Extra credit Reading Notes: English Fairy Tales
The Story of the Three Little Pigs
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- An old sow had three piglets but no means to take care of them
- She sent them off to seek fortune
- The first pig met a man with straw and acquired enough to build a home
- A wolf stopped by and asked for entry into the home
- The pig wouldn't allow the wolf in, so the wolf blew his house down and ate up the pig
- The second pig acquired furze and built a home
- The wolf wasn't allowed into the second pigs home, blew it down and ate him
- The third pig acquired bricks and built a home
- The wolf attempted to blow the brick home down but was unable to
- The wolf told the pig where to find turnips, and asked to meet
- The pig left early and got turnips without the wolf
- The wolf figured out the pig went without him and told him where to find apples
- The pig left for apples without the pig.
- The back and forth continued for a while
- Soon, the wolf threatened to eat the pig
- He would get down the pigs chimney
- The pig put on a pot full of water and a big fire, boiled up the wolf and ate him
Bibliography : The Story of the Three Little Pigs collected by Dan Ashliman, The Three Little Pigs
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