Goldilocks and the Three Bears · chapter 1 of 3
Three Bowls of Porridge
三碗粥
Goldilocks wanders deep into the forest, lost and hungry. Not far away, three bears leave their porridge to cool and their front door wide open.
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- Narrator 很久很久以前，有一个金头发的小女孩，大家都叫她金发姑娘。
Hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐqián, yǒu yí gè jīn tóufa de xiǎo nǚhái, dàjiā dōu jiào tā Jīnfà gūniang.
Long, long ago, there was a little girl with golden hair. Everyone called her Goldilocks.
- Goldilocks 森林里的花真好看！那边还有！再走一点儿，就一点儿！
Sēnlín lǐ de huā zhēn hǎokàn! Nàbiān hái yǒu! Zài zǒu yìdiǎnr, jiù yìdiǎnr!
The flowers in the forest are so pretty! There are more over there! Just a little farther. Only a little!
- Goldilocks 啊？这是哪儿？我走了很远，找不到家了！
Á? Zhè shì nǎr? Wǒ zǒu le hěn yuǎn, zhǎo bú dào jiā le!
Huh? Where am I? I've walked so far that I can't find my way home!
- Goldilocks 我还没吃早饭呢……我好饿啊！
Wǒ hái méi chī zǎofàn ne… Wǒ hǎo è a!
And I haven't even had breakfast yet… I'm so hungry!
- Narrator 森林里有一个小房子，房子里住着三只熊：熊爸爸、熊妈妈和小熊。
Sēnlín lǐ yǒu yí gè xiǎo fángzi, fángzi lǐ zhùzhe sān zhī xióng: Xióng bàba, Xióng māma hé Xiǎo Xióng.
In the forest there was a little house, and in it lived three bears: Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear.
- Papa Bear 粥好了吗？我饿了！我好饿啊！
Zhōu hǎo le ma? Wǒ è le! Wǒ hǎo è a!
Is the porridge ready? I'm hungry! I'm so hungry!
- Mama Bear 好了，好了。大碗是你的，中碗是我的，小碗是小熊的。
Hǎo le, hǎo le. Dà wǎn shì nǐ de, zhōng wǎn shì wǒ de, xiǎo wǎn shì Xiǎo Xióng de.
Yes, yes, it's ready. The big bowl is yours, the middle-sized bowl is mine, and the little bowl is Baby Bear's.
- Papa Bear 我吃一大口……啊，好热！太热了！
Wǒ chī yí dà kǒu… Ā, hǎo rè! Tài rè le!
One big mouthful… Ow, hot! Way too hot!
- Mama Bear 我说了，慢慢来！粥还很热呢。
Wǒ shuō le, mànmàn lái! Zhōu hái hěn rè ne.
I told you, take it slowly! The porridge is still hot.
- Baby Bear 我的呢？我的也太热了吗？
Wǒ de ne? Wǒ de yě tài rè le ma?
And mine? Is mine too hot too?
- Mama Bear 都太热了。我们出去走一走，回来再吃。
Dōu tài rè le. Wǒmen chūqù zǒu yi zǒu, huílái zài chī.
They're all too hot. Let's go out for a little walk and eat when we get back.
- Papa Bear 走一走？可是我饿啊……好吧，好吧，我们走快一点儿！
Zǒu yi zǒu? Kěshì wǒ è a… Hǎo ba, hǎo ba, wǒmen zǒu kuài yìdiǎnr!
A walk? But I'm hungry… Oh, all right, all right. Let's walk fast, then!
- Baby Bear 爸爸，门呢？我们不关门吗？
Bàba, mén ne? Wǒmen bù guān mén ma?
Papa, what about the door? Aren't we going to shut it?
- Papa Bear 不关！我们是好熊，谁会来我们家呢？
Bù guān! Wǒmen shì hǎo xióng, shéi huì lái wǒmen jiā ne?
No need! We're good bears. Who would ever come into our house?
- Narrator 三只熊出去了。门开着，粥在桌子上。
Sān zhī xióng chūqù le. Mén kāizhe, zhōu zài zhuōzi shàng.
The three bears went out. The door stood open, and the porridge sat on the table.
- Goldilocks 好香啊！是早饭吗？看，那边有一个小房子！
Hǎo xiāng a! Shì zǎofàn ma? Kàn, nàbiān yǒu yí gè xiǎo fángzi!
Mmm, something smells good! Is that breakfast? Look, there's a little house over there!
- Goldilocks 你好！有人在家吗？
Nǐ hǎo! Yǒu rén zài jiā ma?
Hello! Is anybody home?
- Goldilocks 我从窗户看一看……没有人。门也开着！
Wǒ cóng chuānghu kàn yi kàn… méiyǒu rén. Mén yě kāizhe!
I'll peek in through the window… Nobody's here. And the door's open!
- Goldilocks 我进去看一下，就一下！
Wǒ jìnqù kàn yíxià, jiù yíxià!
I'll just go in and take a look. Only for a second!
- Goldilocks 桌子上有三碗粥！一个大碗，一个中碗，一个小碗。
Zhuōzi shàng yǒu sān wǎn zhōu! Yí gè dà wǎn, yí gè zhōng wǎn, yí gè xiǎo wǎn.
There are three bowls of porridge on the table! A big bowl, a middle-sized bowl and a little bowl.
- Goldilocks 没有人看见……我吃一口，就一口！
Méiyǒu rén kànjiàn… wǒ chī yì kǒu, jiù yì kǒu!
Nobody's watching… I'll have one bite. Just one!
- Goldilocks 大碗的粥……啊，太热了！
Dà wǎn de zhōu… ā, tài rè le!
The big bowl first… Ow! Much too hot!
- Goldilocks 中碗的粥……太冷了，不好吃！
Zhōng wǎn de zhōu… tài lěng le, bù hǎochī!
Now the middle-sized bowl… Much too cold. Yuck!
- Goldilocks 小碗的粥……不热也不冷，刚刚好！
Xiǎo wǎn de zhōu… bú rè yě bù lěng, gānggāng hǎo!
And the little bowl… Not too hot, not too cold. Just right!
- Narrator 一口，一口，又一口。小碗里的粥，都没有了。
Yì kǒu, yì kǒu, yòu yì kǒu. Xiǎo wǎn lǐ de zhōu, dōu méiyǒu le.
One bite, then another, then another. Soon there was no porridge left in the little bowl.
- Goldilocks 啊，都吃完了！我只想吃一口啊……
À, dōu chīwán le! Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng chī yì kǒu a…
Oops, I ate it all! I only meant to have one bite…
- Narrator 这时候，三只熊正在回家的路上。
Zhè shíhou, sān zhī xióng zhèngzài huí jiā de lùshang.
Just then, the three bears were on their way home.
- Papa Bear 粥不热了吧？快回家！我要吃我的大碗粥！
Zhōu bú rè le ba? Kuài huí jiā! Wǒ yào chī wǒ de dà wǎn zhōu!
The porridge must have cooled by now! Hurry home! I want my big bowl of porridge!
- Mama Bear 慢慢来，别跑！
Mànmàn lái, bié pǎo!
Slow down, you two! Don't run!
- Baby Bear 我的小碗！我的粥！我来了！
Wǒ de xiǎo wǎn! Wǒ de zhōu! Wǒ lái le!
My little bowl! My porridge! Here I come!
What changed in the story?
- Why do the three bears go out?
“都太热了。我们出去走一走，回来再吃。”
- Why doesn't Papa Bear shut the door?
“不关！我们是好熊，谁会来我们家呢？”
- How does Goldilocks get lost?
“那边还有！再走一点儿，就一点儿！”……“我走了很远，找不到家了！”
- What is wrong with the porridge in the middle bowl?
“中碗的粥……太冷了，不好吃！”
- How much of Baby Bear's porridge does Goldilocks eat?
“小碗里的粥，都没有了。”……“都吃完了！”