A Retell Of “The Three Little Pigs”
This classic folktale has never failed to mesmerize kids all over the world. It is one of the most memorable and beloved stories of all time and for readers of all ages.
The story narrates what happened when three little pigs each set out to build a home of their own.
The first little pig built his house out of straws as straws are relatively light. And so his house could be built with the least effort.
The second little pig built his house using sticks as sticks are stronger than straws yet still comparatively light. And so his house could be completed reasonably fast and effortlessly.
The third little pig built his house using bricks which are the toughest building materials but it took a lot of time as well as hard work to build his house out of bricks.
At this time, a big bad wolf was lurking around looking for a sumptuous feast ….
The wolf arrived at the first little pig’s straw house.
“Little pig, little pig, let me come in,” said the wolf politely.
“No, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin,” replied the first little pig.
“Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in!” said the big bad wolf sternly.
After the first little pig’s house was blown up, the first little pig ran to inform the second little pig that the big bad wolf was on his way to the second little pig’s stick house.
The wolf arrived at the second little pig’s stick house.
“Little pig, little pig, let me come in,” said the wolf politely.
“No, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin,” replied the first and second little pig.
“Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in!” said the big bad wolf sternly.
After the second little pig’s house was blown up, the first and second little pig ran to inform the third little pig that the big bad wolf was on his way to the third little pig’s brick house.
The wolf arrived at the third little pig’s brick house.
“Little pig, little pig, let me come in,” said the wolf politely.
“No, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin,” replied the first, second and third little pig.
“Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in!” said the big bad wolf sternly.
The bricks of the third little pig’s house were too resilient for the big bad wolf to blow up.
The wolf left and was never seen since then.
When the wolf came to each of the three houses, the straw and the stick houses were blown up by the big bad wolf effortlessly.
Only the house built with bricks could withstand the wolf’s “Huff! Puff!”
The moral of the story is that there is no shortcut to keeping ourselves safe and secure, and the amount of hard work and effort put in determines how resilient our end product will be.
Anything done slipshod will not last.
The story has not ended yet.
This is the continuation.
Weeks had since passed.
The three little pigs had been living comfortably in the brick house.
They began to hold parties in their brick house where they invited other pigs in the neighborhood to join in the fun.
In fact, they were too full of themselves.
Over time, the three little pigs had become more and more complacent and they had been brushing off the potential threat of the big bad wolf.
And the big bad wolf was now back again in the neighborhood lurking around looking for a big feast ….
Sure enough on this day, the wolf was back at the brick house.
“Little pig, little pig, let me come in,” said the wolf politely.
“No, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin,” replied the first, second and third little pig.
“Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in!” said the big bad wolf sternly.
The three little pigs were damn sure that the big bad wolf would never be able to blow up their brick house.
But to their surprise, they could hear the noise of pounding on the bricks of the house.
The big bad wolf was using a huge ax to knock down the bricks of the house ….
The moral lessons to be learned are:
#1) As the saying goes, “One swallow does not make a summer.”
Being successful once does not necessarily mean it will always be so.
Being able to ward off the big bad wolf once does not guarantee it will always be so.
It takes continuous effort to keep it so.
#2) Success leads to complacency which leads back to failure.
We see this all too often in competitive sports.
Being a champion is not easy.
Being a champion again is even more difficult.
Cheers everyone!
