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The Tale of the Three Clever Pigs

Once upon a whimsical hill, three jolly little pigs decided to build their own houses. Pip, Pop, and Pol knew the hill was the perfect spot!

Three happy little pigs on a green hill with the sun shining brightly.

Pip was the smallest pig, and he loved to giggle. He decided to build his house out of straw. 'It's light as a feather and bright as gold!' he squealed.

A small pig named A small pig with a cheerful expression, gathering straw gathering straw and laughing.

Pop was a bit bigger and loved to hop. He chose to build his house out of sticks. 'These twigs will wiggle and waggle just right,' he said.

A jolly pig named A medium-sized pig hopping with sticks in its arms collecting sticks, hopping around.

Pol, the biggest pig, was quite wise. He said, 'I'll build my home with bricks, sturdy and thick, so it won't fall quick.'

A wise pig named A large, wise pig laying bricks carefully laying bricks for his strong house.

Each pig built with excitement, humming tunes. Pip's straw house was finished first, golden and bright in the light of the afternoon.

A small pig with a cheerful expression, gathering straw standing in front of his completed straw house, looking proud.

Pop’s stick house was quick to follow. It stood tall and wiggled just right in the breeze. 'I hop it will be strong,' he said with a laugh.

A medium-sized pig hopping with sticks in its arms standing next to his stick house, looking confident.

Pol worked hard and long, placing each brick with care. He whistled a merry tune, knowing his house would be strong and fair.

A large, wise pig laying bricks carefully carefully laying bricks, his nearly completed brick house behind him.

Then came a blustery wolf, huffing and puffing. He loved to cause a ruckus, blowing houses down with a 'whoosh' and 'wham!'

A sneaky wolf blowing down a straw house with a big puff.

'I'll huff and puff and blow your house down!' the wolf howled at Pip's straw house. With a gust and a swoop, the straw flew and Pip raced to Pop's house.

A mischievous wolf huffing and puffing, trying to blow houses down blowing down A small pig with a cheerful expression, gathering straw’s straw house as A small pig with a cheerful expression, gathering straw runs away.

'I'll huff and puff and blow your house down!' the wolf barked at Pop's stick house. Crack-snap! The sticks tumbled. Pip and Pop dashed to Pol's house.

A mischievous wolf huffing and puffing, trying to blow houses down blowing down A medium-sized pig hopping with sticks in its arms’s stick house as A small pig with a cheerful expression, gathering straw and A medium-sized pig hopping with sticks in its arms run away.

At Pol’s house, they felt safe and warm. The wolf huffed and puffed, but the brick house stood strong. 'You can't blow me down, you silly old clown!' Pol laughed.

A large, wise pig laying bricks carefully’s sturdy brick house with the wolf failing to blow it down.

The wolf huffed and puffed till he turned blue. Defeated, he scampered away, and the three pigs cheered. They danced and sang, 'Our house stands true!'

Three pigs celebrating in front of A large, wise pig laying bricks carefully's brick house, the wolf running away.

From that day on, Pip, Pop, and Pol lived happily ever after, in their cozy, brick house atop the whimsical hill.

Three pigs together in a cozy brick house, all happy and cheerful.

Reflection Questions

  • Why do you think Pol's house was able to withstand the wolf's huffing and puffing?
  • How did Pip and Pop feel when their houses were blown down?
  • What did you learn about the importance of building strong foundations?

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