Goldilocks sitting in chair


folk tales - How did Mama and Papa bear know someone was sitting in their chairs?

Goldilocks sits in Mama and Papa bears' chairs, but does not break them:

After she'd eaten the three bears' breakfasts she decided she was feeling a little tired. So, she walked into the living room where she saw three chairs. Goldilocks sat in the first chair to rest her feet.

"This chair is too big!" she exclaimed.

So she sat in the second chair.

"This chair is too big, too!" she whined.

Later, when the bears come home, they somehow discover someone had been sitting in the chairs:

"Someone's been sitting in my chair," growled the Papa bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair," said the Mama bear.

What did Mama and Papa bear see that led them to believe someone had been sitting in their chairs?

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According to the 1839 edition of Robert Southey's The Story of the Three Bears it was because their chairs' cushions were disturbed:

"Somebody in my chair has sat!"
With voice so gruff and great
The Huge bear said, when he saw that
His cushion was not straight.

"Somebody in my chair has been!"
The middle Bear exclaim'd;
Seeing the cushion dinted in
By what may not be named.

The wording was slightly different in the first edition (of 1837). The history of this story (and its publication history) is interesting and complex: see the Wikipedia article on it. In particular, the identity of the home invader has changed.

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The chairs were disorganized and put in an unorderly fashion, suggesting that they had recently moved, along with the seat cushions (as stated in the other answer).

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Goldilocks & the Three Bears

There was once a family of bears who lived in a cosy cottage in the woods. There was a great big Papa Bear, a medium-size Momma Bear, and a little tiny baby bear.

One morning Mama Bear cooked them some porridge for breakfast. As the porridge was too hot to eat, the three bears decided to take a walk in the woods while it cooled.

They had not been gone long when a little girl named Goldilocks came along. She had been picking flowers and had wandered into the woods. When she saw the three bears cottage, she smiled and clapped her hands. “How pretty!” she cried. “I wonder who lives there?” She stood on her toes and peaked in the window. There didn’t seem to be anyone home, so Goldilocks opened the door and went right inside!

The first thing she saw was the table set with three bowls of porridge; a great big bowl for Papa Bear, a medium-size bowl for Momma Bear, and a tiny little bowl for baby bear. “Oh, that porridge smells good!” Goldilocks said. Then, as she was feeling a little hungry, she picked up a spoon and tasted the porridge in the Great Big Bowl.

“OUCH!” she cried, dropping the spoon. “That porridge is MUCH too hot!”

She tasted the porridge in the medium-size bowl. But that porridge was MUCH too cold.

Then she tasted the porridge in the tiny little bowl. “Mmmmmm,” she said. “This porridge is JUST right!” so she ate it all up!

Then Goldilocks saw the three chairs set before the fire; a great big chair for Papa Bear, a medium-size chair for Mamma Bear, and a tiny little chair for Baby Bear. “Oh, it would be nice to sit down for a while!” Goldilocks thought.

So she climbed into the great big chair that belonged to Papa Bear. “Oh, no!” she said. “That chair is MUCH too hard.”

Then she sat in Mamma Bears medium size Chair “Oh, no,” she said. “That chair is MUCH too soft!”

Next, she sat in Baby Bears tiny little chair. “Ahhhh,” she said with a smile. “This chair is JUST right!”

Just then there was a loud CRAAACK! and the little chair broke right through!

Goldilocks stood up and dusted herself off. Then she climbed upstairs to the bedroom. There she saw three beds all in a row. “Oh,” she said, yawning, “I am feeling sleepy.”

So she pulled down the covers and climbed into Papa Bears great big bed. But she quickly jumped down. “That bed is MUCH too hard!” she said.

Then she tried Mamma Bears medium size bed. But it was too soft.

So she climbed into Baby Bears tiny little bed. It was JUST right. Soon Goldilocks was fast asleep!

A little while later the Three Bears returned from their walk. They were feeling very hungry and were looking forward to eating the nice bowls of tasty porridge.

Suddenly Papa cried out in his great big voice, “Someone has been eating my porridge!”

Then Mamma cried out in her medium size voice, “Someone has been eating MY porridge!”

And Baby Bear cried out in his tiny little voice, “Some has been eating my porridge. And they’ve eaten it ALL UP!”

Then the Three Bears saw their chairs near the fireplace.

“Someone has been sitting in my chair!” Papa Bear said in his great big voice.

“Someone has been sitting in MY chair!” Mamma Bear said in her medium size voice.

“Someone has been sitting in MY chair,” Baby Bear cried in his tiny little voice. “And now it’s BROKEN!”

Then the Three Bears went upstairs to the bedroom.

“Someone has been sleeping in my bed!” Papa Bear shouted in his great big voice.

“And someone has been sleeping in MY bed!” Mamma Bear exclaimed in her medium size voice.

“Someone has been sleeping in MY bed,” Baby Bear squeaked in his tiny little voice. “AND HERE SHE IS!”

Just then Goldilocks woke up! When she saw the three bears standing around her, she leaped off the bed and ran down the stairs and out the door.

She didn’t stop until she was all the way back home.

And the Three Bears never saw Goldilocks again!

Goldilocks (and the three bears) is an English fairy tale. It was first published in 1837 by British author and poet Robert Southey. The story was before that time already part of English folklore. The story is about three bears and an intrusive old woman. The moral of the story is about egoism, respecting others’ property and the abuse of someone’s hospitality.

Goldilocks was originally an old woman. In a publication from 1849 she was replaced by a young girl. In the course of the twentieth century, she was named Goldilocks. Also, the three bachelor bears by Southey evolved in a family of three bears. What was originally a terrifying story, gradually changing into a charming tale for the whole family.

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- Maybe Ms.

Why, Eriella? A little something - immediately Eriella! Why should I do something to you?

Sitting in an armchair with my back straightened to a crunch, I arrogantly lifted my chin and glanced over those present, slowly turning my head. I was in no hurry to open my mouth.

In principle, my mission here can be considered completed. They can't offer me anything. I them - too. Then the god of war came out... I don’t know what his personal claims of the Kalatari are and how justified they are, but I absolutely don’t want to meddle in their showdown. However, even if I wanted to, this is not my weight category! What can I do? In some way I don't know how to drag the goddess here so that she would open a portal for me? Umm...? Judging by the enthusiasm with which the "means of communication" collapsed, if Alatari had been in her place, she would have suffered the same fate. What can she oppose to Marsus - weak and exhausted, just "pulled out" from some very "bad place"? I think that he can only smile. Therefore, most likely, I won’t see a portal from the luminous one, which means that there’s no point in fussing. Unless she "stuck" knowledge of him into the zip...

I mentally touched in my mind to... zip! So I called these things by analogy with earthly computer archive files. Never seen this before! Some... energy capsules(?). Or... twisted bundles of energy(?). Mentally touching one - you hear a voice: "Knowledge. Direct to yourself and pour energy." To another - "Wings. Direct at yourself and pour in energy." Just like hints popping up from under the cursor! How did she do it? Well... Goddess! Can. But I already have wings, but knowledge.... If there is what I need... Then I'll have to stay and "breed" the elves.... A contract is a contract!

I thought for a second, imagining how I was "unpacking" the archive, then sorting out what was stuffed there.... And then something gasped in my head, tilted, leaned and crawled in different directions. Paul drove to the right wall. And the ceiling to the floor. Under the feeling of falling from the chair, the light faded in my eyes....

---

- Lie down! Now I will treat you!

Protruding her lips, with the most serious look, Amalie began wringing out a multi-layered rag in a shallow silver bowl with both hands, preparing to make a compress for me. The local luminaries of medicine have already examined me and, at my request, left the premises, leaving only one healer and, again, at my request, Amali. The elves left me in a depressed mood. Of course, why rejoice? First, they broke the column, then the goddess, who was about to die abroad (I managed to tell), and now the messenger fell from her chair, losing consciousness. Moreover, the reasons for its fall for them remained unknown.

A fool, she, this Alatari! How to eat - a fool, - I thought, lying in bed in a state of a la amoeba and watching Amali's troubles with half-closed eyes, - who does that? Not an archive came out, but a grenade with unbent antennae! A little shaken - she pulled! It's a shame. Didn't do anything! Just touched!

- So! Lie down and don't move!

Amali straightened out and dragged the rag from the bowl onto my forehead. Drops flew down from the rag.

- Let him do it! - in a low voice, I stopped the healer who had leaned in to help. The compress was successfully plopped on the forehead, and the face was gently wiped with a handkerchief. Okay, let's get sick. A cool rag on your forehead really makes you feel better. The head is like a bell. Well - the brains did not leak out of the ears. Oh winged! And your brains are out! Haha! Funny! No, you need to stay away from the gods. They have a lot of strength - but little intelligence ... They think that everyone is as "healthy" as they are ...

Amalie adjusted the compress for me. My sluggish thoughts turned to her.

I don't know why I like looking at Amalira? How she fumbles, diligently doing something. Laughs. And her feelings in her mentality are pure, pure. Without any impurities. He adores me, admires me - and no selfish interest, some other feelings. This is strange. Before, I did not pay attention to children. Although, cubs - they are, in general, always funny...

And now, with an inner smile, I look through half-closed eyelids, how she is sitting importantly on a stool next to the bed, driving the elf off him. She folded her hands on her knees, carefully looking at the hourglass - when to change the rag? All in process.

Suddenly, Amalira's face disintegrated, becoming separate layers "layers". Skin: Energy flowing in this layer; Density, by area; Direction of movement. Tens of thousands in unison of flickering dots - cells. The next layer is muscles. Energy, flows, density. Everything is the same as in the previous one. Flickering of the smallest components. Also, blood flow. Then the bones. Then...

There was a sharp prick in the back of the head, radiating into the left eye with severe pain. I involuntarily twitched, hissing through my teeth.

- Do you feel bad? - big children's eyes, full of genuine sympathy, blocked my entire view, looking into my eyes, - I'll change your cloth now ....

Alatari - Stupid!!

Fool!! Stupid!! Stupid!! What did she do to me, you damn idiot?!

Stephanie.

I'm a fool. I'm a fool. I'm stupid and stupid. I am unfit. I can't do anything. I'm stupid. I can't understand people. I don't know how to take care of the future. I am an idiot. Not! Just a fool ... a fool - that's all!

Stefi was standing in the hall of the academic building, peering at her reflection in the mirror, in front of which she lingered for a few moments, going to her room after the lectures. She now walked like this: study - room, room - study. And nowhere else. Well, if only to eat. But this, if possible, is not with everyone and can be skipped. And always in a black robe. And always alone.

It would be an inexplicable miracle if no one knew anything, she thought, looking in the reflection at the girls who had stopped at the border of the invisible circle that had surrounded her lately. The girls stood and stared, not trying to get closer.

Also, I don't have any friends! - Stefania added one more statement to her list of self-flagellation, - how I miss Eri! He alone could understand me and ... maybe sympathize ... Everyone only gloats ... but he is kind! If only he'd come back!

Stephi sighed a little audibly, straightened the leather strap of her bag with notebooks on her shoulder and walked along the corridor to the door.

Why, why, why? Why, everything is like this! - the girl's thoughts again jumped onto the road, along which they endlessly wandered lately, finding no way out, - I didn’t think about anything “such”! Just lived. Loved. That's probably because I didn't think it happened. Therefore...

"...That's life, baby! Don't let him have much until he gets married," she remembered Eri's words.

And he warned me! And I didn't listen. Didn't listen because ... stupid! And fools - happiness does not happen!

"...You're crazy! You urgently need a child from him!" - Immediately, as luck would have it, I remembered the words of my mother.

"He was silent," she remembered Dinia, looking at her with frightened eyes, "he was silent while she screamed at me. Was silent when she kicked me out. He doesn't need me. And he doesn't want my child. He needs his mom. And entertainment. And that's it. He doesn't need me! I am entertainment for once!

Stephi remembered how she - downcast eyes, clutching the counter with icy fingers, turning pale, blushing, spotty and stammering, babbled about a friend who . .. took a frivolous step ... she cannot buy herself .... Asked me, her good friend.

Read online "Collection of Classic Tales" by Chris Colfer - LitRes, page 2

Goldilocks and the three bears


Retelling of a folk tale

Once upon a time there was a father bear, a mother bear and a baby bear. It is customary that bears live in dens, but this family settled in a beautiful tree house in the middle of the forest. It was small, but they lived in it very nicely.

As in any family, all the bears were different and used to live according to their own conveniences. Each of them had their own chair in the living room. Papa Bear sat in a wooden rocking chair by the fireplace. Mama bear is in an easy chair by the window. The baby bear had his own little chair next to the toy chest.

At night, all three bears slept in their own beds. Papa Bear had a big bed with a hard mattress. Mama bear loved to sleep in a medium sized bed with lots of soft pillows. The little teddy bear slept in a small crib, which was just right for him in length and breadth.

One morning daddy bear cooked porridge for his family for breakfast, poured it into three different bowls, and the bears sat down at the table to have breakfast. Father, mother and son rarely agreed, but after tasting the porridge, they all agreed that it was too hot.

– Maybe we can take a walk while the porridge gets cold? Dad suggested. We haven't been out with the whole family for a long time.

Mother bear and baby bear thought it was a wonderful idea, and together they went for a walk in the forest.

On the same day, a little girl from a nearby village was walking near their home. For her beautiful golden curls, she was nicknamed Goldilocks.

Surprisingly, Goldilocks did not meet the bears in the forest, although she reached their house shortly after they left. She had never seen such a home before. Goldilocks was a curious girl who loved to explore new places, so she knocked to ask to come in.

She knocked hard and was very surprised when the door swung open. The bears forgot to lock it behind them.

– Hey! Is there anyone at home? Goldilocks called, but only an echo came back.

Without waiting for an answer, Goldilocks decided to wander around the house. The smell of fresh porridge led her to the kitchen, and the girl saw three bowls on the table.

- Porridge! My lovely! - she exclaimed.

During the walk, Goldilocks got so hungry that she completely forgot about decorum. She grabbed a spoon, tasted Papa Bear's porridge without asking, and immediately burned herself.

“Too hot,” Goldilocks said.

She moved over and scooped up some mama bear porridge. Her bowl was much closer to the window, and the porridge had cooled so much that it didn’t even taste like porridge.

“Too cold,” said Goldilocks.

She moved further and tried the baby bear's porridge. And she smiled, deciding that porridge should taste like this.

- That's it! - she said.

Goldilocks ate the baby bear's porridge clean and began to look for a place to rest. She walked into the living room and sat in Papa Bear's rocking chair. It was so hard that it hurt her to sit in it.

“Too hard,” Goldilocks said.

She moved to the mama bear chair. It was so soft that the girl almost drowned in it.

“Too soft,” said Goldilocks.

She didn't manage to get out of the bear's chair right away. And when it did work out, Goldilocks sat down in the little bear's chair, and it fit her.

- That's it! - the girl said happily.

As soon as she leaned back in her chair, it suddenly collapsed right under her. Before Goldilocks looked back, she was on the floor. She had never broken her chair and was very frightened.

“I must have overeaten the porridge,” the girl said.

There were no more comfortable chairs left, and Goldilocks decided to rest on the bed, especially since after a long day of walking she was not averse to taking a nap. The girl went to the bedroom and lay down on the bed of Papa Bear.

“Too hard,” she said.

Goldilocks jumped out of bed and crawled into the mother bear's bed. Like the chair, her bed was so soft that Goldilocks sank into it and barely got out.

“Too soft,” she said.

The only thing left in the bedroom is the baby bear's bed. Goldilocks sat down on her to make sure the bed would support her. Then she climbed under the covers and lay down comfortably.

“That’s the best…” she muttered, yawning, closed her eyes and immediately fell fast asleep.

Soon a family of bears returned from their walk. They rejoiced and rejoiced until they saw that the door of their house was wide open.

- Strange, I remember, I closed the door, - said the mother bear.

- Looks like we have uninvited guests! growled Papa Bear.

The bears rushed into the house. They first searched the kitchen, but found nothing out of the ordinary except for an empty porridge bowl.

- Someone ate my breakfast! - said the baby bear.

The bears then searched the living room, but found only a broken armchair.

- Someone broke my chair! - the little bear cub sobbed.

Only the bedroom remains. Papa Bear released his claws and headed there, not knowing who he would find there.

- Someone is sleeping in my bed! exclaimed the baby bear. - Yes, it's a girl!

The bears were very surprised that a little girl could make such a mess. They gathered by the bed and looked at her. Goldilocks felt this, woke up and saw bears around her. She screamed so loudly that all three bears covered their ears.

Goldilocks jumped out of the bedroom, ran through the living room, rushed past the kitchen and quickly rushed out the door. The bears chased the girl through the forest for a long time, until they decided that now she certainly would not return to their home.

That's how Goldilocks found out that you can't eat other people's porridge without asking, sit in other people's armchairs, sleep in other people's beds and go into other people's houses. And she never did that again.

End

Jack and the beanstalk


Retelling of a folk tale

Once upon a time there was a poor widow, and she had a son named Jack. The widow was a kind woman, but after many years of hardship she became strict and gloomy. Jack, on the other hand, was a curious and courageous boy, always in the clouds and dreaming of a life full of delights and adventures.

They lived in a tiny house on a small farm where there was never a harvest. The only food they had was milk, which was given by the Belyanka cow. One day, she ran out of milk, and her mother sent Jack to the market to sell the cow.

- Mother, how is it to sell Belyanka! Jack exclaimed. We are like family with her!

“We won’t have any family if we die of hunger,” the mother answered. “Life is not easy, son, and sometimes you have to sacrifice something in order to survive. But in the end, it's all for the best. Now take the cow, go to the village, sell it for good money, and on the way back buy a loaf of bread.

Reluctantly, Jack obeyed his mother's command. He led Belyanka through the forest to the nearest village, but on the path he met an old man.

“Hello, boy,” he said. He was a strange-looking old man with a long beard and in rags.

“Good evening to you too,” answered Jack.

– May I ask where you are taking this lovely creature? the old man asked.

“To the village, for sale,” answered Jack.

- My boy, you are lucky! exclaimed the old man. “I just need a cow.

– Want to buy Belyanka? Jack asked.

“I’m afraid I don’t have a penny, but I’ll be very happy to give you something else in return,” the old man replied.

“Mother won’t like it,” said Jack. She told me to sell the cow and buy a loaf of bread for dinner.

“Dear boy, I want to give you something a hundred times more expensive than all the bread in the kingdom!” the merchant said.

Jack was curious, but he doubted that his mother would be happy about such an exchange.

- What is it? Jack asked.

The old man took out a handful of beans from his pocket.

- Beans? Jack was surprised. “But my cow is worth a lot more than beans, that’s for sure.

- These are not ordinary beans, but magical ones! The old man winked at him. - They can fulfill your most cherished desire!

Jack's eyes widened as he imagined how much he could get with these beans.

– Are they definitely magical? - he asked.

- I'll fail in this very place, if not magical! exclaimed the old man and stamped his foot.


Jack took the beans from him and gave the rope to White. He was so delighted that he immediately ran home without even saying goodbye to the old man.

- Mother! Mother! he shouted. “I traded Belyanka for magic beans!” The man in the forest said they could grant my deepest wish!

He proudly poured his mother's beans into his palm. She looked at them and blushed.

- Stupid boy! she screamed. - Yes, you were fooled! None of these beans are magic, and now we will definitely starve to death!

The widow threw the beans out the window and burst into tears. She locked herself in her room and cried all night, lamenting how stupid her son was. Jack went to bed. He, too, was angry with himself and could not believe how easily he was tricked. Too much he hoped to heal well and forgot about everything in the world.

The next morning, Jack was awakened by a terrible crack. The boy jumped out of bed and found his frightened mother in the yard.

- Jack, look! - she exclaimed. “While we slept, a beanstalk grew here!”

Indeed, a huge beanstalk sprouted straight out of the ground. It was so long that it reached the very sky and disappeared behind the clouds.

- Beans! They must have sprouted when you threw them away! Jack cheered. - It turns out they are still magical!

“Help me gather some leaves and I’ll make a good stew out of them,” said the widow.

Jack did not listen to her and immediately began to climb up the stem.

- Jack, come back! the mother shouted. - You're going to fall!

Once again, Jack didn't listen to her. He simply could not resist - nothing more interesting had ever happened to him in his life. For years he dreamed of adventure, and now the time has finally come.

The higher he climbed, the more he saw around. Jack climbed so high that the whole kingdom and even neighboring lands stretched out before him. By the time he reached the clouds, his own house was only a tiny speck far below, and Jack could no longer hear his mother's cries. He scooped up the clouds with his palm and was delighted to find that they were soft and fluffy, just as he always thought.

Jack climbed further. He wanted to know how high the stem had grown. Rising above the clouds, he seemed to be in a completely different world. All around, a sea of ​​fluffy white hills stretched all the way to the horizon.

To Jack's amazement, a paved road hovered right between the clouds. He jumped off the stem and walked along it. From somewhere in the distance he heard beautiful singing. It got louder and louder. More beautiful sounds Jack had never heard and wanted to know who sang it.


At the very end of the road, Jack found a huge castle. He was so big that Jack looked like a tiny mouse next to him. The boy guessed that someone very big must live in such a castle. Jack's curiosity always won over fear, so he slipped under the giant door and snuck inside to find out what was there.

The castle was full of different things, and they were all huge. The furniture was so large that the boy could walk under the table and chairs without hitting them with his head. The fireplace was so gigantic that Jack's entire house could fit in it.

Everywhere he looked, Jack saw plate-sized gold coins. He was never a thief, but since there was so much gold in the castle, and he and his mother had so little, Jack decided that nothing bad would happen if he took some and brought it home. So he stuffed a large bag with gold and slung it over his shoulder.

Just as Jack was about to leave, he heard the beautiful singing again. And I was ready to swear that a golden woman was standing on top of a huge table. Curiosity won again, and Jack decided to look at her.

He climbed up the leg of the chair, stood on the seat, and then climbed onto the table. But he found there not a golden woman, but a magical golden harp with hands and a face. She sang a song while the strings on her back played a tune:


Where are you, brave hero? I have been waiting for you for many years.
I compose songs about love, but there is still no salvation.
Are all the knights dead? Or do people not care?
It is bitter for me to grieve in captivity, I know only one thing for sure:
If the prince sits idle, the young lady is doomed,
The fate of the lady is unenviable, which the heroes do not need.

Seeing Jack, the harp gasped.

- Man! - she exclaimed. - Glory to heaven! Finally, someone has come to save me from the giant!

- What kind of giant? Jack asked.

- The one who lives in this castle, of course! the harp replied. "He's cruel and very scary!" Every day makes me sing disgusting songs for him! Please take me with you!

Suddenly, thunderous footsteps sounded from above, and the whole castle shook.

- Oh no! the harp screamed. The giant has woken up! Hide quickly, otherwise he will eat you alive!

Jack got down from the table and hid in the oven.

A few moments later, a huge giant came down from the giant stairs. He was so big that it seemed that even in the vast castle he was cramped.

– Fi-fi-fo-fam! I can smell the boy's spirit there! the giant growled. "Whether he's alive or not, I'll eat him for dinner!"

He searched all over the house for Jack, opened every cupboard, but didn't think to look into the oven. Finally the giant got tired and sat down at the table.

- Sing! he said to the harp.

She obediently started the song, but Jack felt that she was not at all happy about it.


Destroy villages, scare people,
Crush houses with your feet!
Do not leave the cities
And a stone on a stone!
Thunder, smash, break and beat,
Rage and rage!
Drive people through the streets
And steal their meat!

The harp sang, and meanwhile the giant's eyes began to droop. He dropped his head on the table and fell asleep. His snoring was like the roar of a hundred bears. Jack got out of the oven and went to the door with a bag full of gold.

- Don't leave me, please! the harp pleaded. "I can't stand another day in this castle!"

Jack hesitated whether to rescue the harp, but he knew that leaving it would not be very nice. He carefully climbed onto the table and moved towards the harp.

The Giant suffocated on Jack and nearly knocked him off his feet. The giant's eyes began to open, and the harp quickly sang again to put him to sleep:


Destroy villages, scare people,
Be merciless with enemies!
This devastation, torment the peasants,
Crush them with your boots!
Thunder, smash, break and beat,
Spare no life,
Eat cows and horses
And steal gold!

Jack took the harp and carried it to the edge of the table. They were right under the giant's nose as he took a deep breath in his sleep. The giant smelled Jack and woke up.

- Fee-fi-fo-fam, I smell the spirit of the boy there! the giant roared.

And roared again when he saw Jack trying to steal the harp. Jack jumped off the table, and together with the harp, they landed right on the giant's leg.

– AAAAAAA! yelled the giant. He grabbed his sore toe and hopped up and down the castle on one leg.

Jack took the harp with one hand, the bag of gold with the other, rushed to the door, crawled under it and ran along the road to the stem.


As soon as Jack reached the stem, the giant jumped out of the castle and rushed after him. Jack quickly climbed down, but the giant began to descend after him, and the stalk swayed in the clouds.

Jack's mother heard the noise and ran out to see what was going on. She was so frightened when she saw the giant chasing her son that she did not immediately find the power of speech.

– Jack! What are you doing? she screamed at her son.

- Mother, bring the ax as soon as possible! We need to cut down the stem before the giant gets to the ground! said Jack, nimbly moving from leaf to leaf.

The widow ran into the house and returned with an axe. Jack descended to the ground, took the ax from his mother, and with one mighty swing cut the stalk in two. He collapsed to the ground, and the giant fell with him, breaking to death.

- Jack, do you have any idea how worried I was about you? exclaimed the widow.

“Sorry to disturb you, mother,” Jack said. “But I promise you will never have to worry about anything again.” Look what I brought!

Jack took the gold coins out of his bag and showed them to his mother. The widow was so delighted that she even burst into tears of happiness. She hugged her son tightly and kissed him on the cheek.

- My brave boy! - she said. - You saved us! Now we will never go hungry!

Jack and his mother built a new house and started a real farm with so many crops that they didn't even know where to put it all. They ate three times a day, and the harp sang marvelous songs to them before going to sleep.

The old man did not lie: the magic beans really fulfilled Jack's most cherished wish. But the true magic was hidden in himself - if Jack did not know for sure what he wanted from life, the beans would not be able to help him.

Anyone who hears Jack's story will learn an important lesson from it: if life gives you beans, grow them into a beanstalk!

End

Little Red Riding Hood


Retelling of the story of Charles Perrault

In a village on the edge of the forest there lived a little girl with her mother and father. Beloved grandmother gave her a beautiful bright red hat, which the girl wore without taking off, and therefore in the village they called her that - Little Red Riding Hood.

One day Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother sent a letter to her mother. The poor old woman caught a bad cold and could not even leave the house - and she lived in the forest. Mother Riding Hood collected a whole basket of goodies, gave it to her daughter and ordered her to take it to her grandmother.

“Be careful in the woods, Riding Hood,” her mother warned her. “Don’t leave the path, don’t linger anywhere, and don’t talk to strangers.

Riding Hood took the basket and set off, not even thinking about disobeying her mother. But as soon as the girl entered the forest, she immediately found herself in the middle of a clearing of wonderful wild flowers.

– What beautiful flowers! Red was delighted. “Mother will certainly not be angry if I collect a small bouquet for grandmother. Flowers are always a joy when someone is unwell.

The girl decided that nothing bad would happen if she lingered a little, and began to pick the brightest flowers. Riding Hood wove a crown, a necklace and two bracelets out of them, but when she wanted to collect a bouquet for her grandmother, it turned out that there were no flowers left in the clearing at all.

- Oh, well, - said Riding Hood. - Surely my grandmother will be delighted with me even without any flowers.

The girl returned to the path, but very soon she noticed a bush of ripe blueberries along the way.

– What glorious berries and they must be delicious! Red was delighted. “Mother will certainly not be angry if I collect a handful for my grandmother.” Goodies are always a consolation when someone feels bad.

And Riding Hood started picking blueberries for her grandmother. She ate the first berry to know for sure that blueberries are sweet. I also ate the second one - I wanted to find out for sure that the first one was not sweet by chance and all the other berries are also tasty. Riding Hood was so delighted with her foresight that she ate the third and fourth berries just to reward herself somehow.

The berries were so wonderful that Riding Hood ate them and ate them and still couldn't stop. When she remembered that she needed to leave some for her grandmother, it turned out that there were no more berries.

"Oh, well," said Riding Hood. - Surely my grandmother will be delighted with me even without any delicacies.

Riding Hood didn't want to linger anywhere else, so she decided not to leave the path until her grandmother's house. But halfway she met a terrible ferocious wolf with big ears and sharp teeth.

“Hello girl,” growled the wolf.

“Hello,” Riding Hood replied, because it would be impolite to remain silent, but immediately covered her mouth with her frightened hand. - Oh, I promised my mother that I would not talk to strangers!

“But I’m not a stranger at all,” the wolf grinned. “I have been watching you ever since you entered the forest. I watched you picking flowers in the clearing, I saw you eating blueberries by the bush. It turns out that you and I know each other very well.

- Oh, wonderful! Little Red Riding Hood smiled happily. “And I was afraid that I had disobeyed my mother.

– What brought you to the forest, dear girl? the wolf asked.

“I’m in a hurry to see my grandmother,” answered Riding Hood. - She has a very cold, and I go to visit her and carry a basket of goodies.

“What a glorious granddaughter you are,” replied the wolf. - Where does your grandmother live?

“A little further along this path,” said Riding Hood. “I have to go now, or I’ll be late home for dinner.”


Riding Hood said goodbye to the wolf and went further along the path. But she didn’t know that the wolf ran through the forest on his own way and managed to get to her grandmother’s house earlier. Riding Hood very opportunely showed him the way, and now the wolf had two dishes for dinner at once!

The old woman was sleeping in her bed when the wolf found her and immediately swallowed her in one fell swoop. Before the arrival of Riding Hood, he managed to dress up in his grandmother's clothes and lie down on the bed.

- Grandma, it's me, Riding Hood! The girl called out and knocked on the door. “I brought you a basket of treats!”

“Come in, my child,” answered the wolf, pretending to be Riding Hood’s grandmother.

Riding Hood decided that Grandmother must be very sick, because her voice was almost unrecognizable. The girl went up to the old woman and looked at her properly. Grandma didn't look like herself either.


– Oh, grandma, what big ears you have, – Riding Hood was surprised.

“This is to hear you better, my dear,” answered the wolf.

“Oh, what big eyes you have,” Red continued.

“This is to see you better, my dear,” answered the wolf.

- Oh, what big teeth you have!

IS TO EAT YOU, MY DEAR!

The wolf jumped out from under the blanket, and Little Red Riding Hood screamed in fear. He swallowed the girl in one fell swoop, and she ended up in his belly along with her grandmother.


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