Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Goldilocks and the Three Bears – A play
Instructions
Here is the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. You can use this to act the story out with your friends! You will need 4 people: Goldilocks, Daddy Bear, Mummy Bear and Baby Bear. You can draw or print masks for you and your friends. You can also draw or make things for the play, for example, flowers and trees for the forest, or bowls of porridge. You’ll also need a chair, and something to use as a bed – perhaps the sofa or a table.

The Play
Goldilocks enters. She walks through the forest singing. She sees a house.
Goldilocks: Oh, what a sweet little house!
(She knocks on the door.)
Goldilocks: Who’s there?
(Nobody answers. She opens the door and goes in There are three bowls of porridge on a table.)
Goldilocks: I’m hungry! What’s this?
(Goldilocks tastes the first bowl of porridge.)
Goldilocks: Ugh! This is too hot!
(Goldilocks tastes the second bowl of porridge.)
Goldilocks: Ugh! This is too cold!
(Goldilocks tastes the third bowl of porridge.)
Goldilocks: Mmmmm! This is just right!
(Goldilocks eats all the porridge. Goldilocks yawns. She’s tired. There are three chairs around the table. She sits in one of the chairs.)
Goldilocks: This chair is too big!
(She sits in the second chair.)
Goldilocks: This chair is too big!
(She sits in the third chair.)
Goldilocks: This chair is just right!
(The chair breaks! Goldilocks goes to the bedroom. There are three beds. She lies on one of the beds.)
Goldilocks: This bed is too hard!
(She lies on the second bed.)
Goldilocks: This bed is too soft!
(She lies on the third bed.)
Goldilocks: This bed is just right!
(Goldilocks goes to sleep. The three bears come in the house. They see the bowls and look at them.)
Daddy Bear: Someone’s been eating my porridge!
Mummy Bear: Someone’s been eating my porridge!
Baby Bear: Someone’s been eating my porridge and it’s all gone!
(The three bears see the chairs.)
Daddy Bear: Someone’s been sitting in my chair!
Mummy Bear: Someone’s been sitting in my chair!
Baby Bear: Someone’s been sitting in my chair – and it’s broken!
(The three bears go into the bedroom and see the beds.)
Daddy Bear: Someone’s been sleeping in my bed!
Mummy Bear: Someone’s been sleeping in my bed!
Baby Bear: Someone’s been sleeping in my bed – and she’s still there!
(Goldilocks wakes up, looks at the bears and screams.)
Goldilocks: Help!
(Goldilocks runs out of the house.)
Daddy Bear )
Mummy Bear ) What a horrible girl!
Baby Bear )


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