Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-14

The story OF the Three Bears.
a. story which may content the minds
| or learned men and grave philosophers
Once upon time there were Thre,
Bears who lived together in house O
their own In wood. One of then
was Little, Small, Wee Bear, and ont
was Mid1le- sized Bear, and the Other
was Great, Huge Bear They had eacl
a pot for their porridge q little pot
for the Little, Small, Wee Bear, and 6
middle-sized pot for the Middle Bear
and great pot for the Great, Huge
Bear. Aud they had each chair tc
sitin little chair forthe Little, Small,
Wee Bear, and middle-sized chair
for the Middle Bear, and great chair
for the Great, Huge Bear Aud they
had each bed TO sleep in; little bed
for the Little, Small, Wee Bear, and a
middle-sized bed for the Middle Bear.
and great bed for the Great, Huge
Bear.
One day, after they had made the
porridge for their breakfast, and poured
it into their porridge- pots, they walked
out into the woods while the porridge
was cooling, that they might lot burn
their mouths by beginning too soon to
eat it. And while they were walking,
little old Woman came to the house.
She could not have been good, honest
old Woman; for first she looked in at
the window, and then she peeped in at
the key-hole and seeing nobody in the
house, she lifted the latch. The door
was not fastened, because the Bears were
good Bears, who did nobody any harm,
and never suspected that anybody
would harm them. So the little old
Woman opened the door and went
IN and well pleased she was when she
saw the porridge on the table. If she
had been good little old Woman,
she would have waited till the Bears
come home, and then, perhaps, they
would have asked her TO breakfast:
for they were good Bears-alittle rough
or so, as the manner of Bears is, but for
all that very good natured and hospita-
Die. But she was an impudent, bad
old Wonaan, AND set about helping her
self. '-e
So first she tasted the porridge of the
Great, Huge Bear, and that was too hot
for her; and she said bad word about
that. And then she tasted the por
ridge of the Middle Bear, and that was
too cold for her and she said q bad
word about that too. 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 and she liked it so we'll that
she ate it all up; but the naughty
old Woman said bad word about the
little porridge pot, because it did not
hold enough for her.
Then the little old Woman sat down
III the chair of the Great, Huge Bear,
and that was too hard for her. And
then she sat down in the chair Of the
Middle Bear, and 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 was just right. So she
seated herself in 1T, and there
she sat till the bottom of the chair
came out, and down came hers, plump
upon the ground. And the naughty
old Woman said wicked word about
that too.
Then the little old Woman went ND
stairs into the bed chamber in which
the Three Bears slept. And first she Law
down upon the bed Of the Great. Huge
Bear; but that was too high at the
Lead for her. And next she lay down
upon the bed of the Middle Bear and
that was too high in 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 foot, but just right. So she covered
herself up comfortably, and lay there
till she fell fast asleep.
By this time the Three Bears thought
their porridge would be cool enough ;
SO they came home to breakfast. Now
the little old Woman had left the
spoon OF the Great, Huge Bear standing
IN his porridge.
POhkiDGE y said the Great. Huge
Bear, in his great, rough, gruff voice.
And when the Middle Bear looked at
his he saw that the spoon was standing
in it too. They were wooden spoons:
II shey had been silver ones, the naughty
ole Woman would have put them in her
pocket.
SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PoR-
RIDGE" said the Middle Bear. in his
middle voice.
Then the Little, Small, Wee Bear
looked at his, and there was the spoon
In the porridge pot, but the porrldge
was all gone.
Somebody has been ct mn DOR
rage. and has eaten it all up!" said
the Little, Small, Wee Bear, in his lit
tie, small, wee voice.
Upon this the Three Bears, seeing
that some one had entered their house.
and eaten up the Little, Small, Wee
Bears breakfast, began to look about
them. Now the little old Woman had
not put the hard cushion straight when
she rose from The chair of the Great.
Huge Bear.
SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SIT
TING INMY CHAIR ?" said the Great
Huge Bear, in his great, rough, gruf
voice.
And the little old Woman had SQUAT
ted down the soft cushion of the Middle
Bear.
SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY