me, andthen, perhaps, they would have asked her to breakfast;for they were good Bears, — a little rough or so, as themanner of Bears is, but for all that, very good-naturedand hospitable. So first she tasted the porridge of the Great, HugeBear, and that was too hot for her. And then she tastedthe… … too hot nor too cold, but just right; and she liked it sowell, that she ate it all np. Then little Silver-hair sate down in the chair of theGreat, Hnge Bear, and that was too hard for her. Andthen she sate down in the chair of the Middle Bear, andthat was too soft for her. And then she sate down in…
Nursery rhymes
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