Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Once upon a time, three bears lived in their cozy home. Momma Bear was in the kitchen making her famous chicken noodle soup. Papa Bear was in the shed building a third class lever. Baby Bear was sitting in his chair watching Barney from his photon emitting device. When everything was completed, Momma Bear yelled excitedly, “Would anyone like to go to the lake? We can jump off the ledge and see who hits the water first.”
“I am betting five bucks on Papa Bear!” shouted Baby Bear with confidence.
“Well,” said Papa Bear thoughtfully. “We could use the formula d=1/2at_ to find the distance from the ledge to the water.”
“Oh, I love science!” exclaimed Baby Bear. Little did they know that someone was having even more fun than they were.
A sweet voice could be heard traveling at 375 m/s. “Look at the beautiful spectrum!” sang the innocent little girl. Her gold photon reflecting curls bounced with each step she took. Her name, Goldilocks, fit her perfectly. She bent over to smell the beautifully fragrant flowers. Then, she came to a large pendulum tied to a tree. Goldilocks hopped on and started swinging back and forth, completing five cycles in 8.73 seconds. “Weeeeeeeeee!” she sang gleefully. “Weee..ow!” Before she could say anymore, she slipped off and hit the ground with a thud. After hesitating for a moment, Goldilocks pulled herself up, wiped off her dress, ran her fingers through her still-perfect hair, and continued skipping through the forest. She wasn't going to let anything rain on her parade. Goldilocks held her head up high enjoying the warmth of the sun, when suddenly, she saw a little clearing with a house right in the middle. She kept walking toward the house showing no fear whatsoever. She knocked, but no one answered.
Apparently the thought of trespassing on someone else's property didn't bother her. Goldilocks quietly opened the second class lever. She poked her curly head in and checked to see if the home was inhabited. When she saw that she was all alone, she began to explore. While she was looking at the cabinets, she was enveloped by a scrumptious aroma. “Yum,” she said dazed, as she let her nose lead her to the source. When she subconsciously ended up in the kitchen, she saw three bowls of soup sitting on the counter. At that moment, her stomach growled, reminding her that she actually was hungry. Goldilocks reached for the first bowl and ate a big spoonful. “Ouch! This chicken noodle soup's atoms are bouncing around way too much!” She moved on to the next bowl. “Brrrr! This chicken noodle soup's atoms are bouncing around way too slow!” About to lose hope, she grabbed the remaining bowl and ate a spoonful. “Mmmmm! This chicken noodle soup's atoms are just right!” After slurping the last noodle out of the bowl, Goldilocks wandered into the living room. “Oooooo! A new flat screen photon emitting device in HD! I have always wanted one! I wonder what's on.” She had to fumble with the remote for about forty-five minutes, but it eventually turned on. “Oh! I love this show!” Goldilocks sat down in the nearest chair. “Oh my goodness, this chair is way too big!” she said wondering how anyone or anything could occupy the whole space. So, she jumped out and moved on to the next chair. “Eeeek! This chair is too small!” she whispered as she sucked in all her breath to try and fit. Unfortunately, when she let her breath out, the chair snapped in half. Without thinking twice about the damage she had done, Goldilocks moved on to the third and final chair. “Aaaaah! This chair is just right!” She relaxed on the chair, completely oblivious to the fact that someone was going to come home and be very angry about their damaged property. After losing interest with the bottom floor, Goldilocks made her way up the inclined plane. When she reached the top, she did a quick “eenie-meenie-minie-mo” to decide which room to start with. Goldilocks skipped over to the room at the end of the hallway at 2.43 m/s. She quietly opened the second class lever and stepped inside. Before her lay three beds of different types. She walked across the soft carpet to the first bed. She jumped onto it, but it was hard as a rock. She bounced a little but the bed did not give at all. “This bed is way too hard!” Goldilocks hopped off and jumped on to the next bed. She immediately sunk in. “Whoa! This bed is way too soft!” So she moved on to the last bed. She climbed on it carefully and said, “I like this bed. It is just right!” As she tucked herself in, she thought about her adventures that day. Goldilocks thought about the soups, chairs, and beds. She sat up as she started to make a connection. “Oh…I got it! There are many troikas in this house so that must mean that…” she paused thoughtfully, “…um five people live here!” Goldilocks just smiled proudly, amazed that she was so intelligent. Well, Goldilocks obviously wasn't the brightest girl around. She was often referred to as the “dumb yellow photon reflector” of the town. But for most people, her cute smile was enough to cancel out lack of IQ points.
Meanwhile, the Bears were walking home from the lake. “Wow Papa bear. I never knew that we would fall off of the ledge at the same speed. I thought that you would beat me by a lot, judging by your size,” said Baby Bear still greatly surprised.
“Don't worry Baby Bear, I thought the same thing. I guess we all learned something today,” Papa bear replied hiding his shock very well.
“We sure did,” commented Momma Bear with an I-told-you-it-would-be-worth-it tone.
When they reached the house, Baby Bear opened the second class lever that wasn't completely closed to begin with. “That's weird,” was all Papa Bear had to say. When they walked inside, they noticed that all of their belongings were in disarray. “Oh my heavens!” Momma bear said confused as she hurried over to the kitchen. “Someone has messed with my soup!”
“Someone has messed with mine too!” exclaimed Papa Bear.
“Well someone ate all of mine!” Baby bear shouted.
The Bears walked into the living room next. “Someone sat in my chair!” Momma Bear screamed while straightening all the cushions.
“Someone sat in my chair too!” Papa Bear yelled furiously.
“Well, someone broke my chair,” Baby Bear whispered, trying to hold back the tears. They stomped through the house readjusting everything that had been tampered with. Then they all took deep breaths and treaded up the inclined plane. They walked to their bedroom at the end of the hall first, because they had a feeling that they had closed the second class lever before they left. Momma Bear led the way failing miserably at trying to keep her cool. “Someone laid on my bed!” she said, the fury distinguishable in her voice.
“Someone laid on my bed, too!” Papa bear exclaimed.
“I think she's in my bed!” Baby bear screamed, unable to conceal his fear.
Momma Bear went over and shook the little girl until she awoke. Goldilocks slowly opened her bright eyes and yawned. “Who are you?” she said dreamily, obviously still too tired to comprehend the fact that a big hungry bear was growling above her.
“Are you the one who wrecked our home?” Papa Bear questioned, baring his teeth. In return, Goldilocks bared hers back, though they gave the situation a cute feeling, instead of a frightening one.
“I suppose so,” she said blushing. “It wasn't on purpose though.” She smiled, and Momma Bear couldn't help but smile back. Like with everyone else, Goldilocks had entranced the Bears with her likeability. In the following hours, Goldilocks helped the Bears clean up. When they were finished, Momma Bear asked, “Would anyone like to come with me to play with boiling water?”
“I would love to! We can find out what the boiling point is here.” suggested Papa Bear.
“Oh, I love social studies!” said Goldilocks grinning from ear to ear. I guess the Bears were in for more than they thought.
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