The Three Little Pigs
Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke
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Once upon a time there was a mother Pig who lived in an old barn with her three little Pigs. When the little pigs were old enough to be on their own, she sent them out to find their fortune. |
The first little pig that went off met a Man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, Man, give me that straw to build me a house"; which the Man did, and the little Pig built a house with it. Along came a Wolf, and knocked at the door, and said, "Little Pig, little Pig, let me come in."
The Pig answered, "No, not by the hair of my chinny chin chin."
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down!" said the Wolf. So he huffed and he puffed, and he blew his house down. The first little Pig barely escaped the hungry wolf, and ran as fast as he could back to the safety of the old barn and his mother Pig.
The second Pig met a Man with a bundle of sticks, and said, "Please, Man, give me those sticks to build a house"; which the Man did, and the Pig built his house.
Then along came the Wolf and said, "Little Pig, little Pig, let me come in."
"No, not by the hair of my chinny chin chin."
"Then I'll puff and I'll huff, and I'll blow your house in!" So he huffed and he puffed, and he puffed and he huffed, and at last he blew the house down.
The second little Pig barely escaped the hungry Wolf, and ran as fast as he could back to the safety of the old barn and his mother Pig. Although the Sow was happy to see her little Pigs safe, she was disappointed that they had returned so soon after trying to make it on their own.
The third little Pig met a Man with a load of bricks, and said, "Please, Man, give me those bricks to build a house with"; so the Man gave him the bricks, and he built a strong sturdy house with them.
The Wolf came, as he did to the other little Pigs. The Wolf was now very, very hungry because the first two pigs had escaped so he had not eaten anything!
"I'll catch and eat up this third Pig for sure" he declared.
So the Wolf said, "Little Pig, little Pig, let me come in."
"No, not by the hair of my chinny chin chin."
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down."
Well, he huffed and he puffed, and he huffed and he puffed, and he puffed and he huffed; but he could not blow the strong brick house down.
When he found that he could not blow the house down, he decided to trick the little Pig. He said, "Little Pig, I know where there is a nice field of turnips."
"Where?" said the little Pig.
"Oh, in Mr. Smith's home-field; and if you will be ready tomorrow morning, I will call for you, and we will go together and get some for dinner."
"Very well," said the little Pig, "I will be ready. What time do you mean to go?"
"Oh, at six o'clock."
Well, the little Pig got up at five, and ran off on his own to get the turnips.
The little Pig worked fast, and returned home with a big bag of turnips well before six o'clock.
When the Wolf came, at six o'clock, he said, "Little Pig, are you ready?"
"Ready?" asked the little Pig, "I have been and come back again, and got a nice big bag full! I'm cooking some now for my breakfast."
The Wolf was very hungry indeed, and declared he would eat up the little Pig right that minute, even if he had to get down the chimney to catch him.
| When the little Pig saw what the Wolf was doing, he hung on the pot full of water, and made up a blazing fire, and, just as the Wolf was coming down, took off the cover of the pot, and said "Try to eat me will you? How would you like it if I cook and eat you up!?"
The Wolf hit the scalding water and let out a great yell. He scampered quickly back up the chimney and ran as fast as he could back the safety of the old den in the woods with his mother. |
The third little Pig lived happily ever after.