鈥淭he Story of the Three Bears.鈥 The Green听Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 234-237.
Tale Summary
There are 3 bears: baby, mama, and papa bear. While the bears are out and an old woman comes and eats all their porridge, sits in their chairs, and sleeps in all their beds. The bears come home and scare her off.听
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Fairy Tale Title
The Story of the Three Bears
Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)
Andrew Lang
Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)听
H. J. Ford
Common Tale Type听
听
Tale Classification
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Page Range of Tale听
pp. 234-237
Full Citation of Tale听
鈥淭he Story of the Three Bears.鈥 The Green听Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 234-237.
Original Source of the Tale
Robert Southey 听(1774-1843)
Tale Notes
Instead of other versions of this story, in which the Goldilocks character is a young girl, here she听is an old woman.
Research and Curation
Nikki Sermak, 2022
Book Title听
The Green听Fairy Book
Book Author/Editor(s)听
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s)
H. J. Ford
Publisher
Longmans, Green, and Co.
Date Published
1892
Decade Published听
1890-1899
Publisher City
London
Publisher Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Digital Copy
Book Notes
This is a 1st edition of Lang鈥檚 The Green Fairy Book. Green hardback with a gold dragon on the cover. Has the name Betty written in it as well as Montgomery and Kendal.