Welcome to this A1 beginner English graded reader! Here you can read a simple version of the classic fairy tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It's perfect for learners who are just starting with English.
Tap or click on any word to see its definition. After the story, you'll find easy lesson notes to help you remember new words and grammar. Enjoy learning English for free!
Goldilocks was a little girl with . One day, she in the woods. She saw a house.
She the door, but . She went inside. In the kitchen, she saw three bowls of porridge.
She the big bowl. It was . Then she tried the medium bowl. It was . Finally, she ate the small bowl. It was . She ate all of it.
Next, she saw three chairs. She the big chair. It was . She sat in the medium chair. It was . Then she sat in the small chair. It !
She went to the bedroom. She saw three beds. She the big bed. It was too hard. She tried the medium bed. It was too soft. The small bed was . She .
The came home. They saw the porridge, the broken chair, and Goldilocks in the bed. Goldilocks . She saw the bears. She and . The bears never saw her again.
Goldilocks was a small girl with gold hair. One day, she walked in the woods and saw a nice house.
She knocked, but no one answered. She went in and saw three bowls of porridge in the kitchen.
The big bowl was too hot. The medium bowl was too cold. The small bowl was just right, so she ate it all.
She sat in the big chair - too hard. The medium chair was too soft. The small chair broke when she sat in it.
In the bedroom, the big bed was too hard, the medium too soft. The small bed was just right, so she fell asleep.
The bears came home and found the mess and Goldilocks sleeping. She woke up, saw them, and ran away fast. They never saw her again.
Let's learn some new words from Goldilocks's adventure! These words help you talk about food and things in a house.
- bowl - a round dish for food
- porridge - a warm breakfast food like oatmeal
- chair - something you sit on
- bed - something you sleep on
Goldilocks finds things that are "too hot," "too cold," or "just right." We use "too" before an adjective when something is more than we want. "Just right" means perfect!
- The big bowl was too hot. (more hot than good)
- The medium chair was too soft. (more soft than good)
- The small bed was just right. (perfect!)
Goldilocks walks through different rooms. Can you name the rooms in your house? Use these words to describe where things are.
- kitchen - where you cook
- bedroom - where you sleep
- living room - where you relax
- bathroom - where you wash
Goldilocks walks, eats, sits, and sleeps. You can use simple past verbs to tell what you did today. Try it!
- I walked in the park.
- I ate breakfast.
- I sat on a chair.
- I slept in my bed.
If you want to keep going, browse more in our English section and review the A1 English Vocabulary List. After that, try English Root Words and Prefixes for another useful next step.
