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What keeps a hungry wolf outside your door: a quick shelter, strong bricks, or a sharper mind?
An old sow cannot afford to keep her three little pigs, so she sends them out to seek their fortune. Each must build a home. The first chooses straw, the second chooses furze, and the third chooses bricks. In L. Leslie Brooke's retelling of this old English folk tale, those choices matter when the wolf arrives.
The wolf speaks smoothly, but his hunger makes every knock a threat. He boasts that he can blow the houses down, and turns to tricks when force fails. Against him stands the third little pig, whose careful work and quick thinking give the tale its lively contest: can cunning hold its own against a dangerous visitor?
What you’ll discover
- Three paths from home Meet three young pigs whose different building choices put their safety at stake.
- A wolf at the door Feel the threat behind a smooth voice and a boastful promise to blow houses down.
- Wits against hungry tricks Follow the third pig as he meets the wolf's cunning with cleverness of his own.
- Words with a rhythm Enjoy a lively spoken style and the wolf's chant that drives the tale forward.
- Care that builds strength Explore a plain lesson about careful work through the pigs' search for a safe home.
Who will love it
For parents, teachers and storytellers who enjoy clever animals, familiar chants and tales that reward careful work, and for anyone curious about Brooke's illustrated version.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- Three pigs must seek their fortune
- The wolf arrives with his famous chant
- The third pig answers cunning with cunning
- What the tale teaches and how it is told
Who’s who
- The old sowThe mother of the three pigs, who cannot afford to keep them and sends them out to seek their fortune.
- The first little pigThe eldest, who takes a bundle of straw from a man on the road and builds a house.
- The second little pigHe gets a bundle of furze, a prickly shrub, and builds a house that is only a little stronger.
- The third little pigThe wisest of the three, who builds with bricks and uses his wits against the wolf's tricks.
- The wolfA hungry, boastful predator who threatens to blow the houses down and tries trickery when force fails.
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Die Geschichte von den drei kleinen Schweinchen
by L. Leslie Brooke · 1904
Three young pigs build homes of straw, furze and bricks as a hungry wolf threatens to blow them down.
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The Story of the Three Little Pigs is an old English folk tale as retold by the English artist L. Leslie Brooke.
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Three pigs must seek their fortune
The tale opens with an old sow who has three little pigs. She cannot afford to keep them, so she sends them out into the world to seek their fortune. There is no long farewell. The story moves quickly, as folk tales do, and the young pigs are on the road almost at once.
Each pig soon meets someone carrying building material. The first pig meets a man with a bundle of straw. The second meets a man with a bundle of furze, also called gorse. Each pig asks for the material and uses it to build a house.
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What is The Story of the Three Little Pigs about?
It is about three young pigs who build houses of straw, furze and bricks, and the wolf who tries to blow them down. The story rewards care, hard work and clever thinking.
Who wrote The Story of the Three Little Pigs?
The old folk tale has no known author. This version was retold and illustrated by the English artist L. Leslie Brooke, and it appeared in his book The Golden Goose Book in 1905.
What is the main message of the three little pigs?
The main message is that patient, careful work lasts longer than a quick job. The tale also values quick thinking and warns against trusting a smooth-talking enemy.
The author
L. Leslie Brooke
1862–1940 · British illustrator and children's writer
Leonard Leslie Brooke (1862–1940) was a British artist and writer. He was born in Birkenhead, England, and died in London. He illustrated children’s books, including The Story of the Three Little Pigs. He also wrote and illustrated Johnny Crow’s Garden, which was published in 1903.
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