Goldilocks

I included this as a variation on the classic story because the author portrays Goldilocks as a specifically naughty girl, rather than the thoughtless or overly curious girl that is more typical for the story. The first bit of text says, “Once there was a little girl called Goldilocks. ‘What a sweet child,' said someone new in town. ‘That's what you think,' said a neighbor.” The accompanying illustration shows Goldilocks jumping off a swing and into a pool of water, beside which a group of cats are sleeping; her facial expression shows that she knows the cats are there, and she knows exactly what effect her splash-landing will have on them. Text on the next page has Goldilocks making a promise, and then the sentence “But to tell the truth Goldilocks was one of those naughty little girls who do exactly as they please. All this paints a very unpleasant picture of Goldilocks (which isn't helped by the subsequent storyline) that is absent from the classic telling of the story.

Hehehe. What is the moral of this? We always talk about “Goldilocks” this and Goldilocks that. As in, the right fit. But like... she breaks into the house of dangerous animals and messes up their shit and then has the gall, and the ice-cold disposition, to TAKE A NAP? I love it. Damn, girl.