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The Three Little Pigs and Their Wacky Homes

Once upon a time, deep in a forest filled with giggling trees and singing flowers, lived three little pigs. They were the silliest pigs you ever did meet!

Three playful pigs in a colorful forest with smiling trees and singing flowers

Mama Pig, round and rosy, called her three piglets to her side. "My dears," she oinked, "you're all getting so big! It's time you built your own homes."

A plump, rosy-cheeked pig with a warm smile and kind eyes, round and pink, talking to her three piglets in their cozy home

"Homes?" squealed the littlest pig, wiggling his curly tail. "Can mine be made of bubbles? I love how they sparkle!"

The littlest pig, excited, with a house made of shimmering bubbles around him

Mama Pig chuckled. "Bubbles are lovely, dear, but not very sturdy. You need a home that will keep you safe." But the littlest pig was already blowing shimmering, rainbow-colored bubbles!

A plump, rosy-cheeked pig with a warm smile and kind eyes smiling warmly as the littlest pig blows a big, shimmering bubble

The middle pig, clever and quick, had an idea. "I'll build my house of wood!" he declared. "It'll be strong and smell like pine trees!"

The middle pig, proud, holding a hammer and a piece of wood in front of a partially-built wooden house

Mama Pig nodded. "Wood is much better than bubbles, my dear. But remember, you need a strong roof and sturdy walls."

The middle pig hammering a wooden plank to the roof of his wooden house as A plump, rosy-cheeked pig with a warm smile and kind eyes watches with a smile

The oldest pig, wise and careful, thought long and hard. Finally, he declared, "I'll build my house of bricks! It'll be the strongest house in the forest!"

The oldest pig, wearing overalls, laying a brick on a wall with a trowel, building a brick house

Mama Pig smiled. "Bricks are a wonderful choice! Strong and safe. Now, off you go! Build your homes with care."

The three little pigs, each holding tools, standing in front of their unfinished houses: a bubble house, a wood house, and a brick house

The littlest pig, with his head full of bubbles, made a house that shimmered and sparkled. It was beautiful, but wobbly! One sneeze, and it might pop!

The littlest pig's house, made entirely of colorful, shimmering bubbles, looking beautiful but fragile

The middle pig built his house of logs, with a roof of twigs. It smelled lovely, like sunshine and pine needles. But was it strong enough?

The middle pig's wooden house, cozy and smelling of pine, with sunlight streaming through the windows

The oldest pig worked slowly and carefully, laying each brick with a tap, tap, tap. His house wasn't fancy, but it was strong and sturdy.

The oldest pig's brick house, sturdy and strong, with a neat little garden in front

Days turned into nights. The littlest pig played in his bubble house, the colors shifting with the sun. The middle pig practiced whistling tunes in his wood house.

The three little pig's houses bathed in the warm glow of sunset, with the littlest pig playing outside his bubble house and the middle pig looking out the window of his wooden house

Reflection Questions

  • Why do you think the littlest pig wanted to build a house of bubbles?
  • How do you think each pig felt about building their own home?
  • What kind of home would you build if you could use anything you wanted?

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