Goldilocks and the three bears
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Goldilocks and the three bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Not to be confused with Goldilocks Bakeshop.
19th-century British fairy tale
"Goldilocks" and "The Three Bears" redirect here. For other uses, see Goldilocks (disambiguation) and The Three Bears (disambiguation).
| "Goldilocks and The Three Bears" | |
|---|---|
Illustration by Arthur Rackham, 1918, in English Fairy Tales by Flora Annie Steel | |
| Original title | "The Story of the Three Bears" |
| Country | England |
| Genre(s) | Fairy tale |
| Published in | The Doctor |
| Publication type | Essay and story collection |
| Publisher | Longman, Rees, etc. |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1837 |
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is a 19th-century English fairy tale of which three versions exist.
The original version of the tale tells of an impudent old woman who enters the forest home of three anthropomorphic bachelorbears while they are away. She eats some of their porridge, sits down on one of their chairs, breaks it, and sleeps in one of the