An original song based on the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. This song introduces three new bear families to represent family life today
Origin:
This is an original song which I based on the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. This was first published in narrative form by Robert Southey in 1837 and was based on an older story in the oral tradition. In the original Southey version, the bears are three male bears – Wee bear, Middle sized bear and Huge bear who are all visited by an old woman. The woman was replaced by a girl called “silver-hair” in an 1849 book by Joseph Cundall. She finally became known as Goldilocks in “Old Nursery Stories and Rhymes” (1904).
During the 1850’s the bears evolved into a family and by 1878 in “Mother Goose’s Fairy Tales” the bears are called Rough Bruin, Mammy Muff and Tiny.
This song introduces three new bear families to represent family life you might encounter in the world today. The panda baby bear has two Mums, the polar baby bear has two Dads and the brown baby bear has a Mum and a Dad.
Whether or not it is the same globe-trotting Goldilocks visiting each family or a different Goldilocks in each house, I will leave for you to decide.
– Ed Hartwell
Video Credits:
Produced by Sarah Simi & Ed Hartwell (Woolly Vision)
Animation and Direction: Ed Hartwell
Art Direction: Sarah Simi
Puppets: Caroline Bletsis & Sarah Simi
Set Elements and Props: Laura Gardner (Little Egg Designs) and Leeanne Bell
Goldilocks costume: Leeanne Bell
Song written by Ed Hartwell
Music performed by Gemma Storr
Recorded by Steve Pretty
Lyrics: Baby Bear, Baby Bear out for a roam bring your parents in the house someone's been in your home Mummy Bear said someone's been for a forage, taken a spoon and tasted my porridge the other Mum said, someone's been at mine too had a little nibble and a sip of my brew Baby Bear looked at his bowl and his cup cried someone's been at mine and they've eaten it all up Baby Bear, Baby Bear out for a roam bring your parents in the house someone's been in your home Daddy Bear said someone's been in my chair tested it out and left a long golden hair the other Dad said, someone's been in mine as well I can tell 'cos they've left a really funny smell Baby Bear had nowhere but the floor to sit someone had sat in his chair, and they'd broken it Baby Bear, Baby Bear out for a roam bring your parents in the house someone's been in your home Daddy Bear said someone's been in my bed there's a dent in my pillow in the shape of a head Mummy Bear said they've been in my bed too I left it so neat so it must be true Baby Bear pulled back his sheet in fear Someone's been in my bed and they're still here! Goldilocks, Goldilocks run it to the wood the bears will come and get you when you're up to no good