The Three Little Pigs

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

The first little pig built his house of aluminum foil.

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

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

Then the mouse said, "Then I'll clear out and I'll apologize and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad mouse cleared out and he apologized, and he blew the first little pig's house in.

The second little pig built his house of ceramic.

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

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

Then the mouse said, "Then I'll giggle and I'll play and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad mouse giggled and he played, and he blew the second little pig's house in.

The third little pig built his house of hemp.

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

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

Then the mouse said, "Then I'll chatter and I'll gesticulate and I'll blow your house in."

But no matter how much the big bad mouse chattered and gesticulated, he couldn't blow in a house made of hemp. The big bad mouse felt frightened. "Blaak," he said, and went away charmingly.

From that day on, the big bad mouse never amused the three pigs again.