Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time, there lived a mother pig with her three little pigs, all of whom had lived with her for many years.
One day, the mother pig announced “All three of you have fully grown up. I can no longer take care of you. You must build your houses by yourselves, and take good care of yourselves.”
The mother pig gave the three little pigs some cash and bid them farewell. They traveled the whole day and decided to rest under a tree at night, where they discussed their future plans. They decided to build their houses next to each other in case of trouble.
In the morning, the three little pigs had found where to build their houses and set out to buy materials for the construction using the money their mother had given them.
The first little pig decided to build his house out of straw, as it would cost very little and be very easy to build. He approached the barn of the most famous farmer in the town.
“Can I buy some straw? I’m planning to build a house.” asked the first little pig to the farmer.
“Buy as much as you like.” replied the farmer.
The first little pig collected all the straw necessary for his house, and paid the farmer a little bit of his money for it.
The second little pig decided to build his house out of sticks, as it would not cost very much, would be stronger than a straw house. He approached a woodcutter with a big pile of sticks.
“Can I buy some sticks for building a house?” asked the second little pig.
“Sure. The sticks I have are from oak trees.” replied the woodcutter.
The second little pig collected all the sticks necessary for his house and paid the woodcutter half his money for it.
The third little pig decided to build a strong house out of bricks and cement that would stay standing in the most severe weather. He approached a large brick factory.
“Can I buy bricks and cement?” asked the third little pig.
“Go on and select some high-quality bricks from there,” said the businessman, pointing to a pile of bricks, “and get some extra-strong cement from there.” pointing to several bags of cement.
The third little pig got all the bricks and cement he needed, and paid the businessman most of his money for it.
The three little pigs, all pulling their house materials with wagons, began to construct their houses at noon.
The first little pig finished his house by the evening, bought a big, comfy bed to sleep in for the night using his remaining money, and drank tea peacefully inside his house.
The second little pig worked all night, finishing his house by the next morning. He bought a medium-sized mattress to sleep in, and fell asleep immediately.
The third little pig was only digging the base of his house in the evening, and decided to sleep outside every night until he finished constructing his house.On the fourth day of construction for the third little pig, he was still not done with the floor of his house.
“Why are you taking so long to build your house? Why do you want so much to build such a fancy house? It will take you weeks to build your stupid design.” sniggered the second little pig.
The third little pig ignored the insults that his brothers were shooting at him, and finished his house after a month of hard-working all day and sleeping outside all night. He bought a small, scratchy carpet to sleep on. It wasn’t very comfortable, but the third little pig was satisfied.
A few months later, a wolf started banging loudly on the door of the first little pigs’ house.
“Little pig, may I come in?” asked the wolf.
“Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!” replied the first little pig.
“I’ll huff, and puff, blow your house in.” threatened the wolf.
“Try whatever you want. My house is very, very strong!” said the first little pig proudly.
The first little pigs’ house was very weak, so the wolf easily blew it down.
The first little pig yelled and ran to the second little pigs’ house. The wolf followed him.
“What are you doing?” asked the second little pig.
“ I’m in trouble!” squeaked the first little pig. “A ferocious wolf destroyed my house and tried to eat me! Quickly, shut the door!”
The second little pig slammed the door shut and locked it with seven locks. The wolf knocked hard on the door.
“Little pig, may I come in?” said the wolf.
“Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!” replied the first two little pigs.
“I’ll huff, and puff, blow your house in.” threatened the wolf.
“This house is as strong as iron! You’ll never, ever break in!” said the second little pig proudly, his chest swelling with pride.
The wolf destroyed the second little pigs’ house easily by blowing it down.
“AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!” said the first two little pigs as they fled to the third little pigs’ house.
“What’s wrong?” asked the third little pig.
“Quickly! Lock the door before the wolf gets in!” said the first two little pigs to the third little pig. The third little pig slammed the door shut and locked it.
“Little pig, may I come in?” asked the wolf.
“Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!” yelled the third little pig.
“I’ll huff, and puff, and blow your house in.” threatened the wolf.
“Try whatever you want. Not a single brick of this house will move.” replied the third little pig.
The wolf inhaled deeply and then exhaled. Not a single brick moved.
He tried again, and again, until he ran out of breath. He panted for a few minutes, and then yelled “If blowing the house down won’t work, then I’ll just break it with my fist!”
The wolf swung his arm at the door with full force, and broke his wrist.
“YEEEEEEOOOOOWWW!” said the wolf as he nursed his wrist.
“If that won’t work either, then I’ll just ram into the door!” yelled the wolf.
The wolf rammed his head into the third little pigs’ house. Not even one of the bricks of the house moved. He tried again and again, until he fainted. The wolf woke up an hour later.
“I won’t leave this place until I’ve eaten you three!” said the wolf as he climbed onto the roof of the third little pigs’ house.
The third little pig understood the wolf’s plan immediately, and set the sticks in his fireplace on fire. Then he put a large pot of water on top of the fire.
The wolf jumped into the chimney and fell right into the boiling water.
“AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!” yelled the wolf as he quickly jumped out of the pot of boiling water and exited through the door. He never came back.
“Thank you, brother. You have saved our lives.” said the first two little pigs to the third little pig.
So the first two little pigs built strong houses just like the third little pig, and lived happily ever after.
This work is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge® Foundation made available through licensing under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. This does not in any way imply that the Core Knowledge Foundation endorses this work. Illustrated by Gail McIntosh.
Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time, there lived a mother pig with her three little pigs, all of whom had lived with her for many years.
One day, the mother pig announced “All three of you have fully grown up. I can no longer take care of you. You must build your houses by yourselves, and take good care of yourselves.”
The mother pig gave the three little pigs some cash and bid them farewell. They traveled the whole day and decided to rest under a tree at night, where they discussed their future plans. They decided to build their houses next to each other in case of trouble.
In the morning, the three little pigs had found where to build their houses and set out to buy materials for the construction using the money their mother had given them.
The first little pig decided to build his house out of straw, as it would cost very little and be very easy to build. He approached the barn of the most famous farmer in the town.
“Can I buy some straw? I’m planning to build a house.” asked the first little pig to the farmer.
“Buy as much as you like.” replied the farmer.
The first little pig collected all the straw necessary for his house, and paid the farmer a little bit of his money for it.
The second little pig decided to build his house out of sticks, as it would not cost very much, would be stronger than a straw house. He approached a woodcutter with a big pile of sticks.
“Can I buy some sticks for building a house?” asked the second little pig.
“Sure. The sticks I have are from oak trees.” replied the woodcutter.
The second little pig collected all the sticks necessary for his house and paid the woodcutter half his money for it.
The third little pig decided to build a strong house out of bricks and cement that would stay standing in the most severe weather. He approached a large brick factory.
“Can I buy bricks and cement?” asked the third little pig.
“Go on and select some high-quality bricks from there,” said the businessman, pointing to a pile of bricks, “and get some extra-strong cement from there.” pointing to several bags of cement.
The third little pig got all the bricks and cement he needed, and paid the businessman most of his money for it.
The three little pigs, all pulling their house materials with wagons, began to construct their houses at noon.
The first little pig finished his house by the evening, bought a big, comfy bed to sleep in for the night using his remaining money, and drank tea peacefully inside his house.
The second little pig worked all night, finishing his house by the next morning. He bought a medium-sized mattress to sleep in, and fell asleep immediately.
The third little pig was only digging the base of his house in the evening, and decided to sleep outside every night until he finished constructing his house.On the fourth day of construction for the third little pig, he was still not done with the floor of his house.
“Why are you taking so long to build your house? Why do you want so much to build such a fancy house? It will take you weeks to build your stupid design.” sniggered the second little pig.
The third little pig ignored the insults that his brothers were shooting at him, and finished his house after a month of hard-working all day and sleeping outside all night. He bought a small, scratchy carpet to sleep on. It wasn’t very comfortable, but the third little pig was satisfied.
A few months later, a wolf started banging loudly on the door of the first little pigs’ house.
“Little pig, may I come in?” asked the wolf.
“Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!” replied the first little pig.
“I’ll huff, and puff, blow your house in.” threatened the wolf.
“Try whatever you want. My house is very, very strong!” said the first little pig proudly.
The first little pigs’ house was very weak, so the wolf easily blew it down.
The first little pig yelled and ran to the second little pigs’ house. The wolf followed him.
“What are you doing?” asked the second little pig.
“ I’m in trouble!” squeaked the first little pig. “A ferocious wolf destroyed my house and tried to eat me! Quickly, shut the door!”
The second little pig slammed the door shut and locked it with seven locks. The wolf knocked hard on the door.
“Little pig, may I come in?” said the wolf.
“Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!” replied the first two little pigs.
“I’ll huff, and puff, blow your house in.” threatened the wolf.
“This house is as strong as iron! You’ll never, ever break in!” said the second little pig proudly, his chest swelling with pride.
The wolf destroyed the second little pigs’ house easily by blowing it down.
“AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!” said the first two little pigs as they fled to the third little pigs’ house.
“What’s wrong?” asked the third little pig.
“Quickly! Lock the door before the wolf gets in!” said the first two little pigs to the third little pig. The third little pig slammed the door shut and locked it.
“Little pig, may I come in?” asked the wolf.
“Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!” yelled the third little pig.
“I’ll huff, and puff, and blow your house in.” threatened the wolf.
“Try whatever you want. Not a single brick of this house will move.” replied the third little pig.
The wolf inhaled deeply and then exhaled. Not a single brick moved.
He tried again, and again, until he ran out of breath. He panted for a few minutes, and then yelled “If blowing the house down won’t work, then I’ll just break it with my fist!”
The wolf swung his arm at the door with full force, and broke his wrist.
“YEEEEEEOOOOOWWW!” said the wolf as he nursed his wrist.
“If that won’t work either, then I’ll just ram into the door!” yelled the wolf.
The wolf rammed his head into the third little pigs’ house. Not even one of the bricks of the house moved. He tried again and again, until he fainted. The wolf woke up an hour later.
“I won’t leave this place until I’ve eaten you three!” said the wolf as he climbed onto the roof of the third little pigs’ house.
The third little pig understood the wolf’s plan immediately, and set the sticks in his fireplace on fire. Then he put a large pot of water on top of the fire.
The wolf jumped into the chimney and fell right into the boiling water.
“AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!” yelled the wolf as he quickly jumped out of the pot of boiling water and exited through the door. He never came back.
“Thank you, brother. You have saved our lives.” said the first two little pigs to the third little pig.
So the first two little pigs built strong houses just like the third little pig, and lived happily ever after.
This work is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge® Foundation made available through licensing under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. This does not in any way imply that the Core Knowledge Foundation endorses this work. Illustrated by Gail McIntosh.
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