The Three Bears

The Father-Bear, the Mother-Bear, and the Baby-Bear

Three Bears live in a house in a big green wood.

One of the bears is the Father-Bear.

One of the bears is the Mother-Bear.

One of the bears is the Baby-Bear.

In the Bears’ kitchen there are three plates.

There is a big plate for the Father-Bear.

There is a middle-sized plate for the Mother-Bear.

There is a little plate for the Baby-Bear.

In the Bears’ sitting-room there are three chairs.

There is a big chair for the Father-Bear.

There is a middle-sized chair for the Mother-Bear.

There is a little chair for the Baby-Bear.

In the Bears’ bedroom there are three beds.

There is a big bed for the Father-Bear.

There is a middle-sized bed for the Mother-Bear.

There is a little bed for the Baby-Bear.

“Let Us Go for a Walk”

These Bears always have soup for dinner.

One day the Father-Bear says, “My soup is too hot.”

And the Mother-Bear says, “My soup is too hot.”

And the Baby-Bear says, “My soup is too hot.”

And all the Bears say, “Let us go for a walk first, and we can have our dinner afterwards.”

So all the Bears go for a walk.

By and by a Little Girl comes to the Bears’ house. She knocks at the door, but nobody says, "Come in, please.” She knocks again, but nobody says, “Come in, please.”

In the Bears’ Kitchen

So the Little Girl opens the door and goes in.

She sees three plates of soup on the table. She takes a spoon and eats a little of the soup in the big plate.

“This soup is too hot for me,” says the Little Girl.

Then she eats a little of the soup in the middle-sized plate.

“This soup is too cold for me,” says the Little Girl.

Then she eats a little of the soup in the little plate.

“This soup is just right for me,” says the Little Girl, and she eats it all up.

In the Bears’ Sitting-Room

Then the Little Girl goes into the sitting-room and sits down in the big chair.

“This chair is too hard for me,” says the Little Girl.

Then she sits down in the middle-sized chair.

“This chair is too soft for me,” says the Little Girl.

Then she sits down in the little chair.

“This chair is just right for me,” says the Little Girl.

And she sits in the little chair till it breaks.

In the Bears’ Bedroom

Then the Little Girl goes into the Bears’ bedroom.

She lies down on the big bed.

“This bed is too high for me,” says the Little Girl.

Then she lies down on the middle-sized bed.

“This bed is too low for me,” says the Little Girl.

Then she lies down on the little bed.

“This bed is just right for me,” says the Little Girl.

And she falls asleep.

“There is Somebody Here”

When the Bears come home, they look at the plates of soup on the table.

“There is somebody here, my plate of soup is not quite full,” says the Father-Bear.

“There is somebody here, my plate of soup is not quite full,” says the Mother-Bear.

“There is somebody here, there is no soup in my plate,” says the Baby-Bear.

“There is somebody in the house,” says the Father-Bear. “Let us go and see.”

“There is Somebody in my Bed”

And the three Bears go into the sitting-room.

“What is the matter? My chair is not in its place,” says the Father-Bear.

“What is the matter? My chair is not in its place,” says the Mother-Bear.

“What is the matter? My chair is broken to pieces,” says the Baby-Bear.

Then the three Bears look into the bedroom.

“Oh, look, there is somebody in my bed,” says the Baby-Bear.

And the three Bears look at the Little Girl.

“Gr-r!” says the Father-Bear.

“Gr-r!” says the Mother-Bear.

“Gr-r!” says the Baby-Bear.

Though they say “Gr-r!” all together, the Little Girl hears them.

She rolls out of the bed, jumps out of the window, and runs home as fast as she can.