Bedtime Tale: Goldilocks And The Three Bears
by Jessica Amos
Tonight's Bedtime Tale for kids is a reading of the classic fairytale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Robert Southey. It has been narrated by meditation guide and mom-extraordinaire, Jessica Amos and includes a few minutes of gentle music at the end to lull you off to sleep. Sweet dreams.
Transcript
Hello dear one,
My name is Jessica Amos but you can call me Jessa.
Tonight I will be reading you the story of Goldilocks and the three bears.
But first take some time to settle down,
Get cozy and close your eyes.
Take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your mouth and let your body relax.
Let your mind draw pictures of this story as I read you these words.
Goldilocks and the three bears.
Once upon a time there were three bears who lived together in a house in a wood.
One of them was little,
Small,
Wee bear and one was a middle sized bear and the other was a great huge bear.
They each had a bowl for their porridge,
A little bowl for the little small wee bear and a middle sized bowl for the middle sized bear and a great bowl for the great huge bear.
And they each had 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 each had 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 made the porridge for their breakfast and poured it into their bowls,
They walked out into the wood while the porridge was cooling so they wouldn't burn their mouths by beginning to eat it too soon.
In a village just beyond the forest lived a little girl who loved to run through the long grass picking wildflowers.
Her hair fell in golden locks around her shoulders so everyone called her Goldilocks.
This morning however Goldilocks wandered too far and before she realized it she found herself deep in the shadowy wood.
Soon she came upon the three bears cottage.
Glad to find a house in the middle of the forest she ran from window to window and peeked in.
Seeing no one at home she went to the door and tried the latch.
Now the three bears who themselves were very polite creatures never thought that anyone would come into their house without an invitation so they always left their door unlocked.
But Goldilocks who was sometimes so curious she forgot her manners opened the door and invited herself in.
The moment she smelled the cooling porridge Goldilocks remembered how hungry exploring the forest had made her.
If she had waited for the three bears to come home she might have been invited for breakfast for they were good-natured bears and hospitable but instead she decided to help herself.
First she tasted the porridge of the great huge bear but that was too hot for her and then she tasted the porridge of the middle sized bear but that was too cold for her 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 but that was too hard for her and then she sat down in the chair of the middle sized bear but 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 too soft but just right.
So she seated herself in it and there she sat until the poor little chair broke into pieces and down she came plump onto the ground.
Then Goldilocks went upstairs into the bedroom where 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 but 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 feet but just right so she covered herself up comfortably and lay there until she fell asleep.
By that time the three bears thought that their porridge would be cool enough to eat so they came home to have their breakfast but things were not how they had left them.
Looking into his bowl the great huge bear said in his great huge voice,
Somebody has been testing my porridge.
Then the middle sized bear said in her middle sized voice,
Somebody has been tasting my porridge and the little small wee bear cried,
Somebody has been tasting my porridge and has eaten it all up.
Then the great huge bear looked at his chair,
Somebody has been sitting in my chair and the middle sized bear said,
Somebody has been sitting in my chair and the poor little small wee bear cried,
Somebody has been sitting in my chair and it's broken all to pieces.
Then the three bears thought that they should make a further search of the house so they went upstairs into their bedroom.
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 voice and Goldilocks had also pulled the pillow of the middle sized bear out of its place,
Somebody has been lying in my bed said the middle sized bear in her middle sized voice and when the little small wee bear came to look at his bed there was the pillow in its place and upon the pillow was the head of Goldilocks which was not in its place for she had no business there.
Somebody has been lying in my bed and there 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 and the middle sized voice of the middle sized bear but it was only as if she had heard someone speaking in a dream but the little small wee voice of the little small wee bear was so sharp and so shrill that it woke her at once.
Up she started and when she saw the three bears on one side of the bed she tumbled out the other side and ran to the window.
The window was open because the three bears being good tidy bears always opened their bedroom window in the morning.
Out Goldilocks jumped and ran away as fast as she could run never looking behind her.
What happened to her afterward I cannot tell but the three bears never saw anything more of her.
The End.
Okay my darling it's time to go to sleep.
Remember you are so very loved and your heart is deeply good and I am glad you are here and that we are friends.
May you sleep tight.
May this gentle music rock you off to sleep.
May your dreams be full of love and light.
4.7 (1 536)
Recent Reviews
Joan
December 13, 2024
Another beautiful and charming reading by Jessica. Many thanks, Joan.
Tyreese
November 8, 2024
Good helped me and my sis ๐ keep doing what u do and don't let negitvavty make u down thanks for the opportunity to help us also I have a lot of accs followed on all accounts and have a good night Jessica: love tyreese
Amanda
April 29, 2023
The story was so much better than I thought it would be
Prashima
September 18, 2022
Such a great version. Love your voice. My kids listen almost daily
Ariel
March 17, 2022
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chels
February 6, 2022
absolutely amazing, i love all the childrens books that you read. youโre voice is so calming it helps me go to sleep at night when i am struggling to sleep. thank you ๐
Reagan
December 4, 2021
I love this my brother and sister love when Iโm putting them to bed they be asleep in 2 seconds and done
Bea๐
November 25, 2021
My four year old asks to listen to this all the time for bedtime and she loves it !
Brooke
July 30, 2021
Fabulous! Our little loves your storeies! Grateful
Josie
January 31, 2021
โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ปgood job Jessa
Macy
December 20, 2020
Another great story Jessica! I love the story and all the impressions of the bears ๐ป I also love the page turning sound and the music afterword! Pls make more!!๐ป๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Natalie
November 9, 2020
My daughter and I loved this. We will be returning for future tea time and wind down time
Sleeping
September 11, 2020
Nice! Can about whiny-the-pooh?๐๐๐๐คฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โบ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฏ๐ช๐ซ๐ด๐๐๐๐คค๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ค๐ฒโน๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ณ๐คฅ๐คก๐ค ๐๐ ๐ก๐ต๐ท๐ค๐ค๐คข๐คงโป๐๐ฝ๐ปโ ๐๐บ๐น๐ฟ๐พ๐ค๐ฉ๐บ๐ธ๐น๐ป๐๐๐พ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ง๐ป๐จ๐ฉ๐ฝ๐ด๐ต๐ฟ๐จโ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐๐จ๐ฝโ๐๐ฉ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐จโโ๏ธ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ซ๐จโโ๐ฉ๐ฝโโ๐จโ๐พ๐ฉโ๐พ๐จโ๐ณ๐ฉโ๐ณ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ผ๐จโ๐ผ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ญ๐จโ๐ญ๐ฉโ๐ง๐จโ๐ง๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ๐จ๐ผโ๐ป๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป๐จ๐ฝโ๐ค๐ฉโ๐ค๐จ๐ฝโ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐จ๐ฎโโ๏ธ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐๐จโ๐๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐๐จ๐ฝโ๐๐ฉ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐จโโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ๐ต๐ผโโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐ทโโ๏ธ๐ทโโ๏ธ๐ธ๐คถ๐ ๐ฑโโ๏ธ๐ฑโโ๏ธ๐ณโโ๏ธ๐ณโโ๏ธ๐คด๐ผ๐ฐ๐ป๐คต๐คฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ฟโโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐พโโ๏ธ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ โโ๏ธ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ฟโโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐คทโโ๏ธ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐๐บ๐ฏโโ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ฟโโ๏ธ๐ญ๐ฝ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐ด๐๐๐ช๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ง๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ฆโ๐ฆ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ง๐ฉโ๐ฆโ๐ฆ๐ฉโ๐ฆ๐จโ๐งโ๐ง๐จโ๐งโ๐ฆ๐จโ๐ง๐จโ๐ฆโ๐ฆ๐จโ๐ฆ๐ฉโ๐ง๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ง๐ช๐คณ๐๐๐๐คโ๐๐๐โ๏ธ๐ค๐ค๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ค๐โโ๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐โค๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐โฃ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐๐ฟโ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐
Anna
September 2, 2020
Very relaxing and soothing, read with great expression, thank you Jessica. I loved the expression "the wee, little bear", so cute!
kirsten
July 10, 2020
Our girls listen to this over and over, thank you Jessica!
Lila
July 7, 2020
I love this story so much! I fell asleep sometime at the end. Just what I wanted! Thank you so much! ๐ง๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ป
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April 3, 2020
The is great for little kids. lovely Quiet voice nice and soft. Love it so much from Evie iโm 8 by the way ๐ i listen to this everyday
Wendy
April 3, 2020
"It is a really good story, and I really enjoyed it. It helps me calm down." -my 9-year old daughter.
Francesca
March 8, 2020
Lovely reading and music too. Thank you ๐
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February 20, 2020
You are so amazing with telling your stories. I love the way that you tell them and add such emotion but itโs calming emotion. Thank you for the lovely story that you tell every night.๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป