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〃Then I'll huff； and I'll puff； and I'll blow your house in。〃
So he huffed； and he puffed； and he huffed； and he puffed； and he
puffed and huffed； but he could NOT get the house down。 Finding that he
could not； with all his huffing and puffing； blow the house down； he said：…
…
〃Little pig； I know where there is a nice field of turnips。〃
〃Where？〃 said the little pig。
〃Oh； in Mr Smith's field； and if you will be ready to…morrow morning
we will go together； and get some for dinner。〃
〃Very well；〃 said the little pig。 〃What time do you mean to go？〃
〃Oh； at six o'clock。〃
So the little pig got up at five； and got the turnips before the wolf came
crying：
〃Little pig； are you ready？〃
The little pig said： 〃Ready！ I have been and come back again； and got
a nice potful for dinner。〃
The wolf felt very angry at this； but thought that he would be a match
for the little pig somehow or other； so he said：
〃Little pig； I know where there is a nice apple…tree。〃
〃Where？〃 said the pig。
〃Down at Merry…garden；〃 replied the wolf； 〃and if you will not deceive
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me I will come for you； at five o'clock to…morrow； and get some apples。〃
The little pig got up next morning at four o'clock； and went off for the
apples； hoping to get back before the wolf came； but it took long to climb
the tree； and just as he was coming down from it； he saw the wolf coming。
When the wolf came up he said：
〃Little pig； what！ are you here before me？ Are they nice apples？〃
〃Yes； very；〃 said the little pig。 〃I will throw you down one。〃
And he threw it so far that； while the wolf was gone to pick it up； the
little pig jumped down and ran home。 The next day the wolf came again；
and said to the little pig：
〃Little pig； there is a fair in town this afternoon； will you go？'
〃Oh yes；〃 said the pig； 〃I will go； what time？〃
〃At three；〃 said the wolf。 As usual the little pig went off before the
time； and got to the fair； and bought a butter…churn； which he was rolling
home when he saw the wolf coming。 So he got into the churn to hide； and
in so doing turned it round； and it rolled down the hill with the pig in it；
which frightened the wolf so much that he ran home without going to the
fair。 He went to the little pig's house； and told him how frightened he had
been by a great round thing which came past him down the hill。 Then the
little pig said。
〃Ha！ ha！ I frightened you； then！〃
Then the wolf was very angry indeed； and tried to get down the
chimney in order to eat up the little pig。 When the little pig saw what he
was about； he put a pot full of water on the blazing fire； and； just as the
wolf was coming down； he took off the cover； and in fell the wolf。 Quickly
the little pig clapped on the cover； and when the wolf was boiled ate him
for supper。
THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS＇1＇
＇1＇ Adapted from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales （David Nutt； 57…
59 Long Acre； W。C。 6s。）
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 Small Wee Bear；
and one was a Middle…sized Bear； and the other was a Great Huge Bear。
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They had each a pot for their porridge；a little pot for the Little Small
Wee Bear； and a middle…sized pot for the Middle…sized Bear； and a great
pot for the Great Huge Bear。 And they had each a chair to sit in；a little
chair for the Little Small Wee Bear； and a middle…sized chair for the
Middle…sized Bear； and a great chair for the Great Huge Bear。 And they
had each a bed to sleep in；a little bed for the Little Small Wee Bear； and
a middle…sized bed for the Middle…sized Bear； and a great bed for the
Great Huge Bear。
One day； after they had made the porridge for their breakfast； and
poured it into their porridge…pots； they walked out into the wood while the
porridge was cooling； that they might not burn their mouths； by beginning
too soon to eat it。 And while they were walking； a little girl named
Goldilocks came to the house。 She had never seen the little house before；
and it was such a strange little house that she forgot all the things her
mother had told her about being polite： first she looked in at the window；
and then she peeped in at the keyhole； and 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 she was when she saw the porridge on the table。 If Goldilocks had
remembered what her mother had told her； she would have waited till the
Bears came home； and then； perhaps； they would have asked her to
breakfast； for they were good Bearsa little rough； as the manner of Bears
is； but for all that very good…natured and hospitable。 But Goldilocks forgot；
and set about helping herself。
So first she tasted the porridge of the Great Huge Bear； and that was
too hot。 And then she tasted the porridge of the Middle…sized Bear； and
that was too cold。 And then she went to the porridge of the Little Small
Wee Bear； and tasted that： and that was neither too hot nor too cold； but
just right； and she liked it so well； that she ate it all up。
Then Goldilocks sat down in the chair of the Great Huge Bear； and
that was too hard for her。 And then she sat down in the chair of the
Middle…sized Bear； and that was too soft for her。 And then she sat down in
the chair of the Little Small Wee Bear； and that was neither too hard nor
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too soft； but just right。 So she seated herself in it； and there she sat till the
bottom of the chair came out； and down she came； plump upon the ground。
Then Goldilocks went upstairs into the bed… chamber in which the
Three Bears slept。 And first she lay down upon the bed of the Great Huge
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 Small 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。
By this time the Three Bears thought their porridge would be cool
enough； so they came home to breakfast。 Now Goldilocks had left the
spoon of the Great Huge Bear standing in his porridge。
〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE！〃 said the Great
Huge Bear； in his great； rough； gruff voice。 And when the Middle…sized
Bear looked at his； he saw that the spoon was standing in it too。
〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE！〃 said the Middle…
sized Bear； in his middle…sized voice。
Then the Little Small Wee Bear looked at his； and there was the spoon
in the porridge… pot； but the porridge was all gone。
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