The TRUE story of the 3 little pigs by A Wolf as told to Jon Scieszka Grandma Annii's Story Time

Summary

The wolf, Alexander T. Wolf, offers his side of the story behind the Three Little Pigs. He claims the 'big bad wolf' label is unfair, explaining that his intentions were innocent. While trying to borrow sugar for his granny's birthday cake, his sneezes accidentally destroyed two pigs' homes. After finding the pigs dead, he ate them to avoid wasting food. The third pig provoked him, leading to a misunderstanding and his arrest. The media distorted the events, framing him as the villain. The wolf insists he was unfairly portrayed.

Takeaways

• 🐺 The wolf introduces himself as Alexander T. Wolf, also known as Al, and says the story of the Three Little Pigs has been misunderstood.
• 🤔 He claims that wolves are unfairly labeled as 'big and bad' due to their natural diet of animals like pigs, bunnies, and sheep.
• 🎂 Al explains that the real story is about him trying to borrow a cup of sugar to make a birthday cake for his grandmother.
• 🏚️ The first pig built a house out of straw, and when Al knocked on the door, the house fell apart due to his sneezing.
• 💨 The wolf accidentally sneezed, which led to the collapse of the straw house, and the first pig ended up dead, which Al compares to a free meal.
• 🏠 The second pig built a house of sticks, but it also fell apart when the wolf sneezed again, leaving the second pig dead.
• 🍔 The wolf ate both pigs, describing them as meals similar to cheeseburgers, but insists it wasn't his fault they died.
• 🏰 The third pig, smarter than his brothers, built a house of bricks, which did not collapse, and rudely rejected the wolf's request for sugar.
• 😡 The wolf got angry when the third pig insulted his grandmother, leading to him trying to break into the brick house.
• 📰 The wolf claims that the media exaggerated the story, making him out to be the 'Big Bad Wolf,' when he was just a sick wolf needing sugar.

Q & A

Who is the narrator of the story?

The narrator is the wolf, Alexander T. Wolf, also known as Al.

What is the wolf's perspective on the 'big bad wolf' stereotype?

The wolf believes the 'big bad wolf' stereotype is wrong and that it's just a misunderstanding due to his diet and nature as a wolf.

Why did the wolf go to the first little pig's house?

The wolf went to the first little pig's house because he ran out of sugar and needed a cup of sugar to make a birthday cake for his granny.

What was the first little pig's house made of?

The first little pig's house was made of straw.

How did the first little pig's house fall down?

The first little pig's house fell down when the wolf sneezed due to his cold.

What did the wolf do after the first little pig's house fell down?

The wolf ate the first little pig, comparing it to a big cheeseburger.

What was the second little pig's house made of?

The second little pig's house was made of sticks.

How did the second little pig die?

The second little pig died when his house fell down after the wolf sneezed while trying to borrow sugar.

What was the third little pig's house made of?

The third little pig's house was made of bricks.

How did the wolf react when the third little pig insulted his granny?

The wolf became very angry and tried to break down the third little pig's house.

What did the news reporters do with the story?

The news reporters sensationalized the story, turning the wolf into the 'big bad wolf' and focusing on the huffing and puffing rather than the true reason for the houses falling down.

What does the wolf ask for at the end of the story?

At the end of the story, the wolf asks if anyone could loan him a cup of sugar.

Outlines

00:00

🐺 The Wolf's Side of the Story

The wolf, Alexander T. Wolf, introduces himself and claims that the popular story of 'The Three Little Pigs' is wrong. He insists that nobody has heard his version and that he has been unfairly labeled as the 'big bad wolf.' He blames his diet, pointing out that wolves naturally eat animals like bunnies, sheep, and pigs, just like humans eat cheeseburgers. The true story, according to him, revolves around a sneeze and his innocent quest to borrow a cup of sugar for his granny’s birthday cake.

05:00

🏠 The Straw House and the First Sneeze

As the wolf explains, he first visited a pig who had built a house of straw. After knocking on the door, the fragile house collapsed. The wolf didn't intend to enter, but since the door fell, he called out for the pig, who didn't answer. Just as he was about to leave, his cold triggered a sneeze, causing the house to completely fall apart. Inside the collapsed house, the first pig was found dead. The wolf, rationalizing that it would be wasteful to leave the pig there, ate it, likening it to finding a cheeseburger.

Keywords

💡The Three Little Pigs

This is a classic fairy tale about three pigs who build houses out of different materials and a wolf who tries to blow them down. In the video, the wolf, 'Al', claims to reveal the 'true story,' challenging the popular version of events. The tale serves as the backdrop for the wolf’s version of what happened, highlighting the theme of perspective.

💡Big Bad Wolf

Traditionally, the Big Bad Wolf is depicted as the villain in The Three Little Pigs story, trying to destroy the pigs' homes. In this script, the wolf argues that the 'big bad wolf' label is a misconception, and he insists that he is innocent, framed by the media. This phrase is central to the video’s exploration of how reputations can be manipulated.

💡Sneeze

A sneeze plays a pivotal role in the wolf’s account of events. He claims that it was his uncontrollable sneezing, due to a cold, that led to the destruction of the pigs' houses rather than malicious intent. The sneeze becomes a symbol of misunderstanding and misinterpretation in the wolf’s defense of his actions.

💡Cup of Sugar

The wolf explains that his visit to the pigs was motivated by a simple request for a cup of sugar to bake a cake for his grandmother. This detail presents the wolf as a harmless character with domestic intentions, contrasting sharply with his portrayal in the traditional tale as a villainous intruder.

💡Granny

The wolf's 'dear old granny' is a figure he brings up to explain his original reason for visiting the pigs. He claims that his goal was to make a birthday cake for her, which casts him in a sympathetic light, emphasizing familial duty rather than villainy. His reaction to an insult about his granny also serves as a turning point in the narrative.

💡Straw House

The first little pig builds his house out of straw, which is easily destroyed when the wolf sneezes. In the wolf’s retelling, he mocks the impracticality of building with straw, implying that the pig’s poor decision-making was partly to blame for the outcome. The straw house symbolizes fragility and foolishness in the story.

💡Stick House

The second little pig builds his house out of sticks, which also collapses when the wolf sneezes. The stick house, like the straw house, serves as a metaphor for poor planning and vulnerability in the face of uncontrollable forces, such as the wolf's illness. The wolf uses this to further argue that he wasn't intentionally destructive.

💡Brick House

The third little pig’s house is made of bricks, which withstands the wolf’s sneezing and huffing. This house symbolizes strength and intelligence, as it is the only structure that survives. It’s also where the wolf's narrative shifts as he admits to losing his temper when insulted, contributing to his eventual capture.

💡Media

In the wolf’s version, he claims that the media sensationalized the story, turning a sick wolf’s quest for sugar into a dramatic tale of a 'Big Bad Wolf' terrorizing pigs. This concept represents the theme of how stories are shaped by those who tell them, often distorting the truth for entertainment value.

💡Framed

The wolf asserts that he was 'framed' for the deaths of the two pigs. He suggests that the real story was twisted to make him look like a villain, which ties into the broader theme of misunderstanding and false narratives. His claim of being framed reflects his desire to clear his name and show the audience that he is not the monster everyone believes him to be.

Highlights

Introduction to the story, with the wolf claiming that nobody knows the real story of The Three Little Pigs.

The wolf, Alexander T. Wolf (Al), introduces himself and questions the origin of the 'Big Bad Wolf' narrative.

The wolf justifies his actions by explaining that wolves naturally eat animals like pigs, similar to humans eating cheeseburgers.

The real story begins with the wolf needing sugar for his granny's birthday cake, setting off the events.

The first encounter with the pig who built a house of straw, where the wolf sneezes and the house collapses.

The wolf discovers the first little pig is dead, compares it to finding a cheeseburger, and eats the pig.

The wolf, still seeking sugar, goes to the second pig's house made of sticks, who refuses to let him in.

A second sneeze from the wolf causes the stick house to fall, leading to the death of the second little pig.

The wolf eats the second pig, claiming it would spoil if left out, as he considers it a second helping.

Still determined to find sugar, the wolf arrives at the third pig's house made of bricks, where he is rudely refused.

The third pig insults the wolf's granny, provoking the wolf's anger.

The wolf attempts to break into the third pig's brick house, sneezing and causing a scene just as the cops arrive.

The wolf blames the news reporters for framing him as the 'Big Bad Wolf' by exaggerating the story.

The wolf explains that the media focused on the fact that he ate two pigs and omitted his innocent intent of borrowing sugar.

The story ends with the wolf reiterating that he was framed, humorously asking for a cup of sugar.

Transcripts

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the true story of The Three Little Pigs

by a

wolf everybody knows the story of The

Three Little

Pigs or at least they think they do but

I'll let you in on a little

secret Nobody Knows the real story

because nobody has ever heard my side of

the

story I'm the

wolf Alexander T wolf You Can Call Me

Al I don't know how this whole big bad

wolf thing got started but it's all

wrong maybe it's because of our

diet hey it's not my fault wolves eat

cute little animals like bunnies and

sheep and pigs that's just the way we

are if cheeseburgers were cute folks

would probably think you were big and

bad

too but like I was saying the whole big

bad wolf thing is all

wrong the real story is about a sneeze

and a cup of

sugar this is the real story

way back in Once Upon a Time time I was

making a birthday cake from my dear old

granny I had a terrible sneezing cold I

ran out of

sugar so I walked down the street to ask

my neighbor for a cup of sugar now this

neighbor was a pig and he wasn't too

bright either he had built his whole

house out of straw can you believe it I

mean who in his right mind would build a

house of

straw so of course the minute I knocked

on the door it fell right in I didn't

want to just walk into someone else's

house so I called little pig little pig

are you

in no

answer I was just about to go home

without the cup of sugar for my dear old

granny's birthday cake

that's when my nose started to itch I

felt a sneeze coming on well I huffed

and I snuffed and I sneezed a great

sneeze and you know what that whole darn

straw house fell

down and right in the middle of the pile

of straw was the first little pig dad as

a

doornail he had been home the whole

time it seemed like a shame to leave a

perfectly good ham dinner lying there in

the straw so I ate it up think of it as

a big cheeseburger just lying

there I was feeling a little better but

I still didn't have my cup of sugar so I

went to the next neighbor's house this

neighbor was the first little Pig's

brother he was a little smarter but not

much he had built his house of

sticks I rang the doorbell on the stick

house nobody answered I called Mr Peg Mr

Peg are you in he yelled back go away

wolf you can't come in I'm shaving the

hairs on my chinny chin

chin I had just grabbed the door knob

when I felt another sneeze coming on I

huffed and I snuffed and I tried to

cover my mouth but I sneezed a great

sneeze and you're not going to believe

it but this guy's house fell down just

like his

brothers when the dust cleared there was

a second little pig

dead as a doornail Wolf's honor now you

know how food will spoil if you just

leave it out in the open so I did the

only thing there was to do I had dinner

again think of it as a second

helping I was getting awfully full but

my cold was feeling a little better and

I still didn't have that cup of sugar

for my dear old granny's birthday cake

so I went to the next

house this guy was the first and second

little pig's

brother he must have been the brains of

the family he had built his house of

bricks I knocked down the brick house no

answer I called Mr Pig Mr Pig are you in

and do you know what that rude little

porker

answered get out of here wolf don't

bother me again

again talk about imp polite he probably

had a whole sack full of sugar and he

wouldn't even give me one little cup for

my dear sweet old granny's birthday cake

what a

pig I was just about to go home and

maybe make a nice birthday card instead

of a cake when I felt my cold coming

on I huffed and I snuffed and I sneezed

once

again then the third little pig yelled

and your old granny can sit on a

pin now I'm usually a pretty calm fellow

but when somebody talks about my granny

like that I go a little

crazy when the cops drove up of course I

was trying to break down this Pig's

store and the whole time I was huffing

and puffing and sneezing and making a

real

scene the rest as they say is

history the news reporters found out

about two pigs I had for dinner they

figured a sick guy going to borrow a cup

of sugar didn't sound very exciting so

they jazzed up the story with all that

huff and puff and blow your house down

and they made me the big bad wolf that's

it the real

story I was

framed but maybe you could loan me a cup

of

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sugar

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