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.

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。

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.

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。

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!

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！