The Three Little Pigs

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

The first little pig built his house of plastic.

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

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

Then the salamander said, "Then I'll shake and I'll play and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad salamander shook and she played, and she blew the first little pig's house in.

The second little pig built his house of reeds.

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

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

Then the salamander said, "Then I'll collapse and I'll itch and I'll blow your house in."

And the big bad salamander collapsed and she itched, and she blew the second little pig's house in.

The third little pig built his house of Elmer's glue.

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

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

Then the salamander said, "Then I'll applaud and I'll purr and I'll blow your house in."

But no matter how much the big bad salamander applauded and purred, she couldn't blow in a house made of Elmer's glue. The big bad salamander felt shy. "Now what?," she said, and went away defiantly.

From that day on, the big bad salamander never scratched the three pigs again.