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Texas Reading Club Manual 73
which the play is based. Ask the kids to suggest additional ways to adapt the story, “The Three
Little Pigs,” to involve other exercises.
Stories
A Day in the Life of Goldy and the Bears
(By Tina Hager)
A long time ago, there were three bears, who were very fit because they took daily walks in the
woods and exercised. Today was no exception! Mama Bear had just finished making a big pot
of soup that was too hot to eat right away. So, the bears decided that it was the perfect
opportunity for them to take a walk. Little did they know that, not very far from their home, a
little girl named Goldy was hopping and skipping in the woods. It did not take long for Goldy to
reach the bears’ house. She knocked on the door, but since no one was home, she tried the
doorknob and found it was unlocked. She walked right in and the first room she saw was the
kitchen with three bowls on the table. Goldy was very hungry, so she went to the biggest bowl
of soup first. It was too salty. When she tried the second bowl of soup, she found it to be too
cold and greasy. When she tried the third bowl, it was just right, so she picked up the bowl and
drank it all gone.
The next room she went into was the exercise room. She tried the treadmill first, but it went too
fast and she was almost thrown off. She tried the exercise bike next, but it was too hard to pedal.
Goldy tried the medicine ball last and was having a wonderful time rolling around until it
popped and she landed smack on the floor. She quickly picked herself up and decided to take a
nap because all the eating and exercising left her very tired. Goldy went upstairs and found three
beds. The first bed was very hard and hurt her back. The second bed was too sloshy and almost
made her sick because it was a waterbed. The third bed turned out to be just right. So, she went
to sleep.
While Goldy was sleeping, the three bears came home. Papa Bear went to sit down and eat his
soup when he realized someone had already tasted his soup. Mama Bear was very upset to find
her soup grease had been rearranged. Baby Bear just started crying because he didn’t have any
more soup left. The bears decided to work off their frustration in their workout room. Papa Bear
was very surprised to find that his treadmill was running at full speed. Mama Bear was just as
surprised to find that someone had tried to tamper with her exercise bike settings. All Baby Bear
could do was cry because his medicine ball was scattered all over the room like a popped
balloon.
Not sure what was going on, and tired after their long walk, the three bears decided to take a
nap. Papa Bear noticed that his bed had gotten a little softer since he had last slept in it. Mama
Bear noticed that her waterbed had sprung a leak. All Baby Bear could do was stand by his bed
with his mouth open. Mama Bear and Papa Bear were wondering why they did not hear Baby
Bear saying anything, so they went over to see what was going on. There the three bears found a
human in Baby Bear’s bed. Suddenly Goldy woke up, because she was having a bad dream.
Then she realized it was not a dream! Screaming, Goldy jumped up, sprinted down the stairs,
through the exercise room and the kitchen and out the door. She ran all the way home and never
went to that part of the woods again.