Once upon a time, there were three bears who lived in a cosy house in the forest.
There was a great big Papa Bear, a middle-sized Mama Bear, as gentle as morning light, and a tiny Baby Bear.

One morning, their breakfast porridge was too hot to eat, so they decided to go for a walk in the forest while it cooled down.

While they were out, a little girl named Goldilocks was exploring the forest and came across their house.
She noticed the door was slightly open, but she knew in her heart that she shouldn't enter someone's home without permission.
However, her curiosity got the better of her, and she pushed the door open and went inside.

In front of her was a table with three chairs, one large chair, one middle-sized chair, and one small chair. On the table were three bowls of porridge, one large bowl, one middle-sized bowl, and one small bowl, along with three spoons.
Goldilocks was hungry and the porridge looked delicious, so she sat in the great big chair, picked up the large spoon, and tried some porridge from the big bowl.
But the chair was too big and hard, the spoon was heavy, and the porridge was too hot.

Goldilocks jumped up quickly and went over to the middle-sized chair.
But this chair was far too soft, and when she tried the porridge from the middle-sized bowl, it was too cold.
So she went over to the little chair, picked up the smallest spoon, and tried some porridge from the tiny bowl.
This time it was neither too hot nor too cold. It was just right and so delicious that she ate it all up.
But she was too heavy for the little chair, and with a terrible crack, it broke into pieces under her weight.

Next, Goldilocks went upstairs, where she found three beds. There was a great big bed, a middle-sized bed, and a tiny little bed.
By now, she was feeling rather tired, so she climbed into the big bed and lay down.
The big bed was very hard and far too big. Then she tried the middle-sized bed, but that was far too soft, so she climbed into the tiny little bed.
It was neither too hard nor too soft. In fact, it felt just right, all cosy and warm, and in no time at all Goldilocks fell fast asleep.

A little while later, the three bears returned from their walk in the forest, their hearts light and happy.
But as they approached their home, they noticed at once that someone had opened the door to their house, and their happy hearts grew heavy with worry.
Mama Bear said in a quiet, gentle voice,
”Someone has been sitting in my chair.”
Then Baby Bear looked at his little chair, now broken into pieces, and said in a small, squeaky voice, trembling with sadness,
”Someone has been sitting in my chair and has broken it! My favourite chair is gone!”

Then, Papa Bear looked at his bowl of porridge and saw the spoon in it, and he said in his great big growly voice, though not unkindly,
”Someone has been eating my porridge.”
Then Mama Bear saw that her bowl had a spoon in it, and said in her quiet voice, gentle but concerned,
”Someone has been eating my porridge too. We should find out who did this and help them understand why this was wrong.”

Baby Bear looked at his porridge bowl, now empty, and said in his small squeaky voice, his eyes filling with tears,
”Someone has been eating my porridge, and they ate it all up! There's nothing left for me!”
His little heart felt heavy, for that porridge had been made with love, warm and sweet, just for him.
Mama Bear wrapped her gentle arms around him and said,
”We'll make you more porridge, little one. It feels very hurtful when someone enters our home without permission and takes things that belong to us. Our home should be a safe place where we feel safe and respected.”

Then, the three bears went upstairs, their footsteps heavy with worry, and Papa Bear saw at once that his bed was untidy, and he said in his great big growly voice,
”Someone has been sleeping in my bed!”
Mama Bear saw that her bed, too, had the bedclothes turned back, and she said in her quiet gentle voice,
”Someone has been sleeping in my bed too.”

Then, Baby Bear looked at his bed, and there, curled up like a little golden flower, was a sleeping girl.
His small squeaky voice rose with surprise and hurt,
”Someone is sleeping in my bed right now!”
The sight of a stranger in his own special place made his little heart ache with confusion and sadness.
Papa Bear said gently,
”Don't be afraid, little one. We'll help this child understand what she did wrong.”

He squeaked so loudly that Goldilocks woke up with a start.
She saw the three bears looking at her, Papa Bear with his great big eyes, Mama Bear with her gentle but worried face, and Baby Bear with tears in his little eyes, his broken chair and empty bowl heavy in his heart.
Goldilocks's own heart filled with shame and fear, but also with a deep understanding of what she had done wrong. She realised she had entered their home without permission, eaten their food, broken their furniture, and slept in their beds. Most of all, she saw the sadness in Baby Bear's eyes and felt her own heart break a little.
“I'm so sorry!“ Goldilocks cried out, her voice trembling. “I know I shouldn't have come in without asking. I broke your chair and ate your food, and I'm truly sorry. I wish I could fix what I did wrong.“

But before the bears could respond, embarrassment overwhelmed her, and Goldilocks jumped out of bed and ran down the stairs and out into the forest as fast as she could.
As she ran, she promised herself that she would never again enter someone's home without permission, and that if she ever saw the bears again, she would apologise properly and help fix what she had broken. She had learnt a valuable lesson about respecting others' property and privacy, and she knew deep in her heart that her actions had consequences, not just for her, but for the little bear whose chair was broken and whose porridge was gone.