The Wise Little Pig

by Lawton B. Evans, 1917

The shortest telling of the three pigs: houses of straw, wood, and brick, a huffing wolf at each door — and one wise little pig who built it strong.

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One time there was an old pig about to die,and she called her three little pigs to herand said:“My children, I am going to die soon and leave you. You must each of you build a house so strong that the old wolf cannot tear it down and eat you.” Each of the little pigs promised to do as his mother said,and then the old pig died.
One time there was an old pig about to die, and she called her three little pigs to her and said: “My children, I am going to die soon and leave you. You must each of you build a house so strong that the old wolf cannot tear it down and eat you.” Each of the little pigs promised to do as his mother said, and then the old pig died.
The first little pig gathered straw from the farmer's field near byand built him a straw house,and daubed it with mud.
The first little pig gathered straw from the farmer's field near by and built him a straw house, and daubed it with mud.
The second little pig gathered some wood from the farmer's wood pile,and built him a wood houseand daubed it with wet moss.
The second little pig gathered some wood from the farmer's wood pile, and built him a wood house and daubed it with wet moss.
The third little pig found some bricks under the barnand built him a brick house,and laid it in mortar and lime, just like the house of the pig keeper.
The third little pig found some bricks under the barn and built him a brick house, and laid it in mortar and lime, just like the house of the pig keeper.
Then all three little pigs went to housekeeping.
Then all three little pigs went to housekeeping.
Pretty soon the old wolf began to spy around to see what had become of the little pigs after their mother's death.
Pretty soon the old wolf began to spy around to see what had become of the little pigs after their mother's death.
He came to the straw house of the first little pigand said:“Little pig, little pig, please let me in, or I'll huff and I'll puff until I blow your house in.”
He came to the straw house of the first little pig and said: “Little pig, little pig, please let me in, or I'll huff and I'll puff until I blow your house in.”
But the little pig looked up out of his peep holeand said:“No, no, no; not by the hairs on your chinny, chin, chin!”
But the little pig looked up out of his peep hole and said: “No, no, no; not by the hairs on your chinny, chin, chin!”
Then the old wolf huffedand he puffed until he blew the house in,and then he ate up the first little pig.
Then the old wolf huffed and he puffed until he blew the house in, and then he ate up the first little pig.
Then the old wolf went to the house of the second little pigand said:“Little pig, little pig, let me in, or I'll huff and I'll puff till I blow your house in.”
Then the old wolf went to the house of the second little pig and said: “Little pig, little pig, let me in, or I'll huff and I'll puff till I blow your house in.”
But the little pig looked up out of his peep holeand said:“No, no, no; not by the hairs on your chinny, chin, chin.”
But the little pig looked up out of his peep hole and said: “No, no, no; not by the hairs on your chinny, chin, chin.”
Then the old wolf huffedand he puffed until he blew the wooden house inand ate up the second little pig.
Then the old wolf huffed and he puffed until he blew the wooden house in and ate up the second little pig.
Then the old wolf went to the house of the third little pigwhich was built of brickand said:“Little pig, little pig, let me come in, or I'll huff and I'll puff till I blow your house in.”
Then the old wolf went to the house of the third little pig which was built of brick and said: “Little pig, little pig, let me come in, or I'll huff and I'll puff till I blow your house in.”
But the little pig looked out of his peep holeand said:“No, no, no; not by the hairs on your chinny, chin, chin.”
But the little pig looked out of his peep hole and said: “No, no, no; not by the hairs on your chinny, chin, chin.”
Then the old wolf huffedand he puffed,but he could not blow the house down.
Then the old wolf huffed and he puffed, but he could not blow the house down.
Then the old wolf started down the chimney to get the little pig, anyway.
Then the old wolf started down the chimney to get the little pig, anyway.
But the little pig built a fireand put on the big potand filled it with water.
But the little pig built a fire and put on the big pot and filled it with water.
So the old wolf fell into the boiling waterand was scalded to death.
So the old wolf fell into the boiling water and was scalded to death.
Then the little pig ate the old wolf until there was nothing left but the bones.
Then the little pig ate the old wolf until there was nothing left but the bones.

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