THE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
Once
upon a time there was an old mother pig who had three little pigs and not
enough food to feed them. So when they were old enough, she sent them out into
the world to seek their fortunes.
The
first little pig was very lazy. He didn't want to work at all and he built his
house out of straw. The second little pig worked a little bit harder but he was
somewhat lazy too and he built his house out of sticks. Then, they sang and
danced and played together the rest of the day.
The third little pig worked hard all day and built his house with bricks. It was a sturdy house complete with a fine fireplace and chimney. It looked like it could withstand the strongest winds.
The
next day, a wolf happened to pass by the lane where the three little pigs
lived; and he saw the straw house, and he smelled the pig inside. He thought
the pig would make a mighty fine meal and his mouth began to water.
So
he knocked on the door and said “Little pig! Little pig! Let me in! Let me in!”
But the little pig saw the wolf's big paws through the keyhole, so he answered
back “No! No! No! Not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin!” Then the wolf
showed his teeth and said: “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your
house down”.
So
he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down! The wolf opened his jaws
very wide and bit down as hard as he could, but the first little pig escaped
and ran away to hide with the second little pig.
The
wolf continued down the lane and he passed by the second house made of sticks;
and he saw the house, and he smelled the pigs inside, and his mouth began to
water as he thought about the fine dinner they would make.
So
he knocked on the door and said “Little pigs! Little pigs! Let me in! Let me
in!” But the little pigs saw the wolf's pointy ears through the keyhole, so
they answered back “No! No! No! Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin!” So
the wolf showed his teeth and said “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow
your house down”.
So
he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down! The wolf was greedy and he
tried to catch both pigs at once, but he was too greedy and got neither! His
big jaws clamped down on nothing but air and the two little pigs scrambled away
as fast as their little hooves would carry them.
The
wolf chased them down the lane and he almost caught them. But they made it to
the brick house and slammed the door closed before the wolf could catch them.
The three little pigs they were very frightened, they knew the wolf wanted to
eat them. And that was very, very true. The wolf hadn't eaten all day and he
had worked up a large appetite chasing the pigs around and now he could smell
all three of them inside and he knew that the three little pigs would make a
lovely feast.
So
the wolf knocked on the door and said said “Little pigs! Little pigs! Let me
in! Let me in!” But the little pigs saw the wolf's narrow eyes through the
keyhole, so they answered back: “No! No! No! Not by the hairs on our chinny
chin chin!” So the wolf showed his teeth and said “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff
and I’ll blow your house down”.
Well!
he huffed and he puffed. He puffed and he huffed. And he huffed, huffed, and he
puffed, puffed; but he could not blow the house down. At last, he was so out of
breath that he couldn't huff and he couldn't puff anymore. So he stopped to
rest and thought a bit.
But
this was too much. The wolf danced about with rage and swore he would come down
the chimney and eat up the little pig for his supper. But while he was climbing
on to the roof the little pig made up a blazing fire and put on a big pot full
of water to boil. Then, just as the wolf was coming down the chimney, the
little piggy pulled off the lid, and plop! in fell the wolf into the scalding
water.
So
the little piggy put on the cover again, boiled the wolf up, and the three
little pigs ate him for supper.
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