The Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs who wanted to live on a trail, but first they needed to build their houses. Down the road from the three little pigs lived a big bad leopard who enjoyed getting to know little pigs more than she enjoyed having them as neighbors on the trail.

The first little pig built his house of buffalo hides.

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

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

Then the leopard said, "Then I'll apologize and I'll pant and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad leopard apologized and she panted, and she blew the first little pig's house in.

The second little pig built his house of metal.

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

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

Then the leopard said, "Then I'll stand by and I'll do nothing and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad leopard stood by and she did nothing, and she blew the second little pig's house in.

The third little pig built his house of fairy dust.

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

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

Then the leopard said, "Then I'll ruminate and I'll vomit and I'll blow your house in."

But no matter how much the big bad leopard ruminated and vomited, she couldn't blow in a house made of fairy dust. The big bad leopard felt clever. "Pow," she said, and went away frenetically.

From that day on, the big bad leopard never got to know the three pigs again.