Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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.

Érase una vez tres osos que vivían juntos en su propia casa, en un bosque. Uno de ellos era el Oso Pequeñito, otro era el Oso Mediano y el otro era el Oso Enorme. Cada uno tenía un cuenco para sus gachas: un cuenco pequeño para el Oso Pequeñito, un cuenco mediano para el Oso Mediano y un cuenco grande para el Oso Enorme. Y cada uno tenía una silla para sentarse: una silla pequeña para el Oso Pequeñito, una silla mediana para el Oso Mediano y una silla grande para el Oso Enorme. Y cada uno tenía una cama para dormir: una cama pequeña para el Oso Pequeñito, una cama mediana para el Oso Mediano y una cama grande para el Oso Enorme.

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.

Un día, después de haber preparado las gachas para el desayuno y de haberlas servido en sus cuencos, salieron a pasear por el bosque mientras las gachas se enfriaban, para no quemarse la boca por empezar demasiado pronto, porque eran unos osos educados y bien criados. Y mientras estaban fuera, una niña llamada Ricitos de Oro, que vivía al otro lado del bosque y a quien su madre había enviado a hacer un recado, pasó junto a la casa y miró por la ventana. Y luego miró por el ojo de la cerradura, porque no era para nada una niña bien educada. Entonces, al ver que no había nadie en la casa, levantó el pestillo. La puerta no estaba cerrada con llave, porque los osos eran buenos osos, que no hacían daño a nadie y nunca sospechaban que alguien pudiera hacerles daño a ellos. Así que Ricitos de Oro abrió la puerta y entró; y se puso muy contenta cuando vio las gachas sobre la mesa. Si hubiera sido una niña bien educada, habría esperado a que los osos volvieran a casa, y entonces, tal vez, la habrían invitado a desayunar; porque eran buenos osos, un poco bruscos o algo así, como suelen ser los osos, pero a pesar de todo muy bondadosos y hospitalarios. Pero era una niña descarada y grosera, así que se dispuso a servirse ella misma.

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!

Primero probó las gachas del Oso Enorme, y estaban demasiado calientes para ella. Luego probó las gachas del Oso Mediano, pero estaban demasiado frías para ella. Y después fue hacia las gachas del Oso Pequeñito y las probó, y no estaban ni demasiado calientes ni demasiado frías, sino en su punto justo, ¡y le gustaron tanto que se las comió todas, hasta el último bocado!