Why Make a Kid Who Keeps Lying Responsible for Watching Out for Wolves?

How we take the wrong morals from stories

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So here’s a question that’s harder than you might expect: whose porridge does Goldilocks eat?

The answer is, of course, baby Bear’s. His porridge is all eaten, his chair is broken, his bed has Goldilocks still in it. Because his, in each case, is…