Goldilocks was one tough customer, I’ll tell you that much right now.
But you know, when you consider it….. she was a real criminal.  Plain and simple.

I mean seriously.  If you break down the story, GL was guilty of trespassing, breaking and entering, and possession of stolen articles.  She also fled from the scene of a crime.  All and all, she could have served 14 to 25 years, depending on the judge.

That would have been bad.  Let’s say she was 9 or 10 as she entered the penal system.  At best, she would have probably been released from prison at age 20 or so… if she behaved well and made parole.

My guess is, by the time she got out, she would have been a hardened criminal.  Lots of ink and dreadlocks.  Her nickname would have been “Goldy Lock Me Up.”    Then we’d have a heck of a Fairy Tale on our hands, wouldn’t we?

But back to the story as it was written.  She was one tough customer.  No ifs, ands, or buts.   This chair was too hard, this one too soft.  Oh for crying out loud Goldy.  You are breaking and entering.  Just sit down any old place.

And the whole porridge thing.  Here is a big hole in the story.   That oatmeal came out of the same pot.  So how did one get very, very hot…. and the next very, very cold… and the next one just right?  Even still….  Goldilocks was as finicky as they come.

Off to bed.  Same deal as the chairs.  But she finally just dozes off, right in the midst of ripping this place off.  Not your smartest criminal.    And then she ran out of there like a scared little girl when the Bears came home.  (Well…. maybe she was a scared little girl.)  Nonetheless.

What I want to know is…. WHERE were her parents in all of this?  What the heck were Mr. & Mrs. Goldilocks doing that they let their small child amble through the deep dark forest on her own?  Pitiful.

So… as we revisit this childhood saga of old…. what the heck was the moral of the story?  Honest to goodness?  Steal and Run?  Take what isn’t yours?

I guess if we could learn anything, it would be from the Bears.   Three Grizzlies.  They could have easily “taken care” of Goldilocks right then and there.  But they saw she was afraid, and vulnerable.  So they let her go… even though she had committed several offenses against them.  They were kind and forgiving Bears, who made great porridge.  They probably figured Goldy needed to eat more than they did.  Those benevolent, compassionate Bears.

Yes.  We should learn from their example.  Kindness and Altruism.  Those were three good Bears.

Annnnnnddddd…… Next week… The Gingerbread Man.  Now that one will be sure to keep you up nights.  Run, run, as fast as you can.  Believe me… it is not a story about getting fit.

Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.  –Scott Adams