Onceuponatimetherewerethreelittlepigs,whowentfromhometoseektheirfortune.Thefirstthatwentoffmetamanwithabundleofstraw,andsaidtohim：——

　　“Goodman,givemethatstrawtobuildmeahouse.”

　　Themangavethestraw,andthelittlepigbuilthishousewithit.Presentlycamealongawolf,andknockedatthedoor,andsaid：——

　　“Littlepig,littlepig,letmecomein.”

　　Butthepiganswered：——

　　“No,no,bythehairofmychiny-chin-chin.”

　　Sothewolfsaid：——

　　“ThenI'llhuff,andI'llpuff,andI'llblowyourhousein.”

　　Sohehuffed,andhepuffed,andheblewhishousein,andateupthelittlepig.

　　Thesecondlittlepigmetamanwithabundleoffurze,andsaid：——

　　“Goodman,givemethatfurzetobuildmeahouse.”

　　Themangavethefurze,andthepigbuilthishouse.Thenoncemorecamethewolf,andsaid：

　　“Littlepig,littlepig,letmecomein.”

　　“No,no,bythehairofmychiny-chin-chin.”

　　“ThenI'llpuff,andI'llhuff,andI'llblowyourhousein.”

　　Sohehuffed,andhepuffed,andhepuffedandhehuffed,andatlastheblewthehousein,andateupthelittlepig.

　　Thethirdlittlepigmetamanwithaloadofbricks,andsaid：——

　　“Goodman,givemethosebrickstobuildmeahousewith.”

　　Themangavethebricks,andhebuilthishousewiththem.Againthewolfcame,andsaid：——

　　“Littlepig,littlepig,letmecomein.”

　　“No,no,bythehairofmychiny-chin-chin.”

　　“ThenI'llhuff,andI'llpuff,andI'llblowyourhousein.”

　　Sohehuffed,andhepuffed,andhehuffed,andhepuffed,andhepuffedandhuffed；buthecouldNOTgetthehousedown.Findingthathecouldnot,withallhishuffingandpuffing,blowthehousedown,hesaid：——

　　“Littlepig,Iknowwherethereisanicefieldofturnips.”

　　“Where?”saidthelittlepig.

　　“Oh,inMrSmith'sfield,andifyouwillbereadyto-morrowmorningwewillgotogether,andgetsomefordinner.”

　　“Verywell,”saidthelittlepig.“Whattimedoyoumeantogo?”

　　“Oh,atsixo'clock.”

　　Sothelittlepiggotupatfive,andgottheturnipsbeforethewolfcamecrying：——

　　“Littlepig,areyouready?”

　　Thelittlepigsaid：“Ready!Ihavebeenandcomebackagain,andgotanicepotfulfordinner.”

　　Thewolffeltveryangryatthis,butthoughtthathewouldbeamatchforthelittlepigsomehoworother,sohesaid：——

　　“Littlepig,Iknowwherethereisaniceapple-tree.”

　　“Where?”saidthepig.

　　“DownatMerry-garden,”repliedthewolf,“andifyouwillnotdeceivemeIwillcomeforyou,atfiveo'clockto-morrow,andgetsomeapples.”

　　Thelittlepiggotupnextmorningatfouro'clock,andwentofffortheapples,hopingtogetbackbeforethewolfcame；butittooklongtoclimbthetree,andjustashewascomingdownfromit,hesawthewolfcoming.Whenthewolfcameuphesaid：——

　　“Littlepig,what!areyouherebeforeme?Aretheyniceapples?”

　　“Yes,very,”saidthelittlepig.“Iwillthrowyoudownone.”

　　Andhethrewitsofarthat,whilethewolfwasgonetopickitup,thelittlepigjumpeddownandranhome.Thenextdaythewolfcameagain,andsaidtothelittlepig：——

　　“Littlepig,thereisafairintownthisafternoon；willyougo?'

　　“Ohyes,”saidthepig,“Iwillgo；whattime?”

　　“Atthree,”s