goldilocks

i always liked

goldilocks because

she had the guts to

go into that house

and try their stuff

out. i don't know if

i would have done that.

and then she took off,

but really it wasn't

cowardice: it was

self-preservation.

i mean, they were

bears. right?

i suppose some folks

thought she wasn't

that bright. but that

wasn't my read on it.

in the version i liked,

she was quite savvy and

in possession of

a strong will.

my feeling was that

she didn't let

not

being one of them

stop her. she made

herself at home.

and she didn't give up.

until it was, truly,

time to cut and run.

okay, so maybe

she dozed off for a bit.

but she wasn't

afraid to sit in the

big chair and try it out

for size.

and 'tho she did

break a few rules,

she figured out

what was just

right.

now. doesn't

that sound

better than

planning to be a princess

when you grow up?