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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Flora Annie Steel
Three bears go for a walk in the wood while their porridge cools. A little girl called Goldilocks finds their house empty, walks in, and tries their porridge, their chairs and their beds.
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Once upon a time there were three Bears, who lived together in a house of their own, in a wood. One of them was a Little Wee Bear, and one was a Middle-sized Bear, and the other was a Great Big Bear. They had each a bowl for their porridge; a little bowl for the Little Wee Bear; and a middle-sized bowl for the Middle-sized Bear; and a great bowl for the Great Big Bear. And they had each a chair to sit in; a little chair for the Little Wee Bear; and a middle-sized chair for the Middle-sized Bear; and a great chair for the Great Big Bear. And they had each a bed to sleep in; a little bed for the Little Wee Bear; and a middle-sized bed for the Middle-sized Bear; and a great bed for the Great Big Bear.
Es waren einmal drei Bären, die zusammen in einem eigenen Haus im Wald lebten. Einer von ihnen war ein ganz kleiner Bär, einer war ein mittelgroßer Bär und der andere war ein riesengroßer Bär. Jeder von ihnen hatte eine Schüssel für seinen Brei: eine kleine Schüssel für den ganz kleinen Bären, eine mittelgroße Schüssel für den mittelgroßen Bären und eine große Schüssel für den riesengroßen Bären. Und jeder von ihnen hatte einen Stuhl zum Sitzen: einen kleinen Stuhl für den ganz kleinen Bären, einen mittelgroßen Stuhl für den mittelgroßen Bären und einen großen Stuhl für den riesengroßen Bären. Und jeder von ihnen hatte ein Bett zum Schlafen: ein kleines Bett für den ganz kleinen Bären, ein mittelgroßes Bett für den mittelgroßen Bären und ein großes Bett für den riesengroßen Bären.
One day, after they had made the porridge for their breakfast, and poured it into their porridge-bowls, they walked out into the wood while the porridge was cooling, that they might not burn their mouths by beginning too soon, for they were polite, well-brought-up Bears. And while they were away a little girl called Goldilocks, who lived at the other side of the wood and had been sent on an errand by her mother, passed by the house, and looked in at the window. And then she peeped in at the keyhole, for she was not at all a well-brought-up little girl. Then seeing nobody in the house she lifted the latch. The door was not fastened, because the Bears were good Bears, who did nobody any harm, and never suspected that anybody would harm them. So Goldilocks opened the door and went in; and well pleased was she when she saw the porridge on the table. If she had been a well-brought-up little girl she would have waited till the Bears came home, and then, perhaps, they would have asked her to breakfast; for they were good Bears--a little rough or so, as the manner of Bears is, but for all that very good-natured and hospitable. But she was an impudent, rude little girl, and so she set about helping herself.
Eines Tages, nachdem sie den Brei für ihr Frühstück gekocht und in ihre Breischüsseln gegossen hatten, gingen sie in den Wald spazieren, während der Brei abkühlte, damit sie sich nicht den Mund verbrannten, indem sie zu früh anfingen; denn sie waren höfliche, wohlerzogene Bären. Und während sie fort waren, kam ein kleines Mädchen namens Goldlöckchen am Haus vorbei, das auf der anderen Seite des Waldes lebte und von seiner Mutter mit einer Besorgung losgeschickt worden war, und schaute durch das Fenster hinein. Und dann spähte sie durch das Schlüsselloch, denn sie war ganz und gar kein wohlerzogenes kleines Mädchen. Als sie dann niemanden im Haus sah, hob sie die Klinke an. Die Tür war nicht verriegelt, weil die Bären gute Bären waren, die niemandem etwas zuleide taten und nie vermuteten, dass ihnen jemand etwas antun würde. Also öffnete Goldlöckchen die Tür und ging hinein; und sehr erfreut war sie, als sie den Brei auf dem Tisch sah. Wäre sie ein wohlerzogenes kleines Mädchen gewesen, hätte sie gewartet, bis die Bären nach Hause kamen, und dann hätten sie sie vielleicht zum Frühstück eingeladen; denn sie waren gute Bären – ein wenig grob oder so, wie es die Art von Bären ist, aber trotz alledem sehr gutmütig und gastfreundlich. Aber sie war ein unverschämtes, ungezogenes kleines Mädchen, und so machte sie sich daran, sich selbst zu bedienen.
First she tasted the porridge of the Great Big Bear, and that was too hot for her. Next she tasted the porridge of the Middle-sized Bear, but that was too cold for her. And then she went to the porridge of the Little Wee Bear, and tasted it, and that was neither too hot nor too cold, but just right, and she liked it so well that she ate it all up, every bit!
Zuerst kostete sie den Brei des riesengroßen Bären, und der war ihr zu heiß. Als Nächstes kostete sie den Brei des mittelgroßen Bären, aber der war ihr zu kalt. Und dann ging sie zum Brei des ganz kleinen Bären und kostete ihn, und der war weder zu heiß noch zu kalt, sondern genau richtig, und er schmeckte ihr so gut, dass sie ihn ganz aufaß, bis auf den letzten Bissen!
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- Goldilocks and the Three Bears · English (original)B1 Intermediate · 1,276 words · ~10 min
- Goldlöckchen und die drei Bären · GermanB1 Intermediate · 1,212 words · ~10 min
- Η Χρυσομαλλούσα και οι τρεις αρκούδες · GreekB1 Intermediate · 1,207 words · ~10 min
- Ricitos de Oro y los tres osos · SpanishB1 Intermediate · 1,246 words · ~10 min
- Boucle d’or et les Trois Ours · FrenchB1 Intermediate · 1,368 words · ~10 min
- गोल्डीलॉक्स और तीन भालू · HindiB1 Intermediate · 1,322 words · ~10 min
- Goldilocks dan Tiga Beruang · IndonesianB1 Intermediate · 1,159 words · ~10 min
- Riccioli d’oro e i tre orsi · ItalianB1 Intermediate · 1,275 words · ~10 min
- ゴルディロックスと3びきのくま · JapaneseB1 Intermediate
- 골디락스와 곰 세 마리 · KoreanB1 Intermediate · 835 words · ~5 min
- Goudhaartje en de drie beren · DutchB1 Intermediate · 1,305 words · ~10 min
- Złotowłosa i trzy niedźwiedzie · PolishB1 Intermediate · 986 words · ~10 min
- Cachinhos Dourados e os Três Ursos · PortugueseB1 Intermediate · 1,255 words · ~10 min
- Fetița cu Părul de Aur și cei trei urși · RomanianB1 Intermediate · 1,268 words · ~10 min
- Goldilocks ve Üç Ayı · TurkishB1 Intermediate · 925 words · ~10 min
- Cô bé tóc vàng và ba chú gấu · VietnameseB1 Intermediate · 1,497 words · ~10 min
- 金发姑娘和三只熊 · ChineseB1 Intermediate
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