Usborne Young Reading: The Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs...Pinky, Percy and Poppy. They lived with their mother in a pretty little house. But the little pigs grew too big."We want homes of our own,"they said. "Build strong, safe houses!" So they packed their bags and waved goodbye. "Watch out for the Big Bad Wolf,"called Mother Pig. "We will!" The three little pigs trotted along until they met a man selling straw. "Can I buy some straw?"asked Pinky Pig. "I'm going to build a house." Pinky Pig worked very fast. He made four straw walls , a straw roof and a straw door. Then he put down a soft floor. "Look at my house!"he said."Isn't it grand? I am a clever pig." Then he went inside and shut the door. Percy and Poppy Pig trotted on until they met a man selling sticks."Can I buy some sticks?" asked Percy Pig. "I'm going to build a house. Sticks are better than straw." Then he went inside and shut the door."The wolf can't catch me now." Poppy Pig trotted on until she saw some bricks for sale."Can I buy some bricks? "Asked Poppy Pig."I'm going to build a house." Poppy Pig worked hard. "Bricks are better than straw,"she said."Bricks are better than sticks. But they're so heavy." At last, the brick house was finished."My house is the best of all!" The next day, the Big Bad Wolf went to the straw house. "Little pig, little pig, let me come in,"he called. "No!"cried Pinky Pig. "Not by the hair on my chimney-chin-chin." "Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in,"said the wolf. And he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house in. pinky ran as fast as he could to the stick house. The wolf was just behind him. "Little pigs, little pigs, let me come in,"said the wolf. "No!"cried Pinky Pig. "Not by the hair on my chimney-chin-chin." "Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in,"said the wolf. And he huffed and he puffed and he huffed and he puffed until at last he blew the house in. Pinky and Percy ran as fast as they could to the brick house. The wolf was just behind them. "Little pigs, little pigs, let me come in,"said the wolf. "No!"cried Pinky Pig. "Not by the hair on my chimney-chin-chin." "Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in,"said the wolf. And he huffed and he puffed and he huffed and he puffed. He huffed and puffed until he ran out of puff. "Her, her, her,"laughed the three little pigs. "I'm coming to get you!"cried the wolf. He jumped onto the roof. He slid down the chimney and landed "Splosh" in Poppy's cooking pot. The three little pigs slammed on the lid. And that was the end of the Big Bad Wolf.