In the story of Goldilocks, a girl walks into the bears’ home uninvited, breaks a chair, takes a nap and, when discovered, flees.Turns out, when the situation is reversed, bears are more courteous.Griffin Smith barricaded himself in his bedroom with his dog and one of his cats Monday morning after encountering a bear in his kitchen at 1410 Cheyenne Blvd.

The outgoing U.S. and NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus salutes during a changing of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday. Gen. John Allen took over command of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan on Monday from Petraeus, assuming responsibility as Afghanistan’s international allies draw up exit plans from the nearly 10-year conflict. Photo by AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq