The Little Bear
deuteragonist · bear
Loses his breakfast, his chair and his bed, in that order, and it is his chair that everybody goes quiet about.
What they are like
- Kind
- 9/10
- Brave
- 6/10
- Clever
- 6/10
- Honest
- 10/10
- Curious
- 8/10
- Patient
- 3/10
How we meet them
As the smallest voice in a house of three, which is exactly where the story keeps him until it matters.
Personality
Excitable and easily upset, and completely justified on all three counts. His squeak going small is the emotional centre of the whole story.
What they want
He would like his things back, please.
How they change
Loses everything he owns in one morning and gets an apology and a homemade stool three days later.
How they speak
In a squeak that goes higher when he is excited and very small when he is upset. That second thing is the best moment in the tale.
How the story treats them
Everyone else's complaints are about inconvenience. His is about loss, which is why the room goes quiet.
One surprising thing
The broken chair is the only thing in the story that cannot be fixed. The porridge can be made again and the bed can be straightened. That is why Goldilocks brings back a stool and not a bowl.
If they were real today
He would be the smallest one at the party whose thing gets broken.
Things they say
- “and they have eaten it all up.”
- “and they have broken it right through.”
- “and she is still there!”
Key moments
They have eaten it all up
The other two say somebody has been eating their porridge. He says the same and then adds the part that matters, which is that there is none left.
“and they have eaten it all up.”
His voice went very small
At the broken chair his squeak drops, and nobody says anything for a moment, because that is the one that cannot be mended.
“and they have broken it right through.”
Yes
Asked whether the broken chair was his, he gives a one-word answer, and Goldilocks goes red to the ears.
Who they know
Goldilocksfriend
Every single thing she used was his, and he is the one who says so quietly.
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