The Three Little Pigs by Joseph Jacobs
This story is a familiar story to many, but since it is such an old story, it has many variations. This variation begins like the others, with three little pigs building houses. They had actually been sent out by their mother to go be adult pigs. So the first pig sees a guy with straw, and he asks the man to give him the straw to build his house. He got the straw because no one could say no to a little pig, and then he built his house. The big, bad wolf came by and asked for the first little pig to let him into his house made of straw. The little pig denied his request, and the big, bad wolf threatened to blow his house down. He then proceeded to blow the house down and eat the little pig. The second little pig sees a man with furze, a shiny shrub material with yellow flowers, and asks for it so that he can build his house. I like to think that the second little pig was the artist of the group, for furze seems like the artsiest possible material to build your house out of. Unfortunately, the wolf came by and asked to be let in. He was denied by the second little pig, much like he was denied by the first, so he blew the second little pig's house down. The beautiful furze house was destroyed as well as the second little pig's impeccable eye for interior design. The poor wolf didn't see an artist; he saw his next meal.
The third little pig luckily ran into a man who had a material that was pretty good for building houses: brick. He asked the man for the material who again couldn't say no because a little pig was asking. The third little pig built his house out of brick, and when the wolf tried to invite himself into the house, the third little pig said no. So the wolf huffed, and he puffed, and he tried his darnedest to blow the brick house down, but he couldn't, for the brick was too strong for his powerful breath.
So, the wolf got an idea. He invited the third little pig out for dinner at the turnip field. The third little pig accepted the kind dinner invitation and asked the wolf what time he was planning on going. The wolf told the pig that he would go at 6 o'clock and that he would even pick up the pig from his nice brick house. The pig agreed to meet at that time. The next day, the pig went to the turnip field an hour early, gathered some turnips, then went home to cook them. When the wolf showed up at the house to pick up his dinner date, the pig said that he had already gotten turnips and had a nice dinner with them. The wolf became angry, but he collected himself, and invited the pig out to an apple tree the next day. He clearly just wanted to take the pig on a date. The two agreed on a time once more, but the pig went out to the tree an hour early to get the apples. However, when he was in the tree, the wolf came by. The pig threw an apple for the wolf to go fetch, and like any good boy, the wolf couldn't help himself. The pig ran and went wee wee wee all the way home while the wolf was getting the apple. The wolf came back to the pig's home and invited him out to the fair the next day. He didn't understand why the pig was blowing him off. How dare he! The two agreed upon a time, but the pig went an hour early again. The wolf was on his way to the fair, but the pig saw him and panicked. He got into a cauldron kind of thing and rolled down the hill, which scared the wolf, so he didn't end up making it to the fair. The wolf came to the little pig's house instead and apologized for not being able to make it to the fair because he was afraid of something rolling down the hill. The pig laughed and told the wolf that it was him in the cauldron rolling down the hill. The wolf became angry and told the pig that he would come through his chimney! The wolf began to climb through the pig's chimney, but when he got through, the little pig was waiting with a pot a boiling water. The wolf fell into the pot, and the pig covered the pot, cooked the wolf, and ate him.
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This story is a familiar story to many, but since it is such an old story, it has many variations. This variation begins like the others, with three little pigs building houses. They had actually been sent out by their mother to go be adult pigs. So the first pig sees a guy with straw, and he asks the man to give him the straw to build his house. He got the straw because no one could say no to a little pig, and then he built his house. The big, bad wolf came by and asked for the first little pig to let him into his house made of straw. The little pig denied his request, and the big, bad wolf threatened to blow his house down. He then proceeded to blow the house down and eat the little pig. The second little pig sees a man with furze, a shiny shrub material with yellow flowers, and asks for it so that he can build his house. I like to think that the second little pig was the artist of the group, for furze seems like the artsiest possible material to build your house out of. Unfortunately, the wolf came by and asked to be let in. He was denied by the second little pig, much like he was denied by the first, so he blew the second little pig's house down. The beautiful furze house was destroyed as well as the second little pig's impeccable eye for interior design. The poor wolf didn't see an artist; he saw his next meal.
The third little pig luckily ran into a man who had a material that was pretty good for building houses: brick. He asked the man for the material who again couldn't say no because a little pig was asking. The third little pig built his house out of brick, and when the wolf tried to invite himself into the house, the third little pig said no. So the wolf huffed, and he puffed, and he tried his darnedest to blow the brick house down, but he couldn't, for the brick was too strong for his powerful breath.
So, the wolf got an idea. He invited the third little pig out for dinner at the turnip field. The third little pig accepted the kind dinner invitation and asked the wolf what time he was planning on going. The wolf told the pig that he would go at 6 o'clock and that he would even pick up the pig from his nice brick house. The pig agreed to meet at that time. The next day, the pig went to the turnip field an hour early, gathered some turnips, then went home to cook them. When the wolf showed up at the house to pick up his dinner date, the pig said that he had already gotten turnips and had a nice dinner with them. The wolf became angry, but he collected himself, and invited the pig out to an apple tree the next day. He clearly just wanted to take the pig on a date. The two agreed on a time once more, but the pig went out to the tree an hour early to get the apples. However, when he was in the tree, the wolf came by. The pig threw an apple for the wolf to go fetch, and like any good boy, the wolf couldn't help himself. The pig ran and went wee wee wee all the way home while the wolf was getting the apple. The wolf came back to the pig's home and invited him out to the fair the next day. He didn't understand why the pig was blowing him off. How dare he! The two agreed upon a time, but the pig went an hour early again. The wolf was on his way to the fair, but the pig saw him and panicked. He got into a cauldron kind of thing and rolled down the hill, which scared the wolf, so he didn't end up making it to the fair. The wolf came to the little pig's house instead and apologized for not being able to make it to the fair because he was afraid of something rolling down the hill. The pig laughed and told the wolf that it was him in the cauldron rolling down the hill. The wolf became angry and told the pig that he would come through his chimney! The wolf began to climb through the pig's chimney, but when he got through, the little pig was waiting with a pot a boiling water. The wolf fell into the pot, and the pig covered the pot, cooked the wolf, and ate him.
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