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  in the porridge… pot; but the porridge was all gone。
  〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE; AND HAS EATEN
  IT ALL UP!〃 said the Little Small Wee Bear; in his little; small; wee voice。
  Upon   this;   the   Three   Bears;   seeing   that   someone   had   entered   their
  house; and eaten up the Little Small Wee Bear's breakfast; began to look
  about them。 Now Goldilocks had not put the hard cushion straight when
  she rose from the chair of the Great Huge Bear。
  〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR!〃 said the Great
  Huge Bear; in his great; rough; gruff voice。
  And   Goldilocks   had   crushed   down   the   soft   cushion   of   the   Middle…
  sized Bear。
  〃SOMEBODY           HAS     BEEN      SITTING      IN   MY    CHAIR!〃       said  the
  Middle…sized Bear; in his middle…sized voice。
  And you know what Goldilocks had done to the third chair。
  〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR AND HAS SAT
  THE BOTTOM OUT OF IT!〃 said the Little Small Wee Bear; in his little;
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  small; wee voice。
  Then   the   Three   Bears    thought   it  necessary   that   they   should   make
  further    search;    so  they    went   upstairs    into  their   bed…chamber。      Now
  Goldilocks had pulled the pillow of the Great Huge Bear out of its place。
  〃SOMEBODY   HAS   BEEN               LYING   IN   MY   BED!〃   said   the   Great
  Huge Bear; in his great; rough; gruff voice。
  And Goldilocks had pulled the bolster of the Middle…sized Bear out of
  its place。
  〃SOMEBODY  HAS   BEEN   LYING   IN  MY  BED!〃   said   the  Middle…
  sized Bear; in his middle…sized voice。
  And   when   the   Little   Small Wee   Bear   came   to   look   at   his   bed;   there
  was the bolster in its place; and the pillow in its place upon the bolster;
  and upon the pillow was the shining; yellow hair of little Goldilocks!
  〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN LYING IN MY BED; AND HERE SHE
  IS!〃 said the Little Small Wee Bear; in his little; small; wee voice。
  Goldilocks had heard in her sleep the great; rough; gruff voice of the
  Great Huge Bear; but she was so fast asleep that it was no more to her than
  the   roaring   of   wind   or   the   rumbling   of   thunder。 And   she   had   heard   the
  middle…sized voice of the Middle…sized Bear; but it was only as if she had
  heard someone speaking in a dream。 But when she heard the little; small;
  wee voice of the Little Small Wee Bear; it was so sharp; and so shrill; that
  it awakened her at once。 Up she started; and when she saw the Three Bears
  on one side of the bed; she tumbled herself out at the other; and ran to the
  window。  Now   the   window  was   open;   because  the  Bears;   like   good;   tidy
  Bears as they were; always opened their bed…chamber window when they
  got up in the morning。
  Out little Goldilocks jumped; and ran away home to her mother; as fast
  as ever she could。
  THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG'1'
  '1' Adapted from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales (David Nutt; 57…
  59 Long Acre; W。C。 6s。)。
  It happened one day that as an old woman was sweeping her house
  she found a little crooked sixpence。 〃What;〃 said she; 〃shall I do with this
  little sixpence? I will go to market; and buy a little pig。〃
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  On the way home she came to a stile; but the piggy wouldn't go over
  the stile。
  So she left the piggy and went on a little further; till she met a dog。 She
  said to him; 〃Dog; dog; bite pig; piggy won't go over the stile; and I sha'n't
  get home to…night。〃 But the dog wouldn't bite piggy。
  A little further on she met a stick。 So she said: 〃Stick! stick! beat dog!
  dog won't bite pig; piggy won't go over the stile; and I sha'n't get home to…
  night。〃 But the stick wouldn't beat the dog。
  A little further on she met a fire。 So she said: 〃Fire! fire! burn stick!
  stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; piggy won't get over the stile; and
  I sha'n't get home to…night。〃 But the fire wouldn't burn the stick。
  A  little   further   on   she   met   some   water。   So   she   said:   〃Water!   water!
  quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig;
  piggy   won't   get   over   the   stile;   and   I   sha'n't   get   home   to…night。〃   But   the
  water wouldn't quench the fire。
  A little further on she met an ox。 So she said: 〃Ox! ox! drink water;
  water won't quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog;   dog
  won't   bite pig;   piggy  won't get   over   the stile;   and   I   sha'n't get home   to…
  night。〃 But the ox wouldn't drink the water。
  A little further on she met a butcher。 So she said: 〃Butcher! butcher!
  kill ox; ox won't drink water; water won't quench fire; fire won't burn stick;
  stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; piggy won't get over the stile; and
  I sha'n't get home to…night。〃 But the butcher wouldn't kill the ox。
  A   little   further   on   she   met   a   rope。   So   she   said:   〃Rope!   rope!   hang
  butcher; butcher won't kill ox; ox won't drink water; water won't quench
  fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; piggy
  won't   get   over   the   stile;   and   I   sha'n't   get   home   to…   night。〃   But   the   rope
  wouldn't hang the butcher。
  A little further on she met a rat。 So she said: 〃Rat! rat! gnaw rope; rope
  won't   hang   butcher;   butcher   won't   kill   ox;   ox   won't   drink   water;   water
  won't quench   fire; fire   won't burn stick; stick  won't beat   dog; dog   won't
  bite pig; piggy won't get over the stile; and I sha'n't get home to… night。〃
  But the rat wouldn't gnaw the rope。
  A  little   further   on   she   met   a   cat。   So   she   said:   〃Cat!   cat!   kill   rat;   rat
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  won't gnaw rope; rope won't hang butcher; butcher won't kill ox; ox won't
  drink water; water won't quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat
  dog;   dog   won't   bite   pig;   piggy  won't   get   over   the   stile;   and   I   sha'n't   get
  home to…night。〃 But the cat said to her; 〃If you will go to yonder cow; and
  fetch me a saucer of milk; I will kill the rat。〃 So away went the old woman
  to the cow。
  But the cow refused to give the milk unless the old woman first gave
  her a handful of hay。 So away went the old woman to the haystack; and
  she brought the hay to the cow。
  When the cow had eaten the hay; she gave the old woman the milk;
  and away she went with it in a saucer to the cat。
  As soon as it had lapped up the milk; the cat began to kill the rat; the
  rat began to gnaw the rope; the rope began to hang the butcher; the butcher
  began to kill the ox; the ox began to drink the water; the water began to
  quench the fire; the fire began to burn the stick; the stick began to beat the
  dog; the dog began to bite the pig; the little pig in a fright jumped over the
  stile; and so the old woman did get home that night。
  The   briefest   examination   of   these   three   stories   reveals   the   fact   that
  one   attribute   beyond   dispute   in   each。   Something   happens;   all   the   time。
  Every step in each story is an event。 There is no time spent in explanation;
  description; or telling how people felt; the stories tell what people did; and
  what they said。 And the events are the links of a sequence of the closest
  kind;   in   point   of   time   and   of   cause   they   follow   as   immediately   as   it   is
  possible for events to follow。 There are no gaps; and no complications of
  plot requiring a return on the road。
  A second common characteristic appears on briefest examination。 As
  you   run   over   the   little   stories   you   will   see   that   each   event   presents   a
  distinct picture to the imagination; and that these pictures are made out of
  very   simple   elements。   The   elements   are   either   familiar   to   the   child   or
  analogous       to   familiar    ones。   Each     object   and    happening      is  very    like
  everyday;      yet   touched     with    a  subtle    difference;    rich   in   mystery。    For
  example;   the   details   of   the   pictures   in   the   Goldilocks   story   are   parts   of
  everyday   life;house;   chairs;   beds;   and   so   on;   but   they   are   the   house;
  chairs;     and   beds    of   three   bears;    that  is   the  touch     of  marvel     which
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