The Three Little Pigs

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

The first little pig built his house of wire.

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

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

Then the gecko said, "Then I'll hang around and I'll raise an eyebrow and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad gecko hung around and she raised an eyebrow, and she blew the first little pig's house in.

The second little pig built his house of slime.

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

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

Then the gecko said, "Then I'll take a bath and I'll vomit and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad gecko took a bath and she vomited, and she blew the second little pig's house in.

The third little pig built his house of onyx.

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

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

Then the gecko said, "Then I'll catch up and I'll get dizzy and I'll blow your house in."

But no matter how much the big bad gecko caught up and got dizzy, she couldn't blow in a house made of onyx. The big bad gecko felt frumpy. "Who cares," she said, and went away fearfully.

From that day on, the big bad gecko never pinned the three pigs again.