The Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time, three little pig siblings left their mother's home to build houses of their own for the very first time. Each one chose to build in a different way. The biggest pig quickly threw together a house of straw because he wanted to go play right away. The middle pig built a slightly sturdier house of sticks. And the careful little pig took his time building a brick house, the strongest of them all.

One day, a hungry wolf came wandering by and spotted the straw house. He knocked on the door and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in!" When the pig refused, the wolf took a huge breath and blew with all his might, scattering the straw house instantly. The startled pig ran off to his brother's stick house.

The wolf followed and knocked on the stick house next, then blew again with all his strength until the sticks scattered apart too. The two pigs raced as fast as they could to their littlest brother's brick house and knocked on the door, asking for help.

The littlest pig quickly opened the door and welcomed his brothers inside the brick house. No matter how hard the wolf huffed and puffed when he arrived, the sturdy brick house did not budge even a little.

The wolf huffed and puffed until he was completely worn out, but the brick house stood firm as ever. At last, he gave up and wandered off into the forest. The three little pigs lived happily and safely together in their sturdy brick house, and from that day on, they understood just how important it is to work carefully and thoughtfully.

Careful, hardworking effort helps keep us safe when trouble comes.