The Three Little Pigs – shortstoriesshort . com
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Once upon a time there were three little pigs . One pig built a house of straw while the second pig built his house with sticks . They built their houses very quickly and then sang and danced all day because they were lazy . The third little pig worked hard all day and built his house with bricks .
A big bad wolf saw the two little pigs while they danced and played and thought , “ What juicy tender meals they will make !” He chased the two pigs and they ran and hid in their houses . The big bad wolf went to the first house and huffed and puffed and blew the house down in minutes . The frightened little pig ran to the second pig ’ s house that was made of sticks . The big bad wolf now came to this house and huffed and puffed and blew the house down in hardly any time . Now , the two little pigs were terrified and ran to the third pig ’ s house that was made of bricks .
The big bad wolf tried to huff and puff and blow the house down , but he could not . He kept trying for hours but the house was very strong and the little pigs were safe inside . He tried to enter through the chimney but the third little pig boiled a big pot of water and kept it below the chimney . The wolf fell into it and died .
The two little pigs now felt sorry for having been so lazy . They too built their houses with bricks and lived happily ever after .
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