🐷 THE THREE LITTLE PIGS 🐺 - Read Aloud

The Three Little Pigs by James Marshall

Once Upon a Time

an old sow sent her

Three Little Pigs

out into the world to seek their fortune.

Now be sure to write

she said

and remember that I love you.

The first little pig met a man with a load of straw.

I know

said the little pig. I'll buy your straw and build a house.

That's not a good idea

said the man

Mind your own business.

Thank you, said the little pig

and he bought the straw and set about building a house.

It took him no time at all.

Very soon a

lean and hungry wolf

happened by. The pig

was just about his favorite food in the world.

So he knocked on the door and said little pig

little pig.

Let me come in. To which the little pig replied,

No, no no, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin. This annoyed the wolf to no end.

And he said

Then I'll huff and I'll puff

and I'll blow your house in. Go right ahead. So the wolf huffed and he puffed

and he blew the house

in and he gobbled up the little pig.

The second little pig met a man with a load of sticks.

I've got it

said the little pig. I'll buy those sticks and build a house.

I'd think twice about that said

the man. Oh poo, said

the little pig.

What would you know? And he bought the sticks and went to work

building a house. Very pretty

he said.

No sooner had

the Little Pig settled into his pretty house

then the wolf happened by. He was still hungry

and he said,

Little pig little pig

let me come in, To which the little pig replied,

No, no, no not by the hair on my chinny chin

chin. The wolf didn't care for that at all.

And he said, I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll

blow your house in. Hahaha, said the little pig.

So the wolf huffed and he puffed

and he blew the house in and he gobbled up the little pig.

Now the third little pig

met a man with a load of bricks.

These Bricks will make a fine

sturdy house said the man.

Capital idea my good fellow said the little pig

so he bought the bricks and set about building a house.

It took him quite a bit of time.

But it was well worth it.

Nice and solid, said the little pig

nice and solid.

But no sooner had the little pig moved in

then he noticed the wolf loitering about and the wolf

who was still hungry

said Little Pig Little Pig let me come in.

and to which the little pig replied

no, no, no, no. Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin. Well

the wolf had heard that before

and he said, Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in. Oh, don't do that, said the little pig.

But the wolf huffed and he puffed and huffed and he puffed

until he was quite blue in the face.

The house stood firm.

I'll try another approach muttered

the wolf and put on his most dazzling smile.

Little pig.

I was only teasing,

he said.

By the way,

I hear tell that farmer Jones has the most scrumptious turnips. Shall we go pick a few?

I'm much too busy now, said the little pig.

What about tomorrow morning? Excellent, said the wolf. I'll come for you

at 6.

The next morning the little pig got up at five,

hurried off to Farmer Jones' Turner Field

picked a basketful of scrumptious turnips

and dashed back home.

When the Wolf arrived

at 6 the turnips were already boiling in the pot.

Sorry. I couldn't wait said the little pig. The wolf tried not to show his displeasure. No harm done,

he said.

By the way,

there's a lovely apple tree down in Merry Meadow.

Shall we go help ourselves to a few apples.

Oh, I must cook my turnips,

said the little pig. Let's meet there tomorrow morning.

Splendid, said

the wolf. Shall we say at 5. The next morning

the little pig was up at 4 and went off for the apples.

It took longer than he'd expected to reach Merry Meadow

and while busy gathering apples in the highest tree

he saw the wolf approaching.

Do try one of these

he called down

throwing an apple

as far as he could. When the wolf

chased after the apple the little pig

shimmied down the tree and made it safely home.

The next day

the wolf came again.

Really? He was quite put out. There's a fair today

on Hog Hill,

he said.

Would you care to go?

Why don't we meet there, said the little pig. Would 3 o'clock suit

you? Collossal, said the wolf. 3 it is. Just to make sure he would be there

at 2. At 1 in the afternoon,

the little pig

went to the fair and had a fine time.

So fine that he lost track track of the hour.

Suddenly out of the corner of his eye,

he saw the wolf

coming up the hill. Without a minute to spare

the little pig jumped inside an empty butter

churn and rolled down the hill toward the wolf. Well,

the wolf was so scared he ran all the way home.

That evening

the wolf went to the little pig's house

and told him how frightened he had been

by a great round thing that came down

the hill.

I frightened you

did I? said the little pig. That great round thing was a butter churn, and I

was inside.

This was simply too much for the wolf

to stand. I've been

nice long enough

he cried. I'm going to eat you up right now

and he climbed onto the roof.

When the little pig

saw this he put a big iron pot into the fireplace

and quickly stoked the fire. Here I come, cried the wolf. Dinner time!

You can say

that again!, said the little pig

and he cooked the mean old wolf and gobbled him up.