Part 7

THÉ THREE BEÀŔŚ

THEŔÈ werè őnçè^wőnçè three beàŕś whö livèd tógether in a littlè housè in thé middlè of^uv a wōōd. One^wőnè of^uv them wáś^woś a Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár; one^wőnè wáś^woś a Middlè-Sîzèd Beár; and thé őther wáś^woś a Grèât, Hûĝè Beár.

And they each had a pot tó^tö eat their porrídĝè fróm: a littlè pot for thé Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár; a middlè-sîzèd pot for thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár; and a grèât big pot for thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár.

And they each had a chãir tó^tö sit on: a littlè chãir for thé Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár; a middlè sîzèd chãir for thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár; and a grèât big chãir for thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár.

And they each had a bed tó^tö sleep in: a littlè bed for thé Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár; a middlè-sîzèd bed for thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár; and a grèât big bed for thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár.

One^wőnè day they mâdè thé porrídĝè for their breàkfást, and pøùrèd it intö their porrídĝè-pots, and then went out in thé wōōd for a wålk whîlè thé porrídĝè for their breàkfást wáś^woś cööling. And whîlè they werè out wålking, a littlè Ôld Wōmán câmè tó^tö thé housè in thé wōōd and peepèd insîdè.

First shê peepèd thröügh thé kêyhôlè; then shê peepèd thröügh thé windôw. Then shê liftėd thé latch and peepèd thröügh thé dòorway; and, sêeing nôbodý in thé housè, shê wålkèd in. And when shê saw thé porrídĝè cööling on thé tâblè shê wáś^woś verý pleaśèd, for shê had wålkèd a long way, and wáś^woś getting huñgrý.

Sô first shê tâstėd thé porrídĝè of^uv thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár, but that wáś^woś töö hot. Then shê tâstėd thé porrídĝè of^uv thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár, but that wáś^woś töö côld. And then shê tâstėd thé porrídĝè of^uv thé Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár, and that wáś^woś nêìther töö hot nor töö côld, but just right. And shê lîkèd it sô much that shê âtè it åll up!

Then thé littlè Ôld Wōmán sat down in thé chãir of^uv thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár, but that wáś^woś töö hard. Then shê sat down in thé chãir of^uv thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár, but that wáś^woś töö soft. Then shê sat down in thé chãir of^uv thé Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár, and that wáś^woś nêìther töö hard nor töö soft, but just right. And shê lîkèd it sô much that shê sat in it until suddénlý thé bottóm câmè out, and shê fell down plump upon thé ground.

Then thé littlè Ôld Wōmán went upstãirś intö thé bedrööm, wheŕè thé three Beàŕś slept. And first shê lay down on thé bed of^uv thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár, but that wáś^woś töö high at thé heàd for her. Then shê lay down on thé bed of^uv thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár, but that wáś^woś töö high at thé fōōt for her. Sô then shê lay down on thé bed of^uv thé Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár, and that wáś^woś nêìther töö high at thé heàd nor töö high at thé fōōt, but just right. And shê lîkèd it sô much that shê cőverèd herself up and lay theŕè till shê fell fast ásleep!

Bŷ and bŷ thé three Beàŕś câmè hômè tó^tö breàkfást. Now, thé littlè Ôld Wōmán had left thé spöön of^uv thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár standing in hiś porrídĝè pot.

Sőmèbódý haś bėèn-been at mŷ porrídĝè!"

Sãìd thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár, in hiś grèât, ròugh^ròuf, gruff voiçè.

And when thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár lōōkèd, shê saw that thé spöön wáś^woś standing in her porrídĝè-pot töö.

Sőmèbódý haś bėèn-been at mŷ porrídĝè!"

Sãìd thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár in her middlè-sîzèd voiçè.

Then thé Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár lōōkèd, and theŕè wáś^woś thé spöön in hiś porrídĝè-pot; but thé porrídĝè wáś^woś åll gonè.

Sőmèbódý haś bėèn-been at mŷ porrídĝè and haś eatén it åll up!"

Sãìd thé Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár, in hiś littlè, småll, wee voiçè.

Then thé three Beàŕś bėgan tó^tö lōōk ábout them. Now, thé littlè Ôld Wōmán had not pūt thé hard cūshión straight after shê had sat in thé chãir of^uv thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár.

"Sőmèbódý haś bėèn-been sitting in mŷ chãir!"

Sãìd thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár, in hiś grèât, ròugh^ròuf, gruff voiçè.

And thé littlè Ôld Wōmán had sqυåshèd thé soft cūshión of^uv thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár.

"Sőmèbódý haś bėèn-been sitting in mŷ chãir!"

Sãìd thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár, in her middlè-sîzèd voiçè.

And yöü knôw whåt thé littlè Ôld Wōmán had dőnè tó^tö thé third chãir.

"Sőmèbódý haś bėèn-been sitting in mŷ chãir and haś sat thé bottóm out!"

Sãìd thé Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár, in hiś littlè, småll, wee voiçè.

Then thé three Beàŕś went upstãirś intö their bedrööm. Now, thé littlè Ôld Wōmán had pūllèd thé pillôw of^uv thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár out of^uv its plâçè.

"Sőmèbódý haś bėèn-been lŷing in mŷ bed!"

Sãìd thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár, in hiś grèât, ròugh^ròuf, gruff voiçè.

And thé littlè Ôld Wōmán had pūllèd thé bôlster of^uv thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár out of^uv its plâçè.

"Sőmèbódý haś bėèn-been lŷing in mŷ bed!"

Sãìd thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár, in her middlè-sîzèd voiçè.

And when thé Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár câmè tó^tö lōōk at hiś bed, theŕè wáś^woś thé bôlster in its plâçè, and thé pillôw in its plâçè upon thé bôlster; and upon thé pillôw wáś^woś thé littlè Ôld Wōmán's heàd, which wáś^woś not in its plâçè, for shê had nô buśìnėss^biś theŕè at åll.

"Sőmèbódý haś bėèn-been lŷing in mŷ bed—and hėŕè shê iś!"

Crîèd thé Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár, in hiś littlè, småll, wee voiçè.

Thé littlè Ôld Wōmán had hèàŕd in her sleep thé grèât, ròugh^ròuf, gruff voiçè of^uv thé Grèât, Hûĝè Beár, but shê wáś^woś sô fast ásleep that it seemèd tó^tö her nô morè than thé røáring of^uv thé wind, or thé rumbling of^uv thunder. And shê had hèàŕd thé middlè-sîzèd voiçè of^uv thé Middlè-Sîzèd Beár, but it wáś^woś ônlý aś if shê had hèàŕd sőmè one^wőnè speaking in a dream. But when shê hèàŕd thé littlè, småll, wee voiçè of^uv thé Littlè, Småll, Wee Beár, it wáś^woś sô sharp and shrill that it wôkè her up at őnçè^wőnçè. Up shê startėd, and when shê saw thé three Beàŕś, on one^wőnè sîdè of^uv thé bed, shê tumblèd out at thé őther, jumpèd out of^uv thé windôw and ran áway thröügh thé wōōd tó^tö her ôwn hômè. And thé three Beàŕś never saw ãnýthing morè of^uv her.