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Once upon a time there was an old mother pig who had three little pigs and not enough food to feed them. So when they were old enough, she sent them out into the world to seek their fortunes.
The first little pig was very lazy. He didn’t want to work at all and he built his house out of straw. The second little pig worked a little bit harder but he was somewhat lazy too and he built his house out of sticks. Then, they sang and danced and played together the rest of the day.
The third little pig worked hard all day and built his house with bricks. It was a sturdy house complete with a fine fireplace and chimney. It looked like it could withstand the strongest winds.
The next day, a wolf happened to pass by the lane where the three little pigs lived; and he saw the straw house, and he smelled the pig inside. He thought the pig would make a mighty fine meal and his mouth began to water.
So he knocked on the door and said:
“Little pig! Little pig!
Let me in! Let me in!”
But the little pig saw the wolf’s big paws through the keyhole, so he answered back:
“No!
Not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin!”
Then the wolf showed his teeth and said:
“Then I’ll huff
And I’ll blow your house down”
Famous English short stories pdf beginners
Famous english short stories pdf beginners Free Download
So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down! The wolf opened his jaws very wide and bit down as hard as he could, but the first little pig escaped and ran away to hide with the second little pig. The wolf continued down the lane and he passed by the second house made of sticks; and he saw the house, and he smelled the pigs inside, and his mouth began to water as he thought about the fine dinner they would make.
So he knocked on the door and said:
“Little pig! Little pig!
Let me in! Let me in!”
But the little pigs saw the wolf’s pointy ears through the keyhole, so they answered back:
“No!
Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin!”
So the wolf showed his teeth and said:
Then I’ll huff
And I’ll puff
And I’ll blow your house down.
Famous English short stories pdf beginners
Famous english short stories pdf beginners Free Download
So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down! The wolf was greedy and he tried to catch both pigs at once, but he was too greedy and got neither! His big jaws clamped down on nothing but air and the two little pigs scrambled away as fast as their little hooves would carry them.
The wolf chased them down the lane and he almost caught them. But they made it to the brick house and slammed the door closed before the wolf could catch them. The three little pigs they were very frightened, they knew the wolf wanted to eat them. And that was very, very true.
The wolf hadn’t eaten all day and he had worked up a large appetite chasing the pigs around and now he could smell all three of them inside and he knew that the three little pigs would make a lovely feast.
So the wolf knocked on the door and said:
“Little pigs! Little pigs!
Let me in Let me !”
But the little pigs saw the wolf’s narrow eyes through the keyhole, so they answered back:
“No!
Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin!”
So the wolf showed his teeth and said:
“Then I’ll huff
And I’ll puff
And I’ll blow your house down.”
Well! he huffed and he puffed. He puffed and he huffed. And he huffed, huffed, and he puffed, puffed; but he could not blow the house down. At last, he was so out of breath that he couldn’t huff and he couldn’t puff anymore. So he stopped to rest and thought a bit.
But this was too much. The wolf danced about with rage and swore he would come down the chimney and eat up the little pig for his supper. But while he was climbing on to the roof the little pig made up a blazing fire and put on a big pot full of water to boil. Then, just as the wolf was coming down the chimney, the little piggy pulled off the lid, and plop! in fell the wolf into the scalding water.
So the little piggy put on the cover again, boiled the wolf up, and the three little pigs ate him for supper.
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The Carpenter
Once, an Ape was watching a Carpenter cut a wooden log into two. First the Carpenter put a small wedge into the crack of the log, to keep it open. When the crack was wide enough, he hammered in a large wedge and pulled the first one out.
At noon, the Carpenter went home for lunch. The Ape thought, ‘If the Carpenter can cut the wooden log, so can I!’
The Ape jumped and sat on the Carpenter’s bench. When he got ready to cut the log, his long tail slipped into the crack in the log.
The Ape did not notice this, but set to work. He put the first wedge in exactly as he had seen the Carpenter do it. But then he pulled it out before he had driven in the second one. The two sides of the log instantly sprang together. The Ape’s tail was caught between them. He put the first wedge in exactly as he had seen the Carpenter do it.
The poor Ape cried out in pain. The Carpenter returned and laughed at the Ape. He said, “I am sure you now know what happens when you interfere in other people’s work.”
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The Farmer
One evening, a Farmer returned home from his farm. He had left his baby asleep in the cradle. His faithful Dog was watching over the child. When the Farmer reached the room, he saw the baby’s cradle turned upside down and blood everywhere. The baby was missing.
The Farmer understood that a beast had killed his baby. Now he was very sad and upset. Then he saw that his Dog was lying quietly with blood on his mouth and body. The Farmer was so angry that he picked up a an axe and hit the Dog and The poor Dog cried out in pain and died.
The Farmer now rushed to the turned cradle and lifted it. His little son was perfectly safe and sleeping, peacefully!
A big, ugly Snake lay dead near the cradle.
The Farmer was shocked. He was happy that his baby was safe, but very sad that his beloved Dog was dead.
Now he understood that his Dog had fought and killed the Snake to save the baby He realised his mistake. He had killed his loyal Dog without thinking. Sadly, he picked up his baby.
Source: Americanliterature.com
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