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Once upon a time, there were three little pigs who were brothers. One day, their mother said, 'You are big pigs now. It is time to build your own houses. Be safe, work hard, and watch out for the Big, Grumpy Wolf.' The first little pig was silly and wanted to play. He quickly built his house out of soft, yellow straw. 'Haha, I am done!' he laughed. The second little pig built his house out of brown sticks. It was a little stronger, but not very strong. 'My house is done, too!' he said, and went to play.
The third little pig was very smart. He was not silly. 'I will work hard,' he said. 'I will build a big, strong house to be safe.' He used heavy, red bricks and worked all day. His house was very, very strong. The next day, the Big, Grumpy Wolf came. He saw the straw house. 'Little pig, let me in!' he called. 'No, no, not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!' cried the pig. 'Then I will huff, and I will puff, and I will blow your house in!' The wolf huffed and puffed, and the straw house fell right down. The little pig ran!
The little pig ran to his brother's stick house. 'Help!' he cried. They locked the door. The wolf came. 'Little pigs, let me in!' 'No, no, not by the hair of our chinny-chin-chins!' they shouted. 'Then I will huff, and I will puff, and I will blow your house in!' The wolf huffed and puffed, and the stick house fell all apart. The two pigs were so scared! They ran as fast as they could to their brother's strong brick house. 'Help us!' they yelled. The smart pig let them in. 'You are safe here,' he said.
The Big, Grumpy Wolf was very angry. He huffed and he puffed at the brick house. But nothing happened. It was too strong! The wolf was tricky. 'I will climb down the chimney!' he thought. But the smart pig heard him. He put a big pot of hot water in the fireplace. The wolf slid down the chimney and... 'YEEE-OWW!' He landed right in the hot water! He jumped up, ran out the door, and never, ever came back. The three pigs were safe and happy, and the first two pigs learned that it is smart to work hard and build things that are strong.