In this story there is a girl named Goldilocks who was very, very good but she forgot to do things that her mother told her to do. They were small things but sometimes she would forget and it would lead to serious trouble. One day Goldilocks wanted to pick flowers and her mother gave her permission but told her not to go into the woods. Goldilocks tried to listen but while she picked her flowers, she was distracted by a butterfly. She followed the butterfly into the woods and decided to stay and see if she could find more butterflies and birds in the woods. She found a curious house in the woods and thought it was pretty. She called out to see if anyone was home but no one was there. She thought the house was wonderful and went inside. She also saw porridge on the table and it smelled so good she had to taste it. She ate all of Baby Bear's porridge, broke Baby Bear's chair, and was found sleeping in Baby Bear's bed. When the bears came home, they saw that someone had been eating their porridge, sitting in their chairs, and sleeping in their beds. Goldilocks was still in Baby Bear's bed and when she woke up and saw the bears in her face, she realized what her mother had told her and she ran all the way home.
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.
