Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall


This is a story about a not so sweet girl named Goldilocks. Goldilock's mother sent her to buy muffins in the next village. She plainly tells Goldilocks not to take the shortcut in the woods but Goldilocks was a naughty girl that did exactly what she wanted. The bears were sitting down for breakfast but their porridge was too hot to eat so they decide to go on a bike ride while it was cooling. Here comes Goldilocks! She busts through the door without knocking and heads straight to the biggest bowl of porridge. While she is at the Bear's house she causes a lot of damage. She breaks Baby Bear's chair, eats all of his porridge and sleeps in his bed! Finally the bears come home to find that someone has been messing with their stuff. They walk upstairs to see what damages have been done and they see Goldilocks sleeping in Baby Bear's bed. When Goldilocks woke up she had three bears breathing in her face. She was scared and she jumped out of the window to get back to her house.

There are many versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and teachers can use different versions to teach students that there is more than one way to tell a story. Teachers could get students to write stories that have the same events in them but change them slightly to make them their own. This will help students imaginations and creative writing skills.