The Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs who wanted to live in a swamp, but first they needed to build their houses. Down the road from the three little pigs lived a big bad hornet who enjoyed losing little pigs more than he enjoyed having them as neighbors in the swamp.

The first little pig built his house of bamboo.

Along came the big bad hornet, and he said, "Little Pig, Little Pig, let me come in!"

The first little pig replied, "Not by the hair of my kneecap!

Then the hornet said, "Then I'll rock and I'll pace and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad hornet rocked and he paced, and he blew the first little pig's house in.

The second little pig built his house of precious gems.

Along came the big bad hornet, and he said, "Little Pig, Little Pig, let me come in!"

The second little pig replied, "Not by the hair of my gut!

Then the hornet said, "Then I'll cheer up and I'll clap and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad hornet cheered up and he clapped, and he blew the second little pig's house in.

The third little pig built his house of muslin.

Along came the big bad hornet, and he said, "Little Pig, Little Pig, let me come in!"

The third little pig replied, "Not by the hair of my tail!

Then the hornet said, "Then I'll squint and I'll wobble and I'll blow your house in."

But no matter how much the big bad hornet squinted and wobbled, he couldn't blow in a house made of muslin. The big bad hornet felt sophisticated. "Alack," he said, and went away pitifully.

From that day on, the big bad hornet never lost the three pigs again.