The Three Bears and The Homeless Girl
Once upon a time three bears lived in a condo in the woods. Their names were Bertha Bear, Barry Bear, and Bobby Bear (but everyone called him Baby).On this seemingly ordinary morning an argument over breakfast changed their lives. Bertha had just microwaved some porridge. After she set the steaming bowls on the table she didn't have to wait long for the usual complaints.
" Bertha, this porridge is too hot ! "
" Mom ! This porridge has lumps in it ! I hate lumps ! "
" Well ! My porridge has gotten cold while catering to you two ! I'm sick of it ! Tomorrow cook your own Damn breakfast ! "
" Bertha, honey calm down . Why don't we go have breakfast at the Foodcourt in the mall. "
" Well... I guess so. "
Bobby tugged on Barry's Hand " Dad while we're their can I get a Gameboy? Please ! "
" We'll see. "
The Bears drove of in their mini-van, their porridge lay forgotten on the kitchen table.
Just then a young girl wandering in the woods saw the Bears condo in the distance. The girl, who hadn't eaten in two days, was drawn to the condo by the scent of the porridge.
The girl was very pale where she was not dirty. The clothes she wore were little more than tattered rags that fluttered about her in the faint breeze . The girl's name was Goldie Locks, but as her limp hair hardly looked gold, the town's children gave her a nickname... Moldy Locks.
She went up the stairs and knocked on the door, intending to ask for food. When no one answered the door, she tried turn the knob. She was surprised when the door gave easily. She entered the house timidly, expecting to be driven away by the homeowners. When five minutes passes and no angry shouts issued from the house's interior, she began to relax and take in her surroundings. The first thing she noticed was the bowls of porridge sitting on the table. She ate the contents of each bowl, and Baby's bowl itself. Next she ate most of the contents of the fringe, except for the rice cakes, she'd never been THAT hungry.
After her binge she decide she needed to take a bath, so she went to find the bathroom, which she found with little trouble. The first thing she did was to start filling the tub. Next she added bubble bath and undressed. She got in the tub, leaving the water on. She was very comfortable in the water, and soon fell a sleep. An hour later she woke up, and found to her horror, that the bathroom was submerged in three inches of water and soap bubbles. She jumped out of the tub, and opening the door, sending a cascade of soapy water down the stairs. It vaguely reminded her of a water fall she had once seen. She shrugged her shoulders and set of to find some decent clothes. First she went to the closet in the master bed, but Bertha's clothes were much to large. She ignored Barry's as they were even larger. It was in Bobby's bedroom ,that she finally found some clothes that fit.
Goldie wondered just who these incredibly large people were. She decided that the easiest way to find out would be to find some pictures of the family. She began her search in the master bedroom. While she found many unusual things in their dresser drawers, she didn't find any pictures. She found a picture album in the spare bedroom. She opened it and was astounded that the home was inhabited by bears!
She decided that as a human, she could ,with little effort, over come the dumb bears. As she hunted for a shot gun, she began to formulate a plan to ambush the Bears.
A month later Goldie Locks sat in the condo watching a football game between the Bears an the Jets ( the Jets were wining), on the big screen T.V. that she had recently bought ( Who knew that bear meat was worth so much ? ) . Her feet rested comfortably on a bearskin rug (that used to be Bertha!) . She smiled as she looked up at the bear's (Barry's) head she mounted on the wall. What happened to Baby, you wonder ? He was sold for a small fortune to the Santiago zoo.
-srw
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