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Goldilocks and The Three Bears

Translation　Laurence Hunter

おりがみをつくろう ( おりがみくらぶ より) くまのかお　　　おんなのこ

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　Once upon a time, a girl was playing in the woods and noticed a house far off in the distance.

　That house was lived in by a family of three bears.

　Knock, knock.

　Even though she knocked on the door, there came no reply , so the girl quietly went in.

　On the kitchen table there lay a large bowl, a medium bowl, and a small bowl .

　Since soup was in every bowl, she decided to try some from each.

"The soup from the smallest bowl is the most delicious."

　The girl ,who was incredibly hungry then ate up all the soup from the smallest bowl.

　There were three chairs in the living room.

　The large chair was too high.

　The medium sized chair was not comfortable.

　But the small sized chair was perfect for the girl.

　While rocking in the chair,

　CRACK!

　The chair broke and the girl landed on her bottom.

　There were three beds in the next room.

　the big bed was too wide, the middle sized bed was too hard.

"Oh! The small bed is just right."

　The girl dived into the small bed and fell asleep.



　After a while, the three bears came back home.

"Hey! Who has been eating my soup?"

And who has been eating my soup too?"

　Growled Mother and Father bear together.

　Then the baby bear cried out.

"And someone has eaten up all my soup !"

　After entering the living room

"Hey! Who has been sitting in my chair?"

"Well. Someone has been sitting in my chair too."

　Growled Mother and Father bear together.

　Then the small bear said.

"And someone has broken my chair!"

　And began to cry.

　The three bears, then went to the next room to see.

"Oh! Who has been sleeping in my bed?"

"And, who has been sleeping in my bed too?"

　Growled Mother and Father bear together.

　Then baby bear shouted out.

"LOOK! Someone is sleeping in my bed."

　The girl who woke up was very surprised.

"Aaaaaaahh!"

　Hurriedly she escaped out of the window and ran away.

The end

One point of advice: Don’t be greedy otherwise you may get more than you bargained for.

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