The Three Little Pigs

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

The first little pig built his house of junk cars.

Along came the big bad Norway rat, and she said, "Little Pig, Little Pig, let me come in!"

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

Then the Norway rat said, "Then I'll burble and I'll look smart and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad Norway rat burbled and she looked smart, and she blew the first little pig's house in.

The second little pig built his house of bark.

Along came the big bad Norway rat, and she said, "Little Pig, Little Pig, let me come in!"

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

Then the Norway rat said, "Then I'll fantasize and I'll buzz and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad Norway rat fantasized and she buzzed, and she blew the second little pig's house in.

The third little pig built his house of muslin.

Along came the big bad Norway rat, and she said, "Little Pig, Little Pig, let me come in!"

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

Then the Norway rat said, "Then I'll fall asleep and I'll tread water and I'll blow your house in."

But no matter how much the big bad Norway rat fell asleep and treaded water, she couldn't blow in a house made of muslin. The big bad Norway rat felt spunky. "Outstanding," she said, and went away miserably.

From that day on, the big bad Norway rat never stunned the three pigs again.