金发姑娘和三只熊

从前有三只熊，他们一起住在树林里自己的一座房子里。其中一只是小熊，一只是中熊，还有一只是大熊。他们每人都有一个装麦片粥的碗；小熊有一个小碗，中熊有一个中碗，大熊有一个大碗。他们每人还有一把坐的椅子；小熊有一把小椅子，中熊有一把中椅子，大熊有一把大椅子。他们每人也有一张睡觉的床；小熊有一张小床，中熊有一张中床，大熊有一张大床。

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.

有一天，他们做好了早饭吃的麦片粥，把粥倒进各自的碗里。趁着粥变凉的时候，他们走进了树林散步，这样就不会因为吃得太早而烫到嘴了，因为他们是有礼貌、有教养的熊。在他们离开的时候，一个叫金发姑娘的小女孩经过了这所房子，朝窗户里看了看。她住在树林的另一边，本来是妈妈让她出来办事的。接着她又透过钥匙孔往里看，因为她根本不是一个有教养的小女孩。看到屋里没有人，她便抬起了门闩。门没有锁上，因为这三只熊都是善良的熊，他们从不伤害别人，也从没想过别人会伤害他们。于是金发姑娘推开门走了进去；看到桌上的麦片粥，她高兴极了。如果她是一个有教养的小女孩，她就会等熊回家，那时他们也许会请她一起吃早饭；因为他们都是好熊——虽然有点粗鲁，就像熊的习惯那样，但无论如何都非常和气而且热情好客。可是她是一个放肆又没有礼貌的小女孩，于是便自己动手吃了起来。

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.

她先尝了大熊的麦片粥，觉得太烫了。接着她又尝了中熊的麦片粥，但觉得太凉了。然后她走到小熊的麦片粥前尝了尝，那碗粥不烫也不凉，刚刚好。她非常喜欢，把粥吃得干干净净，一点儿也没剩下！

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!

接着，金发姑娘感到很累，因为她刚才没有去办事，而是去捉蝴蝶了。她坐到了大熊的椅子上，但这把椅子对她来说太硬了。接着她又坐到了中熊的椅子上，但这把椅子对她来说太软了。但是当她坐到小熊的椅子上时，那把椅子不硬也不软，刚刚好。于是她舒舒服服地坐在上面。她一直坐在那里，直到把椅子的底座坐塌了，她扑通一声重重地摔在地上；这让她非常生气，因为她是一个脾气很坏的小女孩。

Then Goldilocks, who was tired, for she had been catching butterflies instead of running on her errand, sate down in the chair of the Great Big Bear, but that was too hard for her. And then she sate down in the chair of the Middle-sized Bear, and that was too soft for her. But when she sat down in the chair of the Little Wee Bear, that was neither too hard nor too soft, but just right. So she seated herself in it, and there she sate till the bottom of the chair came out, and down she came, plump upon the ground; and that made her very cross, for she was a bad-tempered little girl.

现在，金发姑娘一心想要休息，就上楼走进了三只熊睡觉的卧室。首先，她躺到了大熊的床上，但是对她来说床头太高了。接着，她躺到了中熊的床上，但是对她来说床尾太高了。然后，她躺到了小熊的床上，那张床床头不高，床尾也不高，刚刚好。于是她把被子盖得舒舒服服的，躺在那里很快就睡着了。

Now, being determined to rest, Goldilocks went upstairs into the bedchamber in which the Three Bears slept. And first she lay down upon the bed of the Great Big Bear, but that was too high at the head for her. And next she lay down upon the bed of the Middle-sized Bear, and that was too high at the foot for her. And then she lay down upon the bed of the Little Wee Bear, and that was neither too high at the head nor at the foot, but just right. So she covered herself up comfortably, and lay there till she fell fast asleep.

这个时候，三只熊觉得他们的麦片粥已经凉得差不多，可以好好享用了；于是他们回家吃早饭。那个粗心的金发姑娘把大熊的勺子留在了他的麦片粥里，竖在那里。

By this time the Three Bears thought their porridge would be cool enough for them to eat it properly; so they came home to breakfast. Now careless Goldilocks had left the spoon of the Great Big Bear standing in his porridge.

“有人动过我的麦片粥！”

“SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE!”

大熊用他那又大、又粗、又低沉的声音大声喊道。

said the Great Big Bear in his great, rough, gruff voice.

接着中熊看了一眼自己的麦片粥，看到勺子也竖在里面。

Then the Middle-sized Bear looked at his porridge and saw the spoon was standing in it too.

“有人动过我的麦片粥！”

“SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE!”

中熊用他不大的声音大声喊道。

said the Middle-sized Bear in his middle-sized voice.

接着小熊看了一眼自己的碗，勺子就在碗里，可是麦片粥全都不见了！

Then the Little Wee Bear looked at his, and there was the spoon in the porridge-bowl, but the porridge was all gone!

“有人动过我的麦片粥，还把它全吃光了！”

“SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE, AND HAS EATEN IT ALL UP!”

小熊用他细小的声音大声叫道。

said the Little Wee Bear in his little wee voice.