"And I'm thirsty, too," added Little Bear, "so I'll take a drink of water!" Then he lifted the wee, wee bucket, dripping full of maple sap, and took a sip.
"Mine is sweet!" exclaimed Father Bear.
"Mine is sweet!" added Mother Bear.
"And mine is sweet!" cried Little Bear.
The Three Bears drank every drop of the maple sap, and then went on dancing and singing for joy.
And now came Goldilocks and her father and mother.
"Somebody's been drinking my sap!" shouted Father Goldilocks.
"Somebody's been drinking my sap!" echoed Mother Goldilocks.
"And somebody's been tasting of my sap!" exclaimed Goldilocks, "and he has drunk it all up!"