Goldilocks and the Three Bears - A Softly Told Fairytale for Adults - Rest: Sleepy Bedtime Stories

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Good evening and welcome to Rest, your sanctuary for peaceful
sleep and relaxation. Whether you're escaping daily stresses or seeking
a nightly companion, you're in the right place. My name
is Jessica, and i'll be your host this evening. Before

(00:27):
we begin, why don't you turn off your screens and
turn down your volume. Now that's done, let's unwind and
help you ease into a blessed rest tonight. Let's wander

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into a quiet forest together. The air is cool and still,
sunlight filters gently through the leaves, and somewhere ahead, a
path winds deeper into the trees. At the end of
that path, you'll find a small cottage with smoke curling

(01:19):
softly from its chimney and a door just waiting to
be opened. This is where we'll step into the story
of Goldilocks and the three bears. Inside their cottage, you'll
discover porridge bowls on the table, chairs by the fire,

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and beds upstairs that seem to be waiting for a
special someone to rest in them. There's no need to
listen too closely, and you don't need to stay awake
to follow each part of this story. Let this familiar
tale soothe you like the creak of a rocking chair

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or the hush of a breeze through the trees. Now
close your eyes, take a slow, deep breath, and let
this old bedtime classic carry you toward rest. There was

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once a little girl whose hair was so bright and
yellow that it glittered in the sun like spun gold.
For this reason she was called Goldilocks. One day, Goldilocks
went out into the meadows to gather flowers. She wandered

(02:52):
on and on, and after a while she came to
a forest where she had never been before. She went
on into the forest, and it was very cool and shady.
Presently she came to a little house standing all alone

(03:13):
in the forest, And as she was tired and thirsty,
she knocked at the door. She hoped the good people
inside would give her a drink and let her rest
for a little while. Now, though Goldilocks did not know it,

(03:35):
this house belonged to three bears. There was a great
big father bear, and a middling sized mother bear, and
a dear little baby bear, no bigger than Goldilocks herself.

(03:55):
But the three bears had gone out to take a
walk in the forest while their supper was cooling. So
when Goldilocks knocked at the door, no one answered her.
She waited awhile, and then she knocked again, and as
still nobody answered her, she pushed the door open and

(04:20):
stepped inside. There in a row stood three chairs. One
was a great big chair, and it belonged to the
father bear, and one was a middling sized chair, and
it belonged to the mother bear. And one was a

(04:43):
dear little chair, and it belonged to the baby bear.
And on the table stood three bowls of smoking hot porridge.
And so thought Goldilocks, the people must be coming back
soon to eat it. She thought she would sit down

(05:06):
and rest until they came. So first she sat down
in the great big chair, but the cushion was too soft.
It seemed as though it would swallow her up. Then
she sat down in the middle sized chair, and the

(05:26):
cushion was too hard, and it was not comfortable. Then
she sat down in the dear little chair, and it
was just right and fitted her as though it had
been made for her. So there she sat, and she rocked,

(05:49):
and she rocked, and she sat and she sat, until
with her rocking and her sitting, she they sat the
bottom right out of it. And still nobody had come,
and there stood the bowls of porridge on the table.

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They can't be very hungry, people, thought Goldilocks to herself,
or they would come home to eat their suppers. And
she went over to the table just to see whether
the balls were full. The first bowl was a great
big bowl with a great big wooden spoon in it,

(06:36):
and that was the father bear's bowl. The second bowl
was a middle sized bowl with a middle sized wooden
spoon in it, and that was the mother bear's bowl.
And the third bowl was a dear little bowl with
a dear little silver spoon in it, and that was

(07:01):
the baby bear's bowl. The porridge that was in the
bowls smelled so very good that Goldilocks thought she would
just taste it. She took up the great big spoon
and tasted the porridge in the great big bowl, but

(07:22):
it was too hot. Then she took up the middle
sized spoon and tasted the porridge in the middle sized bowl,
and it was too cold. Then she took up the
little silver spoon and tasted the porridge in the dear

(07:43):
little bowl, and it was just right, and it tasted
so good that she tasted and tasted and tasted and
tasted until she tasted did it all up. After that,

(08:04):
she felt very sleepy, so she went upstairs and looked
about her, and there were three beds, all in a row.
The first bed was the great big bed that belonged
to the father bear, and the second bed was a

(08:24):
middling sized bed that belonged to the mother bear, and
the third bed was a dear little bed that belonged
to the dear little baby bear. Goldilocks lay down on
the great big bed to try it, but the pillow

(08:46):
was too high, and she wasn't comfortable at all. Then
she lay down on the middle sized bed, and the
pillow was too low, and that wasn't comfortable either. Then
she lay down on the little baby bear's bed, and

(09:06):
it was exactly right, and so very comfortable that she
lay there and lay there until she went fast asleep. Now,
while Goldilocks was still asleep in the little bed, the

(09:27):
three bears came home again, and as soon as they
stepped inside the door and looked about them, they knew
that somebody had been there. Somebody's been sitting in my chair,
growled the father bear in his great big voice, and

(09:49):
left the cushion crooked, and somebody's been sitting in my chair,
said the mother bear, and left it standing cro And
somebody's been sitting in my chair, squeaked the baby bear
in his shrill little voice. And they've sat and sat

(10:12):
till they've sat the bottom out, and he felt very
sad about it. Then the three bears went over to
the table to get their porridge. What's this, growled the
father bear in his great big voice. Somebody's been tasting

(10:34):
my porridge and left the spoon on the table. And
somebody's been taking my porridge, said the mother bear in
her middle sized voice. And they've splashed it over the side.
And somebody's been tasting my porridge, squealed the baby bear.

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And they've tasted and tasted until they've tasted it all up.
And when he said so, the baby bear looked as
if he were about to cry. If somebody's been here,
they must be here still, said the mother bear. So

(11:18):
the three bears went upstairs to look. First, the father
bear looked at his bed. Somebody's been lying on my
bed and pulled the covers down, he growled in his
great big voice. Then the mother bear looked at her bed,

(11:39):
somebody's been lying on my bed and pulled the pillow off,
said she in her middle sized voice. Then the baby
bear looked at his bed, and there lay little Goldilocks,
with her cheeks as pink as roses, and her golden

(12:00):
hair all spread over the pillow. Somebody's been lying in
my bed, squeaked the baby bear joyfully. And here she
is still now. When Goldilocks, in her dreams, heard the
great big father Bear's voice, she dreamed it was the

(12:23):
thunder rolling through the heavens. And when she heard the
mother bear's middle sized voice, she dreamed it was the
wind blowing through the trees. But when she heard the
baby bear's voice, it was so shrill and sharp that

(12:44):
it woke her right up. She sat up in bed,
and there were the three bears standing around and looking
at her. Oh my goodness, me, cried Goldilocks. She tumbled
out of bed and ran to the window. It was open,

(13:10):
and out she jumped before the bears could stop her.
Then home she ran as fast as she could, and
she never went near the forest again. But the little
baby bear cried and cried because he had wanted the

(13:32):
pretty little girl to play with. There was once a
little girl whose hair was so bright and yellow that
it glittered in the sun like spun gold. For this
reason she was called Goldilocks. One day, Goldilocks went out

(13:58):
into the meadows to gather flowers. She wandered on and on,
and after a while she came to a forest where
she had never been before. She went on into the forest,
and it was very cool and shady. Presently she came

(14:20):
to a little house standing all alone in the forest,
And as she was tired and thirsty, she knocked at
the door. She hoped the good people inside would give
her a drink and let her rest for a little while. Now,

(14:42):
though Goldilocks did not know it, this house belonged to
three bears. There was a great, big father bear, and
a middling sized mother bear, and a dear lit baby bear,
no bigger than Goldilocks herself. But the three bears had

(15:07):
gone out to take a walk in the forest while
their supper was cooling. So when Goldilocks knocked at the door,
no one answered her. She waited awhile, and then she
knocked again, and as still nobody answered her, she pushed

(15:29):
the door open and stepped inside. There in a row
stood three chairs, one was a great big chair, and
it belonged to the father bear, And one was a
middling sized chair, and it belonged to the mother bear.

(15:52):
And one was a dear little chair, and it belonged
to the baby bear. And on the table stood three
bowls of smoking hot porridge. And so thought Goldilocks, the
people must be coming back soon to eat it. She

(16:15):
thought she would sit down and rest until they came.
So first she sat down in the great big chair,
but the cushion was too soft. It seemed as though
it would swallow her up. Then she sat down in
the middle sized chair, and the cushion was too hard,

(16:39):
and it was not comfortable. Then she sat down in
the dear little chair, and it was just right and
fitted her as though it had been made for her.
So there she sat, and she rocked, and she rocked,

(17:02):
and she sat and she sat, until with her rocking
and her sitting, she sat the bottom right out of it.
And still nobody had come, and there stood the balls
of porridge on the table. They can't be very hungry, people,

(17:24):
thought Goldilocks to herself, or they would come home to
eat their suppers. And she went over to the table
just to see whether the balls were full. The first
bowl was a great big bowl with a great big

(17:44):
wooden spoon in it, and that was the father bear's bowl.
The second bowl was a middle sized bowl with a
middle sized wooden spoon in it, and that was the
mother bear's And the third bowl was a dear little

(18:05):
bowl with a dear little silver spoon in it, and
that was the baby bear's bowl. The porridge that was
in the bowls smelled so very good that Goldilocks thought
she would just taste it. She took up the great

(18:26):
big spoon and tasted the porridge in the great big bowl,
but it was too hot. Then she took up the
middle sized spoon and tasted the porridge in the middle
sized bowl, and it was too cold. Then she took

(18:48):
up the little silver spoon and tasted the porridge in
the dear little bowl, and it was just right, and
itted so good that she tasted and tasted and tasted
and tasted until she tasted it all up. After that

(19:14):
she felt very sleepy, so she went upstairs and looked
about her, and there were three beds all in a row.
The first bed was the great big bed that belonged
to the father bear, and the second bed was a

(19:34):
middling sized bed that belonged to the mother bear, and
the third bed was a dear little bed that belonged
to the dear little baby bear. Goldilocks lay down on
the great big bed to try it, but the pillow

(19:56):
was too high and she wasn't comfortable at Then she
lay down on the middle sized bed, and the pillow
was too low, and that wasn't comfortable either. Then she
lay down on the little baby bear's bed, and it

(20:17):
was exactly right, and so very comfortable that she lay
there and lay there until she went fast asleep. Now,
three bears came home again, And as soon as they

(20:42):
left the cushion crooked. And somebody's been sitting in my chair,

(21:06):
said the mother bear, and left it standing crooked. And

(21:27):
my porridge and left the spoon on the table. And

(21:49):
her middle sized voice. And they've splashed it over the sun.

(22:13):

(22:34):
great big voice. Then the mother bear looked at her bed.
Somebody's been lying on my bed and pulled the pillow off,

(22:55):

(23:17):
great big father bear's voice, she dreamed it was the
thunder rolling through the heavens. And when she heard the

(23:38):
baby bear's voice, it was so shrill and sharp that
it woke her right up. She sat up in bed,

(24:00):

(24:25):
pretty little girl to play with. There was once a

(24:51):
little girl whose hair was so bright and yellow that
it glittered in the sun like spun gold. For this
reason she was called Goldilocks. One day, Goldilocks went out
into the meadows to gather flowers. She wandered on and on,

(25:14):
and after a while she came to a forest where
she had never been before. She went on into the forest,
and it was very cool and shady. Presently she came
to a little house standing all alone in the forest,

(25:35):
and as she was tired and thirsty, she knocked at
the door. She hoped the good people inside would give
her a drink and let her rest for a little while. Now,
though Goldilocks did not know it, this house belonged to

(25:58):
three bears. There was a great big father bear, and
a middling sized mother bear, and a dear little baby bear,
no bigger than Goldilocks herself. But the three bears had
gone out to take a walk in the forest while

(26:21):
their supper was cooling. So when Goldilocks knocked at the door,
no one answered her. She waited awhile, and then she
knocked again, and as still nobody answered her, she pushed
the door open and stepped inside. There in a row

(26:45):
stood three chairs. One was a great big chair, and
it belonged to the father bear, And one was a
middling sized chair, and it belonged to the mother bear.
And one was a dear little chair, and it belonged

(27:07):
to the baby bear. And on the table stood three
bowls of smoking hot porridge, and so thought Goldilocks, the
people must be coming back soon to eat it. She
thought she would sit down and rest until they came.

(27:30):
So first she sat down in the great big chair,
but the cushion was too soft. It seemed as though
it would swallow her up. Then she sat down in
the middle sized chair, and the cushion was too hard,

(27:50):
and it was not comfortable. Then she sat down in
the dear little chair, and it was just right and
fitted her as though it had been made for her.
So there she sat, and she rocked, and she rocked,

(28:12):
and she sat and she sat, until with her rocking
and her sitting, she sat the bottom right out of it,
and still nobody had come. And there stood the balls
of porridge on the table. They can't be very hungry, people,

(28:35):
thought Goldilocks to herself, or they would come home to
eat their suppers. And she went over to the table
just to see whether the balls were full. The first
bowl was a great big bowl with a great big

(28:55):
wooden spoon in it, and that was the father bear's bowl.
The second bowl was a middle sized bowl with a
middle sized wooden spoon in it, and that was the
mother bear's bowl, and the third bowl was a dear
little bowl with a dear little silver spoon in it,

(29:20):
and that was the baby bear's bowl. The porridge that
was in the balls smelled so very good that Goldilocks
thought she would just taste it. She took up the
great big spoon and tasted the porridge in the great

(29:40):
big bowl, but it was too hot. Then she took
up the middle sized spoon and tasted the porridge in
the middle sized bowl, and it was too cold. Then
she took up the little silver spoon and tasted the

(30:02):
porridge in the dear little ball, and it was just right,
and it tasted so good that she tasted and tasted
and tasted and tasted until she tasted it all up.

(30:23):
After that, she felt very sleepy, so she went upstairs
and looked about her, and there were three beds all
in a row. The first bed was the great big
bed that belonged to the father bear, and the second

(30:44):
bed was a middling sized bed that belonged to the
mother bear, and the third bed was a dear little
bed that belonged to the dear little baby bear. Goldie
lay down on the great big bed to try it,

(31:05):
but the pillow was too high, and she wasn't comfortable
at all. Then she lay down on the middle sized bed,
and the pillow was too low, and that wasn't comfortable either.
Then she lay down on the little baby bear's bed,

(31:26):
and it was exactly right and so very comfortable that
she lay there and lay there until she went fast asleep. Now,

(31:47):
three bears came home again, And as soon as they

(32:10):
left the cushion crooked. And somebody's been sitting in my chair,
said the mother bear, and left it standing crooked. And

(32:33):

(32:54):
my porridge, and left the spoon on the table and
her middle sized voice. And they've splashed it over the side.

(33:17):

(33:39):
great big voice. Then the mother bear looked at her bed.

(34:00):
Somebody's been lying on my bed and pulled the pillow off,

(34:21):
great big father Bear's voice, she dreamed it was the

(34:43):
thunder rolling through the heavens and When she heard the
bear baby bear's voice, it was so shrill and sharp

(35:05):
that it woke her right up. She sat up in bed,

(35:30):

(35:53):
pretty little girl to play with us. A man

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