Goldilocks & The Three Bears: Summary The adapted version of Goldilocks and The Three Bears by Heidi Anne Heiner takes place in the middle of the woods where three bears live. The story starts off by introducing the bears as the protagonist characters by describing them as “good Bears — a little rough or so, as the manner of Bears is, but for all that very good-natured and hospitable” (Heiner). One day they decided to make porridge and go out for a walk to give it time to cool. As they are gone, Goldilocks, a naughty little girl, enters the bears’ home. Goldilocks then goes on to try each one of the three bears’ porridge. She ends up finishing all of the littlest bears porridge because it is not to hot or cold, but “just right”. Next she sees the bears’ chairs and decides to try out each one of their chairs. She ends up liking the littlest bear’s chair the best, but unfortunately ends up breaking it. She finally feels tired and then goes upstairs to lie down. She tries each bed and ends up falling asleep in the littlest bear’s bed. The bears come back and find that their house has been tampered with. They go through each item and talk about how there is something wrong with their stuff. Then once they reach the beds, the littlest bear finds Goldilocks in his bed and Goldilocks wakes up to quickly run out the window. The author does not explain exactly what happens to Goldilocks after this, but she is never seen or heard from again.

Authentic Variant Plan
My variant will be directed towards an adolescent audience by including more mature elements such as illegal activities and criminal punishment. The perspective will remain the same as the original and be in told 3rd person. It will remain a narrative so we are able to observer events and omit bias opinions. Instead of the Goldilocks trying the Bears’ things she will ruin their house by throwing a party with her friends when she finds an empty house. This changes the meaning and purpose of the story by making a more specific moral and message for the story. In the end Goldilocks and her friends will get in trouble due to their lack of responsibility and respect for the Bears’ property. The elements of underage drinking and partying will change the purpose and shift the audience towards a more specific and older age range. The story presents a scenario that teenagers may one day face. The motifs will still be similar, just aimed at a different demographic.

My Authentic Variant of Goldilocks & The Three Bears Once upon a time, maybe just two years ago actually, there were three bears that lived in the woods in a beautiful, large wood cabin. These bears were the friendliest bears you could ever meet. The momma and papa bear were both an honorary Cub Scout and Brownie when they were little and their son, little wee bear, was president of his little Cub Scout troop. Little Wee Bear had just received a badge for most generous cub of his troop and there was a ceremony for his achievement. The Bears wanted to have guests over after the ceremony to celebrate their little wee cub’s award so Mama Bear and Papa Bear tidied up the cabin just for their guests. They finally finished all of the tidying of their house just in time to zip out the door to get to Little Wee Bear’s ceremony. Little did the Bears know that a blonde, mischievous girl happened to be close by with some of her high school friends, on an adventure exploring the woods, looking for something fun to do. To their surprise they stumbled upon a beautiful, empty log cabin with not a single light on in the house. One of Goldilocks’ friends dared her to go inside and see if anyone was living there. Goldilocks’ wasn’t sure if that was such a good idea, but no one was around so Goldilocks figured that she should see what excitement they could find inside the empty house. When she walked in she could see that no one was home but someone was definitely living there. She told her friends it was safe to come in and they agreed to join her. Once they were all inside and settled down they decided that they needed to share the Bears’ house with all of their other high school friends. Soon the house was packed to capacity with loud, obnoxious teenagers. Goldilocks and her friends continued exploring the house and came across the three bears’ wine cellar. They decided that everyone should try some because they didn’t have to pay for it and they wanted to feel like grown-ups. Goldilocks tried every wine she could find. First she tried the Momma Bear’s white wine, but it was too sweet. Then she tried the Papa Bear’s red wine, but it was too bitter. Finally, she tried the Little Wee Bear’s sparkling non-alcoholic wine and it was just right.
After trying all of that wine, Goldilocks felt sick and had to find a bathroom really soon. She tried to use the Papa Bear’s bathroom, but the toilet was so high she couldn’t even see into it. Then she tried the momma bear’s bathroom, but there was too long of a line. Finally, she stumbled towards the Little Wee Bear’s bathroom and his toilet was just right, so she could finally let out all of the wine she sampled early in one big, nasty heave. Little Wee Bear’s toilet was covered in smelly, sticky puke. Goldilocks felt a little better, but now she was tired and needed to sleep off her horrible headache.
Goldilocks saw the Papa Bear’s huge, comfy bed, but she was too tired to climb up into it. She came across Mama Bear’s water bed, but after lying in that for a while she began to feel sick again, so she rolled out onto the ground and when she spotted Little Wee Bear’s bed, she quickly rolled into it and passed out.
A little bit later on, the Three Bears returned to set up for their guests to find that their house was full of belligerent high school teenagers. Papa Bear decided to call the cops and they showed up and arrested everyone for trespassing, underage drinking and destruction of property. Goldilocks couldn’t make bail and was stuck in jail forever. The end.