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Chapter1
Oncetherewasamotherpigwhohadthreelittlepigs.Shewassopoor,however,thatshecouldnolongertakecareoftheyoungpigs.Soshedecidedtosendthemaway。
Itistimeforyoutogooutintotheworldnow.Youareoldenoughtoliveonyourown.Rememberthathardworkneverhurtsapig.ButIwarnyou,ifyouarelazyandgetfat,thanyouwillbetooslowtorunawayfromyouknowwho.Thehungryoldwolf!Thethreepigswerescaredandshouted.Sothethreelittlepigslefttheirsafehomeandwentoutintotheworld.Theyeachwentadifferentway,andtheyeachbuiltthemselvesanewhome.
Thefirstlittlepigwasveryniceandhappy,buthewasalsoverylazy.Hedidn’tlikehardwork.Healwayslookedfortheeasywaytodothings.Knowinghehadtobuildahouseforhimself,thefirstlittlepigwentgothemarkettolookforsupplies.Whenhesawamansellingstraw,hesaidtohimself,howeasyitwouldbetobuildahouseoutofstraw!
Howmuchisthatstraw,sir?Iwillsellittoyoufortwocents,littlepig.I’lltakeit.Sothefirstlittlepigboughtthestraw,andhebuilthishouse.Well,thatwaseasy.Ididn’thavetoworkveryhard,andnowIhaveanewhouse.Thisisgreat!Thefirstlittlepigwentinsideandrelaxedinhisnewhome。
Now,thesecondlittlepigwasalittledifferentfromthefirst.Becausehelikedtohavelotsoftimetoplay,healwayslookedforthefastestwaytodothings.Thesecondlittlepigalsowenttothemarketinsearchofsuppliesforhisnewhouse.Whenhesawamansellingsticks,hesaidtohimself。
Icouldreallybuildahousequicklywiththosesticks.Sir,howmuchforthosesticks?Iwillsellthemtoyouforthreecents.Great!I’llbuythem.Sothesecondlittlepigboughtthesticksandstartedtobuildhishouse。
Momsaidthatwewouldhavetoworksohard,butthisissoeasy.LookhowquicklyIbuiltmyhousewiththesesticks.NowIwillhaveplentyoftimetoplay。
Thethirdlittlepigwasverydifferentfromhisbrothers.Hewasaveryhardworker.Hewasn’tworriedaboutfindingtheeasiestwayorthefastestway.Hewantedthingsdonetherightway.Whenhewenttomarkettobuysuppliesforhishouse,helookedforsomethingsturdythatwouldlast。
Wow!Youhavesomereallygoodbrickshere,sir.Ibettheywouldmakeastronghouse.Thesebrickswillhelpyoubuildthefinesthousemoneycanbuy.Howmuchforallofthem?Iwillsellthemtoyouforfivedollars.Oh,Idon’thaveenoughmoneyrightnow.Canyouwaituntiltomorrow?Okay,Iwillwaituntiltomorrow,butnotanylonger。
Thethirdlittlepigquicklylefttofindworksothathecouldearnenoughmoneyforthebricks.Heworkedveryhardthatday.Whenhewasfinished,hehadthemoneyheneeded.Earlythenextmorning,hetookhismoneyandboughtthebricks,andbeganbuildinghishouse.Ittookhimalongtime,butheknewthebrickswouldmakehishousestrongandsafe。
Whenhishousewasfinallyfinished,thethirdpigcalledhistwobrothersovertoseehisnewhome.Theycameandadmiredhiswork.Yourhouselooksgreat.Nowyouhavetocomeandplaywithus.Yeah!Let’sgointotheforesttoplay.Youtwogoonahead.Istillhavesomeworktodo.Wow,IgettiredjustWATCHINGhimwork。
Remember,motherpigwarnedusnottogetfatandlazy.Oh,heissosilly,helovestowork,andheneverplays.Sothefirstlittlepigandthesecondlittlepigwentintotheforesttoplaywhilethethirdlittlepigstayedhomeandworked.Whatthepigsdidnotknowwasthatinthatsameforesttherewasascary,smartandveryhungryoldwolf。
Chapter2
Thewolfusuallyatesquirrels,chickens,chipmunks,andothersmallanimals.Buttodayhewashungryforsomethingdifferent.Todayhewantedatender,deliciouspig.BACON!PORKCHOPS!HAM!That’swhatIwantfordinner。
Wait!WhatisthatIsmell?Coulditbeatender,deliciouspig?Justthen,thescary,smartandveryhungrywolfsawthetwolittlepigsplaying.Hewasasneakywolfanddecidedtotrytojoinintheirgame.Hello,littlepigs.Iamafriendlywolfandwouldliketoplaywithyou。
I…I…Idon’tthinkso.Yeah,ourmotherwarnedusaboutyou.Thetwolittlepigsstoppedwhattheyweredoingandquicklyranbacktotheirhomes.Thewolffollowedthemandcametothefirstlittlepig’shouse.Littlepig,littlepig,letmeinplease.Never!No!No!No!No!No!Youwillnevergetinhere!ThenIwillhuff,andIwillpuff,andIwillBOLWyourhousedown!!
Sothewolfhuffed,andhepuffed,andheblewthehousedown.Thefirstlittlepigwassoafraid.Heranasfastashecouldtothesecondlittlepig’shouseandbeganbangingonthedoor.Helpme!Helpme!Thehungryoldwolfiscomingafterme。
Comeinside,brotherpig.Wewillbesafeinmyhouse.Shortlyafterthefirstlittlepigwassafelyinside,theyheardaknockonthedoor.Littlepigs,littlepigs,letmein.it’sthenicewolf.Never!No!No!No!No!Wewillneverletyouin.ThenIwillhuff,andIwillpuff,andIwillBLOWyourhousedown!!Sothewolfhuffed,andhepuffed,andheblewthehousedown.Thetwolittlepigswerereallyafraidnow。
Theyranasfastastheycouldtothethirdlittlepig’shouse,sothewolfwouldnoteatthem.Littlebrother!Littlebrother!Helpus!Thewolfistryingtoeatus.Ithoughtthiswouldhappen.Comeintomyhouse.Hurry!No,littlebrother.Weshouldrunaway.Thehungryoldwolfwillblowthishousedown!Heisn’tgoingtoblowMYhousedown.It’smadeofbricks。
Thetwolittlepigswentinsidethethirdlittlepig’shouse,andmomentslater,theyheardaknockonthedoor.Littlepigs,littlepigs,letmecomein.it’sthenicewolf.Never!No!No!No!No!Wewillneverletyouin!ThenIwillhuff,andIwillpuff,andIwillBLOWyourhousedown.Sothewolfhuffedandpuffedandhuffedandpuffed,buthejustcouldn’tblowthehousedown!Thethreepigscheered,andthewolfwenthomewithoutadeliciouspiginhisstomach.Imusthavethosepigstoeat.Iwillhavetothinkofanewplan.Iamasmartwolf,andIwilljustgobacktotheirhousetomorrowandtrickthem。
Chapter3
Thenextday,hewentbacktothethirdlittlepig’shousewithareallybig,friendlysmile。
Littlepigs,youaresosmart.Youaremuchsmarterthanme.IamsorryItriedtohurtyou.Let’sbebuddies.Iknowareallygoodfieldwithlotsofcarrots.Doyouwanttogowithme?Hmmm.Thatsoundsnice.Whereisthefield,andwhendoyouwanttogo?Thefieldisveryclose.It’sonthesideoffarmerjack’sbarn.Iwillcomebacktomorrowatsixinthemorning。
Whenthewolfleft,thefirstlittlepigandthesecondlittlepigturnedtotheirbrotherandsaid.Areyoucrazy?Heisgoingtoeatyou!Hedoesn’twanttoeatcarrots,hewantstoeatyou!Thewolfwillhavetofindmefirst.Don’tworry.Justwaitandsee.Thatnight,thewolfwasthinkingtohimself,finally,tomorrowIwillbeabletoeatatender,deliciouspig.Hefellasleepdreamingofporkchops,baconandham.