！ ox！ drink water；
water won't quench fire； fire won't burn stick； stick won't beat dog； dog
won't bite pig； piggy won't get over the stile； and I sha'n't get home to…
night。〃 But the ox wouldn't drink the water。
A little further on she met a butcher。 So she said： 〃Butcher！ butcher！
kill ox； ox won't drink wat