History Literature / Goldilocks

Like many FairyTales, this one has evolved over the years. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldilocks According to that other wiki]], the original tale was probably that of Scrapefoot the vixen (as in a fox), who was an unwelcome guest at the bears' castle (yes, you read right. ''Castle''). Robert Southey apparently heard this tale from an uncle and was the first to publish it. However, he accidentally thought it was the wrong kind of vixen, [[AdaptationSpeciesChange which got her changed into a mean old woman]] who, after not being invited around to the bears' place, [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot decides to go check it out for herself]]. She falls out the window and is never seen again. Goldilocks as we know her only turns up in Joseph Cundall's version 12 years later and only to stop confusion with other old ladies in other fairy tales. Nor was she the only little girl; for a long time, she was dubbed ''Silverhair'' (and Creator/GeorgeMacDonald did a ShoutOut to the tale in ''The Golden Key'' by that title).

As with other fairy tales, we have seen Goldie and the bears get [[FracturedFairyTale fractured until they are shattered]]. Notable adaptations include ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunnyAndTheThreeBears'' and the {{Creator/Terrytoons}} [[WesternAnimation/TheThreeBears version]], the latter of which is notable for [[AdaptationalNationality making the bears Italian]], replacing the porridge with spaghetti, and giving us "[[MemeticMutation SOMEBODY TOUCHA MY SPAGHETT!]]". We've also seen her get added to the lineup of the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'', which makes her not only an adult, but an ActionGirl, and a supporting villain in ''Comicbook/{{Fables}}'' where she's a terrorist for hire.[[note]]And a bearfucker[[/note]] There's also ''WesternAnimation/GoldieAndBear'' , which takes place after the story, and depicts them as friends.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the oldest versions of the story, Goldilocks was an unnamed older woman who broke into the house out of spite, since they refused to let her in. When the bears caught her, they punished her by trying to burn and drown her. When it didn't work, they [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaled her on a steeple]]. Later versions of the story have Goldilocks being a naive child who didn't know what she was getting herself into, causing the bears to either scare her off or befriend her.

* AnAesop: Usually along the lines of, Don't break into people's houses and use their things without permission. [[FantasticAesop Especially if they're talking bears.]]
* BearsAreBadNews: For Goldilocks, anyway. Though she brought it upon herself by breaking into their house.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: In most recent tellings of the story, especially for children, the bears either scare Goldilocks away, or [[AnAesop make her apologize for using their things without permission]]. In earlier versions of the story, they were... [[BearsAreBadNews not so nice]].
* BullyingADragon: The earliest version of the story has the protagonist already being aware that the homeowners were bears. Rather than, accidentally finding a house without anybody there and not knowing who the occupants were.

* CharacterNameAsTitle

* PaintingTheMedium: The original literary telling by Robert Southey represented the three bears' voices with different fonts and text sizes. Many later adaptations have followed suit.

* SchmuckBanquet: Three bowls of freshly-cooked porridge just sitting there unattended? [[WhatAnIdiot Eh, what could go wrong]]. (An UnbuiltTrope in this story, because the meal wasn't specifically set there to lure passing humans; Goldilocks was just greedy.)

* VillainHasAPoint: In the stories where they're supposed to be the bad guys, you can't really blame the bears for what they do to the protagonist. She invaded their home, broke their stuff, ate their food and stole one of their beds.

* VillainProtagonist: Goldilocks is a home intruder who spends most of the story actively committing unlawful entry, theft and vandalism of private property. In the earliest versions, she was a mean lady who did so out of spite.

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* SleepingSingle: Implied — how else could Papa Bear's bed be too hard, but Mama Bear's too soft? (Of course, nowadays there are beds with adjustable hardnesses on each side, but still.) It should be noted that in the earliest versions of the story, the bears were not identified as a family unit, so them all sleeping in different beds made more sense.

Like many FairyTales, this one has evolved over the years. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldilocks According to that other wiki]], the original tale was probably that of Scrapfoot the vixen (as in a fox), who was an unwelcome guest at the bears' castle (yes, you read right. ''Castle''). Robert Southey apparently heard this tale from an uncle and was the first to publish it. However, he accidentally thought it was the wrong kind of vixen, [[AdaptationSpeciesChange which got her changed into a mean old woman]] who, after not being invited around to the bears' place, [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot decides to go check it out for herself]]. She falls out the window and is never seen again. Goldilocks as we know her only turns up in Joseph Cundall's version 12 years later and only to stop confusion with other old ladies in other fairy tales. Nor was she the only little girl; for a long time, she was dubbed ''Silverhair'' (and Creator/GeorgeMacDonald did a ShoutOut to the tale in ''The Golden Key'' by that title).

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the oldest versions of the story, Goldilocks was an unnamed older woman who broke into the house out of spite, since they refused to let her in. When the bears caught her, they punished her by trying to burn and drown her. When it didn't work, they [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaled her on a steeple]]. Later versions of the story have Goldilocks being a naive child who didn't what she was getting herself into, causing the bears to either scare her off or befriend her.

* DesignatedVillain: The bears are often presented as the antagonists, despite being a decent family. Though some argue that Goldilocks, even as an innocent child, is technically the antagonist, so this trope works both ways.

* IdiotHero: In the earlier versions, Goldilocks deliberately broke into the house out of spite despite knowing the homeowners were a trio of bears. In recent versions, Goldilocks was reimagined as a child who entered a (seemingly) abandoned home in the woods and simply didn't know the owners were bears. Still, it's not the best idea to do what she did.

* OralTradition: The story is believed to be older, based on stories passed down orally about a passerby who encountered a shrine to cave bears. Said person foolishly ate food left at the shrine as an offering and was killed by the vengeful cave bear spirits.

* OralTradition

* VillainProtagonist: Goldilocks is a home intruder who spends most of the story actively committing unlawful entry, theft and vandalism of private property.

* VillainHasAPoint: You can't really blame the bears for what they do to the protagonist. She invaded their home, broke their stuff, ate their food and stole one of their beds.
* VillainProtagonist: Goldilocks is a home intruder who spends most of the story actively committing unlawful entry and vandalism of private property.

As with other fairy tales, we have seen Goldie and the bears get [[FracturedFairyTale fractured until they are shattered]]. Notable adaptations include ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunnyAndTheThreeBears'' and the {{Creator/Terrytoons}} [[WesternAnimation/TheThreeBears version]], the latter of which is notable for [[AdaptationalNationality making the bears Italian]], replacing the porridge with spaghetti, and giving us "[[MemeticMutation SOMEBODY TOUCHA MY SPAGHETT!]]". We've also seen her get added to the lineup of the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'', which makes her not only an adult, but an ActionGirl, and a supporting villain in ''Comicbook/{{Fables}}'' where she's a terrorist for hire.[[note]]And a bearfucker.[[/note]] . There's also ''WesternAnimation/GoldieAndBear'' , which takes place after the story, and depicts them as friends.

* DumbBlonde: What else would you call a girl who enters a house without permission, steals food, breaks furniture, and then goes to sleep at the scene of the crime? One owned by ''bears'' no less.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: In most recent tellings of the story, especially for children, the bears either scare Goldilocks away, or [[AnAesop make her apologize using their things without permission]]. In earlier versions of the story, they were... [[BearsAreBadNews not so nice]].

* DumbBlonde: What else would you call a girl who enters a house without permission, steals food, breaks furniture, and then goes to sleep at the scene of the crime?
** One owned by ''bears'' no less.

As with other fairy tales, we have seen Goldie and the bears get [[FracturedFairyTale fractured until they are shattered]]. Notable adaptations include ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunnyAndTheThreeBears'' and the {{Creator/Terrytoons}} [[WesternAnimation/TheThreeBears version]], the latter of which is notable for [[AdaptationalNationality making the bears Italian]], replacing the porridge with spaghetti, and giving us "[[MemeticMutation SOMEBODY TOUCHA MY SPAGHETT!]]". We've also seen her get added to the lineup of the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'', which makes her not only an adult, but an ActionGirl, and a supporting villain in ''Comicbook/{{Fables}}'' where she's a terrorist for hire.[[note]]And a bearfucker.[[/note]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the oldest versions of the story, Goldilocks was an unnamed older woman who broke into the house out of spite, since they refused to let her in. Where the bears punished her by trying to burn and drown her. When it didn't work, they impaled her on a steeple. Later versions of the story have Goldilocks being a naive child who didn't what she was getting herself in to. Causing the bears to either scare her off or befriend her.

* BearyFriendly: The bears are usually shown as a quiet little family, just understandably annoyed at Goldilocks for messing with their things.

* BullyingADragon: The earliest version of the story has the protagonist already being aware that the homeowners were bears. Rather than, accidentally finding an abandoned house and not knowing who the occupants were.

* IdiotHero: Goldilocks. In the earlier versions, she deliberately broke into the house out of spite despite knowing the homeowners were a trio of bears. In recent versions, Goldilocks was reimagined as a child who entered a (seemingly) abandoned home in the woods and simply didn't know the owners were bears. Still, it's not the best idea to do what she did.

* VillainProtagonist: Goldilocks spends most of the story actively committing unlawful entry and vandalism of private property.

* VillainProtagonist: Goldilocks spends most of the story actively committing housebreaking and vandalism of private property.

As with other fairy tales, we have seen Goldie and the bears get [[FracturedFairyTale fractured until they are shattered]]. Notable adaptations include ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunnyAndTheThreeBears'' and the {{Creator/Terrytoons}} [[WesternAnimation/TheThreeBears version]], the latter of which is notable for [[AdaptationalNationality making the bears Italian]], replacing the porridge with spaghetti, and giving us "[[MemeticMutation SOMEBODY TOUCHA MY SPAGHETT!]]". We've also seen her get added to the lineup of the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'', which makes her not only an adult, but an ActionGirl.

* SleepingSingle: Implied — how else could Papa Bear's bed be too hard, but Mama Bear's too soft? (Of course, nowadays there are beds with adjustable harnesses on each side, but still.) It should be noted that in the earliest versions of the story, the bears were not identified as a family unit, so them all sleeping in different beds made more sense.