She goes from the kitchen to the family room before ending her adventure in the bedroom. Once she goes inside she begins to look around and make herself at home. When Goldilocks finds the home she does not realize it houses a family of three large bears. That is the beginning of this wonderful classic the world loves. Unfortunately for her, li A young girl with beautiful golden hair stumbles upon a cottage in the woods. Without thinking of anyone else she uses the bear's things to her advantage. Which, to my way of thinking, kind of misses the point of the three bears being 'bears.'Ī young girl with beautiful golden hair stumbles upon a cottage in the woods. The vagrant jumps out a window to escape. However, the plot, language and phrasing will be very familiar to those who've read any of a number of versions.īut. The home invader who samples porridge and sits in chairs is, instead, a foul-tempered old homeless woman. Southey's version of this nursery tale was published in 1837 (the first written version of the story whether the idea originated with Southey is debated.) There's no adorable blond child here at all.

This morning, thinking about this story, I asked the most convenient person in my home: 'What happened to Goldilocks?' The answer, 'Uh, she got eaten by bears?' So I thought, as well!

The home invader who samples porridge and sits in chairs is, instead, *ROBERT SOUTHEY, 'The Story of the Three Bears' *ROBERT SOUTHEY, 'The Story of the Three Bears' This morning, thinking about this story, I asked the most convenient person in my home: 'What happened to Goldilocks?' The answer, 'Uh, she got eaten by bears?' So I thought, as well! Southey's version of this nursery tale was published in 1837 (the first written version of the story whether the idea originated with Southey is debated.) There's no adorable blond child here at all.

Goldilocks original story