"The Three Little Pigs" is a fable about three pigs who build three houses of different materials. A Big Bad Wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses, made of straw and sticks respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house, made of bricks. Printed versions date back to the 1840s, but the story is thought to be much older. The phrases used in the story, and the various morals drawn from it, have become embedded in Western culture. Many versions of The Three Little Pigs have been recreated and modified over the years, sometimes making the wolf a kind character.
"The Three Little Pigs" was included in The Nursery Rhymes. The story in its arguably best-known form appeared in English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, first published on June 19, 1890, and crediting Halliwell as his source.
The story begins with the title characters being sent out into the world by their mother, to "seek out their fortune". The first little pig builds a house of straw, but a wolf blows it down and devours him. The second little pig builds a house of sticks, which the wolf also blows down, though with more blows and the second little pig is also devoured. Each exchange between wolf and pig features ringing proverbial phrases, namely:
"Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
"No, not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin."
"Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in."
The third little pig builds a house of bricks, which the wolf fails to blow down. He then attempts to trick the pig out of the house by asking to meet him at several places, but he is outwitted each time. Finally, the wolf resolves to come down the chimney, where upon the pig who owns the brick house lights a pot of water on the fireplace. The wolf falls in and is boiled. In some versions, the first and second little pigs are not eaten by the wolf after he demolishes their homes but instead runs to their brother's/sister's house, who originally had to take care of the two other pigs and build a brick house in a few versions. Most of these versions omit any attempts by the wolf to meet the third pig out of the house after his failed attempt to blow the house in. After the wolf goes down the chimney he either dies like in the original, runs away and never returns to eat the three little pigs or in some versions the wolf faints after trying to blow down the brick house and all three of the pigs survive in either case.
Four cartoons inspired by the Disney version were produced by Warner Bros. The second was The Windblown Hare (1949), featuring Bugs Bunny.
The characters from the 1993 film adaptation of The Three Little Pigs appeared in the 2001 series Disney's House of Mouse in many episodes, and again in Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse. The three pigs can be seen in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts as greetable characters.
Lyrics
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?
The big bad wolf
The big bad wolf
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?
Tra-la-la-la-la
Long ago there were three pigs
Little handsome pigs
For the big, bad, very big, very bad wolf
They did not give three figs
And number one was very gay
And he built his house with hay
With a hey hey toot he blew on his flute
And he played around all day
Now number two was fond of jigs
And so he built his house with twigs
Hey, diddle, diddle he played on his fiddle
And danced with lady pigs
Number three said, "Nix on tricks
I shall build my house with bricks!"
He had no chance to sing or dance
'Cause work and play don't mix
Ha, ha, ha, the two little do-little pigs
Just winked and laughed, "Ah-hoo!"
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?
The big bad wolf
The big bad wolf
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?
Tra-la-la-la-la
Came the day when fate did frown
And the wolf blew into town
With a gruff puff, puff, he puffed just enough
And the hay house fell right down
One and two were scared to death
Of the big bad wolfy's breath
By the hair of your chinny chin I'll blow you in
And the twig house answered, "Yes"
No one left but number three
To save that piglet family
So when they knocked, he fast unlocked
And said, "Come in with me"
Now they all were safe inside
But the bricks hurt wolfy's pride
So, he slid down the chimney and oh by jiminey
In the fire he was fried
Oh, oh, oh, the three little free little pigs
Just winked and laughed, "Ah-hoo!"
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?
The big bad wolf
The big bad wolf
Who is afraid of the big bad wolf?
Tra-la-la-la-la
Tra-la-la, tra-la-la
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Who's afraid of the big, big, big, big, big
Bad wolf?
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