The Three Pigs

The Three Brothers

Three Pigs live in a house near a wood. The three Pigs are brothers.

One is a big pig, and his name is Big Pig.

One is a middle-sized pig, and his name is Pig — just Pig.

One is a little pig, and his name is Little Pig.

The three pigs dance all day long and sing:

“We are happy brother pigs,

We are happy piggy-wigs,

We have time to dance and play,

We are happy all the day.”

In the Big Wood

One day they go out for a walk. They walk and walk, and by and by they come to a big wood.

Big Pig says, “I cannot see our house.”

Pig says, “I cannot see our house.”

Little Pig says, “I cannot see our house.”

“Then let us build a little house,” says Big Pig.

“Build a house yourself! I am tired,” says Pig.

“I want to rest. I don’t want to build a house.”

“Build a house yourself! I am tired. I want to go to bed,” says Little Pig. “I don’t want to build a house.”

So Big Pig goes along one road.

Pig goes along another road.

And Little Pig goes along another road.

Little Pig

Little Pig wants to go to bed, but he cannot go to bed, because he has no house. He goes along the road and meets a Man with some hay on his back.

“Oh, I can build a house of hay,” he says to himself.

So he says to the Man,

“Please, Man, give me some hay, I want to build a house.”

The Man gives him some hay, and Little Pig builds a house of hay.

When the house is ready, he dances and sings:

“I have a little house of hay,

I have a little house of hay,

I have time to dance and sing,

I have time to play.”

Little Pig and the Wolf

When night comes, Little Pig goes to bed.

By and by the Big Bad Wolf comes, knocks at the door and says,

“Little Pig, Little Pig, let me in,”

But Little Pig does not let him in. He laughs, and dances, and sings:

“Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf, Big Bad Wolf, Big Bad Wolf?

Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? La, la, la, la, la!”

Then the Big Bad Wolf says,

“Let me in, Little Pig. I can blow your house down and eat you up.”

Then Little Pig is afraid. He jumps out of the window and runs away.

And the Big Bad Wolf puffs and puffs and blows the house down. But Little Pig is not there!

Pig

Pig is very tired, but he cannot rest, because he has no house. He goes along the road and meets a Man with some sticks on his back.

“Oh, I can build a house of sticks,” he says to himself.

So he says to the Man,

“Please, Man, give me some sticks. I want to build a house.”

The Man gives him some sticks, and Pig builds a house of sticks.

When the house is ready, he dances and sings:

“I have a little house of sticks,

I have a little house of sticks,

I have time to dance and sing,

I have time for tricks.”

Pig and the Wolf

When night comes, Pig goes to bed.

By and by the Big Bad Wolf comes, knocks at the door, and says,

“Pig, Pig, let me in.”

But Pig does not let him in. He laughs, and dances, and sings:

“Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf,

Big Bad Wolf, Big Bad Wolf?

Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

La, la, la, la, la!”

Then the Big Bad Wolf says,

“Let me in, Pig. I can blow your house down and eat you up.”

Then Pig is afraid. He jumps out of the window and runs away.

And the Big Bad Wolf puffs and puffs and blows the house down. But Pig is not there!

Big Pig

Big Pig wants to build a house. He goes along the road and meets a Man with some bricks on his back.

“Oh, I can build a house of bricks,” he says to himself.

So he says to the Man,

“Please, Man, give me some bricks. I want to build a house.”

The Man gives him some bricks, and Big Pig builds a house of bricks.

When the house is ready, he dances and sings:

“I have a little house of bricks,

I have a little house of bricks,

I have time to dance and sing,

I have time for tricks.”

Big Pig and the Wolf

By and by the Big Bad Wolf comes, knocks at the door, and says, “Big Pig, Big Pig, let me in.”

But Big Pig does not let him in.

“Let me in, Big Pig,” says the Big Bad Wolf “I can blow your house down and eat you up.”

But Big Pig does not let him in.

The Big Bad Wolf puffs and puffs, but he cannot blow the house down.

The Wolf is very angry, and he says, “Gr-r! I can eat you up. I can climb up on the roof and come down through the chimney.”

So he climbs up on the roof and comes down through the chimney and — falls into a big pot of hot water on the stove.

Little Pig and Pig at the Big Pig’s House

Just then Little Pig and Pig knock at the door.

“Who is there?” asks Big Pig.

“It’s I,” says Little Pig.

“It’s I,” says Pig.

“Come in, please,” says Big Pig, and he opens the door.

Then Little Pig and Pig see that the Big Bad Wolf is dead. They laugh, and dance, and sing:

“Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf, Big Bad Wolf, Big Bad Wolf?

Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

The Big Bad Wolf is dead!”