The Three Little Pigs - by Kath Jewitt || Classic Fairytale Read Aloud (WITH FUNNY VOICES)

The Story Rug
20 Feb 202407:06

Summary

TLDRThis story follows Three Little Pigs who leave home to build their own houses. The first two pigs ignore warnings and build flimsy houses of straw and sticks. The Big Bad Wolf easily blows down their houses. The third pig is wise, building a strong brick house. When the wolf can't blow it down, he tries to enter through the chimney but falls into boiling water and flees. The three pigs take shelter in the sturdy brick house and live happily ever after.

Takeaways

  • 😀 Once upon a time, three little pigs left home to build their own houses
  • 🏠 The first two pigs built weak houses of straw and sticks that the wolf easily blew down
  • 🏡 The third pig built a strong brick house that the wolf couldn't blow down
  • 🐺 The hungry wolf tried to get into each house to eat the pigs
  • 💨 The wolf huffed and puffed but couldn't blow down the third pig's sturdy brick house
  • 😡 The furious wolf climbed down the brick house's chimney but landed in boiling water
  • 😱 The scalded wolf ran away, never to be seen again
  • 🎉 The three little pigs lived happily together in the third pig's strong brick house
  • 👏 The story teaches that doing things right, even if harder, pays off in the end
  • 📚 The narrator thanks the audience for coming to story time

Q & A

  • Why did the three little pigs leave home?

    -They left home because they had grown so big that there was no more room for them in the cozy cottage where they lived with their mother.

  • What did the mother pig warn the three little pigs about before they left home?

    -She warned them to watch out for the big bad wolf because he would try to eat them for supper.

  • What three building materials did the pigs use to build their houses?

    -The first pig built his house out of straw, the second pig built his house out of sticks, and the third pig built his house out of bricks.

  • Why didn't the houses made of straw and sticks withstand the wolf's huffing and puffing?

    -The straw and stick houses were not strong enough to withstand the force of the wolf's huffing and puffing.

  • How did the third little pig's brick house manage to withstand the wolf's attack?

    -The brick house was very sturdy and firm, so it withstood the wolf's huffing and puffing. The bricks were too strong for the wolf to blow down.

  • How did the wolf try to get into the brick house after he couldn't blow it down?

    -After failing to blow down the brick house, the wolf climbed onto the roof and tried to get in through the chimney.

  • What happened to the wolf when he jumped down the chimney?

    -When the wolf jumped down the chimney, he landed in a pot of boiling turnips that the third little pig had cooking on the fire. He leaped out in pain and ran away, never to be seen again.

  • Why didn't the pigs let the wolf inside their houses when he knocked?

    -They didn't let him in because they knew he wanted to eat them. He had threatened to gobble them up if they let him inside.

  • What happened to the three little pigs in the end?

    -They ended up living happily together in the third pig's strong brick house, safe from the big bad wolf.

  • What is the moral of the story?

    -The moral is that doing things properly from the start and making wise choices pays off in the end. The third pig took the time to build his house properly out of strong materials, which saved all three pigs.

Outlines

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🐷 The Three Little Pigs leave home to build houses

The story introduces the three little pigs who live in a crowded cottage. Their mother tells them they must leave and build their own houses. She warns them to watch out for the big bad wolf. The three pigs set off in different directions to build houses - one of straw, one of sticks, and one of bricks.

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😨 The wolf blows down the straw and stick houses

The first two pigs build weak houses that the wolf easily destroys by huffing and puffing. The third pig builds a sturdy brick house. When the wolf tries to blow it down, he fails and goes down the chimney instead, falling into a pot of boiling turnips.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Three Little Pigs

The three main characters of the story. They are siblings who leave home to build their own houses. Their interactions with the Big Bad Wolf drive the plot of the story.

💡straw house

The first little pig builds a house made of straw, which is weak and easily blown down by the wolf. This shows the importance of building a sturdy house.

💡stick house

The second little pig's house, made of sticks. Like the straw house, it is too weak to withstand the wolf's huffing and puffing.

💡brick house

The third pig builds his house with strong bricks, which prevents the wolf from blowing it down. This demonstrates the wisdom of choosing durable materials.

💡Big Bad Wolf

The antagonist who tries to blow down the pigs' houses and eat them. He serves as a threat driving the pigs to build secure homes.

💡huff and puff

What the wolf does to try to blow down the pigs' houses. When he can't blow down the brick house, he fails in his quest to capture the pigs.

💡boiling pot

The pot of boiling turnips in the fireplace. The wolf falls into this when he tries going down the brick house's chimney, scalding him.

💡morals

Key lessons from the story including the value of hard work, choosing durable materials, and coming together to overcome threats like the wolf.

💡fairy tale

The story's genre. It has magical elements and a moral lesson, following conventions of classic fairy tales.

💡happily ever after

The story's happy resolution. The pigs survive and thrive in the brick house, reflecting the fairy tale trope of characters living happily ever after.

Highlights

The story is about three little pigs who leave home to build their own houses

The first little pig builds a straw house that the wolf easily blows down

The second little pig builds a stick house that the wolf also blows down

The third little pig builds a strong brick house that the wolf can't blow down

The wolf tries to come down the brick house's chimney and falls into boiling water

The three little pigs live happily ever after in the third pig's brick house

The story has a moral - build your house carefully and strongly

The three pigs have distinct personalities based on their house choices

The big bad wolf serves as the antagonist trying to eat the pigs

The story features repetition with the wolf huffing and puffing to blow houses down

There is suspense when the wolf threatens to blow down the pigs' houses

The pigs use cleverness, especially the third pig, to outwit the wolf

The story has traditional folk tale elements like "once upon a time" and rule of three

The illustrations likely depict the pigs as cute and the wolf as scary for children

The story is entertaining for children while teaching about perseverance and wisdom

Transcripts

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the story rug

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presents The Three Little

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Pigs The Three Little Pigs retold by

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Kath JWT illustrated by May

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matsuoka once upon a time there were

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three little pigs who lived in a cozy

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cottage on the

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hill they loved to to eat all the

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delicious food their mother made them

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every day they ate so much that it

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wasn't long before the Three Little Pigs

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had grown so big that there was no room

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for them in the Cozy Cottage

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anymore oh I'm sorry said the mother one

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morning but it's Tom you made your own

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way in the

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world so the very next day The Three

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Little Pigs left home don't forget to

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watch out out for the big bad

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wolf called their mother as she waved

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goodbye he'll eat you for supper so

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you'll need to build a big fine strong

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house as quickly as you can to keep him

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away worry they oinked we can out to

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ourselves and the Three Little Pigs

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trotted off down the hill each taking a

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different

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path it wasn't long before the first

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little pig met a farmer pulling a cart

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filled with straw please may I buy some

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straw to build a house asked the little

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pig of course replied the farmer but a

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straw house won't be very strong but the

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little pig didn't listen soon he was

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busy stacking the bundles of straw for

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his new

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house in no time at all the house of

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straw was finished and the little pig

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went inside for a nap he had just shut

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his eyes when there was a knock at the

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door it was the big bad wolf and he was

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hungry little pig little pig let me in

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growled the wolf no cried the little pig

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not by the hair on my chinny chin

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chin then all huff and old puff and all

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blow your house down laughed the

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wolf and that's just what he did

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Huff Huff

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whoosh meanwhile the second little pig

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was walking along the road when he saw a

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wood cutter piling up

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sticks please may I buy some sticks he

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asked politely I want to build a house

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of course answered the wood cutter but a

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house made of sticks will soon fall

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down but the second little pig wasn't

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listening he was too busy planning his

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new stick

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home soon the house was finished the

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little pig had just sat down to rest

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when there was a knock at the

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door it was the big bad wolf he was even

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hungry here now little pig little pig

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let me

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in he

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growled now way not by the air on my

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chinny chin chin cried the second little

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pig then all huff and all puff and I'll

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blow your house

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down cried the wolf and that's exactly

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what he did Huff

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puff

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whoosh meanwhile the third little pig

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had met a

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builder please may I buy some of your

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bricks to build my house he asked of

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course replied the Builder a fine strong

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House of Bricks will last

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forever the third little pig took the

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Builder's advice he would build the

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strongest house in the the

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land finally after A Hard Day's Work the

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house was finished it had four strong

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walls of brick a tiled roof a sturdy

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wooden door and a large fireplace with a

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chimney the third little pig had just

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put a pot of turnips on the fire to boil

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when he saw his brothers running down

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the road closely followed by the Big Bad

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Wolf

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quick cried the third little pig I in

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here the wolf who was very hungry by now

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banged on the sturdy front

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door Little Pigs Little Pigs let me

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in he growled his tummy rumbling very

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loudly with Hunger no way not ha on our

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chin cried the Three Little Pigs then

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I'll huff and I'll

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puff and I'll blow your house

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down laughed the

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wolf so he huffed and he

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puffed and he puffed and he

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huffed but the brick house stood firm

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the wolf was Furious he climbed up onto

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the roof and shouted down the

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chimney if I can't blow your house down

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I'll come down the chimney and Gobble

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you all

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up the big bad wolf jumped and landed

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with a huge Splash in the pot of

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turn-ups boiling on the Fire

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below he leaped up with a scream and ran

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out of the house never to be seen

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again and the Three Little Pigs lived

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happily ever after in the house made of

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bricks the

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end thank you thank you thank you for

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coming to the story book if you like

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this story don't forget to hit the like

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