"There are many different variations of Goldilocks and the Three Bears even today. The one thing that these variations have in common is the basic plot and a happy ending. In the original tale, Goldilocks sneaks into the bears' house, eats, their porridge, and falls asleep, but when she is found by the bears, she doesn't have as much luck. When the bears find her, they shred her to pieces and eat her. "