The Three Little Pigs (Learn English with Stories)

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. They lived with their mother. One day, Mama Pig said, “You are all grown now. It is time for you to go out into the world and live on your own.”

The pigs said good-bye and went on their way.

The First Little Pig decided to build a house made out of straw. Before long, he was finished. He had time to relax in the shade.

The Second Little Pig built a house made out of sticks. He worked hard, but he still had time to relax in the shade.

The Third Little Pig decided to build a house made out of bricks. He worked very, very hard.

It took him a long time to finish building his house. He did not have time to rest in the shade.

Soon after, a big, bad wolf came along. He saw the First Little Pig napping in the shade.

‘That little pig would make a tasty bite to eat,’ thought the Big Bad Wolf to himself.

The little pig saw the wolf coming and ran inside his straw house. The wolf said, “Little pig, little pig, let me come in.” The little pig replied, “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 Big Bad Wolf . And that is what he did! As the straw blew everywhere, the First Little Pig ran away.

The Big Bad Wolf soon came across the Second Little Pig home made of sticks. The Big Bad Wolf knocked on the door and asked to come in.

“Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin,” said the Second Little Pig . “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down,” replied the wolf.

The two little pigs ran to their brother’s brick house. Right behind them was the wolf! Once again the wolf asked to come inside. “Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin,” replied the Third Little Pig.

The wolf did not give up. He climbed up onto the roof. He jumped down the chimney.

And he fell right into a pot of water that was heating on the fire. That water was so hot that the wolf jumped out and ran away.

The Three Little Pigs lived happily ever after.