Once upon a time, there was an old pig with three little piglets. One day, she told them, "My children, it’s time for you to go into the world and make your fortunes." So the three little pigs set out to start their lives.
Whitey’s
Straw House
The first
little pig, Whitey, met a man with a bundle of straw and asked, “Please,
mister, may I have that straw to build my house?” The man gave him the straw,
and Whitey built a cozy little straw house. But soon, along came a big, bad
wolf who knocked on Whitey’s door.
“Little
pig, little pig,” he called, “let me come in!”
“No, no,
by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!” replied Whitey.
The wolf,
growing angry, said, “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house
in!” So he huffed and puffed, and blew Whitey’s straw house to bits, carrying
Whitey off to his forest home.
Blackey’s
Wood House
The
second pig, Blackey, met a man carrying wood and asked, “Please, mister, may I
have that wood to build my house?” The man gave him the wood, and Blackey built
a sturdy wooden house. But the wolf soon arrived and knocked on Blackey’s door.
“Little
pig, little pig, let me come in!”
“No, no,
by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!” replied Blackey, trembling.
“Then
I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in!” roared the wolf. He
huffed and puffed and blew Blackey’s wooden house down, carrying him off to the
forest as well.
Brownie’s
Brick House
The third
pig, Brownie, met a man with a load of bricks and asked, “Please, mister, may I
have those bricks to build my house?” The man gladly gave him the bricks, and
Brownie built a strong little brick house. Not long after, the wolf came and
knocked at Brownie’s door.
“Little
pig, little pig, let me come in!”
“No, no,
by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!” said Brownie.
“Then
I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in!” the wolf snarled. But
no matter how he huffed and puffed, he couldn’t blow down the brick house.
Furious, the wolf tried a new approach.
The
Turnip Trick
The wolf
said, “Little pig, I know where there’s a field of delicious turnips. I’ll call
for you tomorrow morning at six, and we can get some together.” Brownie agreed,
but he was clever. The next morning, he went to the field at five, collected
turnips, and returned home before the wolf arrived. The wolf, outwitted,
decided to try again.
The Apple
Orchard
“Little
pig, I know of a lovely apple orchard. Let’s meet at five tomorrow morning to
get some apples,” said the wolf. But the next morning, Brownie set out at four,
picked his apples, and was ready to leave when he spotted the wolf coming.
Brownie quickly threw an apple far away, and while the wolf ran to fetch it, he
dashed back home with his basket of apples.
The Fair
and the Rolling Kettle
Determined,
the wolf said, “There’s a fair in town this afternoon. Let’s go together.”
Brownie agreed, but he went to the fair at one o’clock, bought a big copper
kettle, and started home. On the way, he saw the wolf coming up the hill and
jumped into the kettle, rolling it down. When the wolf saw the huge kettle
rolling toward him, he ran off, terrified.
The Final
Showdown
The wolf,
humiliated, decided to sneak down Brownie’s chimney to catch him. But Brownie
had a plan. He built a roaring fire in the fireplace and placed his copper
kettle filled with boiling water on it. Just as the wolf slid down the chimney,
Brownie pulled the kettle’s cover off, and plop!—the wolf fell right in.
A Happy
Ending
After the
wolf was gone for good, Brownie went into the forest and rescued his two
brothers, Whitey and Blackey. They returned to Brownie’s brick house, and from
that day on, the three little pigs lived safely and happily ever after.
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