TM Goldilocks and the Three Bears A retelling by Violet Findley • Illustrated by Jannie Ho TM Goldilocks and the Three Bears A retelling by Violet Findley • Illustrated by Jannie Ho Guided Reading Level G No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Written by Violet Findley Illustrated by Jannie Ho Designed by Maria Lilja ISBN: 0-439-77400-4 Copyright © 2006 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Inc. Printed in China. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 62 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 2 Once upon a time, a family of three bears decided to go for a walk. They shut the door of their tidy house and off they went. By and by, a girl named Goldilocks saw their house. “What a nice home!” she cried. Then she opened the door and went inside. 3 4 In the kitchen, Goldilocks found three bowls of porridge. She tried the big bowl. It was too hot. She tried the middle bowl. It was too cold. Finally, she tried the little bowl. It was just right, so she ate it up. Slurp! 5 6 In the living room, Goldilocks found three chairs. She tried the big one. It was too hard. She tried the middle one. It was too soft. Finally, she tried the little chair. It was just right, so she sat down. But the chair broke into bits. Crack! 7 8 In the bedroom, Goldilocks found three beds. She tried the big one. It was too hard. She tried the middle one. It was too soft. Finally, she tried the little bed. It was just right, so she lay down and went to sleep. Zzzzz! 9 10 By and by, the bears came back to their house to have breakfast. “Someone has been eating our porridge!” said Papa Bear and Mama Bear. “And someone ate mine all up!” cried Baby Bear. 11 12 The bears went into the living room to sit down. “Someone has been sitting in our chairs!” said Papa Bear and Mama Bear. “And someone broke mine into bits!” cried Baby Bear. 13 14 The bears went into the bedroom to lie down. “Someone has been sleeping in our beds!” said Papa Bear and Mama Bear. “And someone is still in mine!” cried Baby Bear. With that, Goldilocks opened up her eyes and screamed. 15 16 Then, quick as a wink, she ran out the door. And the three bears never saw that rude girl again. Glossary porridge rude slurp tidy warm cereal, like oatmeal not polite the sound of loud sipping neat and clean TM ISBN: 0-439-77400-4