The Three Little Pigs

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

The first little pig built his house of pillows.

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

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

Then the donkey said, "Then I'll stare into space and I'll get angry and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad donkey stared into space and he got angry, and he blew the first little pig's house in.

The second little pig built his house of beeswax.

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

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

Then the donkey said, "Then I'll pace and I'll adjust and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad donkey paced and he adjusted, and he blew the second little pig's house in.

The third little pig built his house of chocolate.

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

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

Then the donkey said, "Then I'll stare into space and I'll clear out and I'll blow your house in."

But no matter how much the big bad donkey stared into space and cleared out, he couldn't blow in a house made of chocolate. The big bad donkey felt furious. "Of course," he said, and went away deliberately.

From that day on, the big bad donkey never mocked the three pigs again.