TheThreeLittlePigs
Onceuponatimetherewasanoldmotherpigwhohadthreelittlepigsandnotenoughfoodtofeedthem.Sowhentheywereoldenough，shesentthemoutintotheworldtoseektheirfortunes.
Thefirstlittlepigwasverylazy.Hedidn'twanttoworkatallandhebuilthishouseoutofstraw.Thesecondlittlepigworkedalittlebitharderbuthewassomewhatlazytooandhebuilthishouseoutofsticks.Then，theysanganddancedandplayedtogethertherestoftheday.
Thethirdlittlepigworkedhardalldayandbuilthishousewithbricks.Itwasasturdyhousecompletewithafinefireplaceandchimney.Itlookedlikeitcouldwithstandthestrongestwinds.
Thenextday，awolfhappenedtopassbythelanewherethethreelittlepigslived；andhesawthestrawhouse，andhesmelledthepiginside.Hethoughtthepigwouldmakeamightyfinemealandhismouthbegantowater.
Soheknockedonthedoorandsaid：
Littlepig!Littlepig!Letmein!Letmein!
Butthelittlepigsawthewolf'sbigpawsthroughthekeyhole，soheansweredback：
No!No!No!Notbythehairsonmychinnychinchin!
Thenthewolfshowedhisteethandsaid：
ThenI'llhuffandI'llpuffandI'llblowyourhousedown.
Sohehuffedandhepuffedandheblewthehousedown!Thewolfopenedhisjawsverywideandbitdownashardashecould，butthefirstlittlepigescapedandranawaytohidewiththesecondlittlepig.
Thewolfcontinueddownthelaneandhepassedbythesecondhousemadeofsticks；andhesawthehouse，andhesmelledthepigsinside，andhismouthbegantowaterashethoughtaboutthefinedinnertheywouldmake.
Soheknockedonthedoorandsaid：
Littlepigs!Littlepigs!Letmein!Letmein!
Butthelittlepigssawthewolf'spointyearsthroughthekeyhole，sotheyansweredback：
No!No!No!Notbythehairsonourchinnychinchin!
Sothewolfshowedhisteethandsaid：
ThenI'llhuffandI'llpuffandI'llblowyourhousedown!
Sohehuffedandhepuffedandheblewthehousedown!Thewolfwasgreedyandhetriedtocatchbothpigsatonce，buthewastoogreedyandgotneither!Hisbigjawsclampeddownonnothingbutairandthetwolittlepigsscrambledawayasfastastheirlittlehooveswouldcarrythem.
Thewolfchasedthemdownthelaneandhealmostcaughtthem.Buttheymadeittothebrickhouseandslammedthedoorclosedbeforethewolfcouldcatchthem.Thethreelittlepigstheywereveryfrightened，theyknewthewolfwantedtoeatthem.Andthatwasvery，verytrue.Thewolfhadn'teatenalldayandhehadworkedupalargeappetitechasingthepigsaroundandnowhecouldsmellallthreeoftheminsideandheknewthatthethreelittlepigswouldmakealovelyfeast.
Sothewolfknockedonthedoorandsaid：
Littlepigs!Littlepigs!Letmein!Letmein!
Butthelittlepigssawthewolf'snarroweyesthroughthekeyhole，sotheyansweredback：
No!No!No!Notbythehairsonourchinnychinchin!
Sothewolfshowedhisteethandsaid：
ThenI'llhuffandI'llpuffandI'llblowyourhousedown.
Well!hehuffedandhepuffed.Hepuffedandhehuffed.Andhehuffed，huffed，andhepuffed，puffed；buthecouldnotblowthehousedown.Atlast，hewassooutofbreaththathecouldn'thuffandhecouldn'tpuffanymore.Sohestoppedtorestandthoughtabit.
Butthiswastoomuch.Thewolfdancedaboutwithrageandsworehewouldcomedownthechimneyandeatupthelittlepigforhissupper.Butwhilehewasclimbingontotheroofthelittlepigmadeupablazingfireandputonabigpotfullofwatertoboil.Then，justasthewolfwascomingdownthechimney，thelittlepiggypulledoffthelid，andplop!infellthewolfintothescaldingwater.
Sothelittlepiggyputonthecoveragain，boiledthewolfup，andthethreelittlepigsatehimforsupper.
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