Goldilocks was a little girl with golden hair who went for a walk in the forest. She came upon an empty house belonging to three bears. Hungry, she sampled their porridge but found one bowl too hot, one too cold, and one just right. Tired, she then tried the bears' beds and found one too hard, one too soft, and one just right. When the bears returned home and discovered Goldilocks sleeping in the baby bear's bed, she woke up frightened and ran away into the forest.