green fairy tale book

Chapter 17 The Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time there was a sow who lived with her three children in a large and comfortable old-fashioned farmyard.The biggest of the three little pigs is called Little Gray, the second one is called Little White, and the smallest and most beautiful one is called Little Black.Little Gray is a dirty little pig who always likes to roll around in the mud.He is very happy when it rains, because the mud in the yard will become soft, thick and sticky. At this time, he will sneak away from his mother and jump into the muddiest part of the yard. Roll around and have a great time.His mother hates him very much. Whenever this happens, she will shake her head and say sadly: "Hey! Xiao Hui, if you don't listen to your mother, you will regret it sooner or later." But nothing can cure Xiao Hui. this bad habit.

Xiaobai is a clever little sow, but she is very greedy.She was always thinking about food, and was looking for something to eat.Whenever the farm maid came into the yard with the bucket of pig food, she would stand up on her hind legs, singing and dancing with excitement.As soon as the maid poured the pig food into the trough, she pushed and squeezed Xiao Hui and Xiao Hei aside, and went to grab the biggest and best food by herself.Her mother often criticized her for being selfish, telling her that one day she would get into big trouble because of her greed.

Xiao Hei is an excellent and kind little pig, neither dirty nor greedy.Blackie was well behaved for a pig, and his skin was as smooth and shiny as black satin.And he is much smarter than Xiaohui and Xiaobai.His mother often heard the farmer's friends talking about her little black. They all said that this little pig was extraordinary and would definitely become a famous pig in the future.

As the days passed, the sow gradually felt that she was getting old and her life was coming to an end.One day she called the three little pigs to her side and said to them:
"Children, I think I'm old and weak, and maybe I won't live long. But this pigsty where we lived happily for a long time, will soon be given to a new pig family, and you will have to move by then." No. So I plan to build a house for each of you. Xiao Hui, what kind of house do you like?"

"A house built with mud." Xiao Hui replied, looking longingly at a small muddy puddle in the corner of the yard.The sow was very disappointed, she felt that Xiao Hui made a very stupid choice.So she said sadly, "What about you, Xiaobai?"

Xiaobai was using her nose to dig around in the trough to find potato skins to eat. After hearing what the sow said, she raised her head with difficulty, her mouth was full of food, and she muttered:
"I want a house made of cabbages," she replied.

"Silly boy! Silly boy!" said the sow distressedly. "And you, Blackie?" She turned to her youngest son, "What kind of house do you want me to build you?"

"A brick house, please mother, because it's warm in the winter and cool in the summer, and it's safe all year round."

"This is a clever little pig." The sow looked at him lovingly and said.

"These three houses will be built soon. Finally, I would like to give you a piece of advice: You have heard me tell the story of our old enemy, the fox. If he knows that I am dead, he will definitely try to find a way to save me. Come to catch you, take you back to his lair and eat them. You must be careful, the fox is very cunning, and will definitely pretend to be something else, or pretend to be your friend. So you must promise me, no matter what he uses Don't let him into your house under any excuse."

The three little pigs agreed without hesitation, because they had heard many scary stories about the fox.Soon after the sow died, the three little pigs moved into their new homes.

Xiao Hui likes the soft mud walls and clay floors of his new home very much. His house looks like a big mud ball, and Xiao Hui just likes to live in such an environment.He was so excited that he rolled around the house all day, making himself like a dirt ball.One day he was dozing off in the mud when he heard a gentle knock on the door, and a polite voice said:
"May I come in, Mr. Gray? I'd like to see your beautiful new house."

"Who are you?" Xiao Hui said, and he stood up in fear.Since the voice was so contrived, he couldn't help suspecting that it was a fox faking it.

"I'm your friend, and I've come to visit you," the voice replied.

"No, no," Xiaohui said, "I don't believe you are friends. You are a fox. My mother says you are a bad person. I won't let you in."

"Oh! Is that how you answer me?" The fox resumed his original voice and said hoarsely, "You will know in a while whether I can come in or not."

After a while, the fox used its sharp claws to dig a big hole in the soft mud wall.He jumped into the house from the hole, grabbed Xiao Hui by the neck, carried him on his shoulders, and brought him back to his cave.

The next day, when Xiaobai was happily chewing cabbage leaves in the corner of her new house, the fox sneaked up to her door, intending to catch her also in his den.So he put on a polite voice and said, "I'm your friend, and I've come to visit you, and I'd like to ask you for some cabbages for dinner."

Xiaobai was so frightened that she screamed, "Don't touch it! These cabbages are the walls of my house. If you eat them, you will make a big hole in the house! Then my house cannot be sheltered from the wind." It's raining and I'm going to catch a cold. You go! I know you're not a friend, you're an evil fox!"

Poor Xiaobai was so frightened that she began to regret why she didn't choose stronger materials to build the house, but chose cabbage greedily.But it's too late to regret now.After a while, the fox ate a big hole in the wall. He grabbed Xiao Bai who was trembling with fright, and brought her back to his cave.

The fox wanted very much to catch all three little pigs, kill them all, and invite all his friends to a banquet.So on the third day, he came to Xiao Hei's house again.But this time, he found the door locked and nailed down.Then the sly fox put on a polite voice and said:
"You must let me in, dear Xiao Hei. I've brought you a present! I picked up some eggs in a small farm yard."

"No, no, Mr. Fox," replied Blackie, "I will not open the door. I have seen through your trick. Although you have taken poor Gray and White, I will not let you take them." of."

The fox was furious.He slammed into Xiao Hei's house with all his strength, hoping to knock down the wall.But Xiao Hei's house was built very solidly. Although he scratched and scratched at the brick wall, he only hurt himself.At last the fox had to limp away, both of his front paws bloody and painful.

"It's all right," he said angrily, turning around. "Let's see! I'll catch you sooner or later. Wait until I get you in the cave and see if I don't grind your bones to powder!" He growled showing sharp teeth.

The next day, Xiao Hei bought a kettle in a neighboring town, and carried the kettle on his shoulders to go home.On the way home, Xiao Hei heard footsteps approaching him secretly from behind.Xiao Hei was so frightened that his heart jumped out of his throat, and suddenly he thought of a clever plan.At this time he was passing the top of a hill, from which he could just see his house hidden among the trees at the foot of the hill.Immediately he opened the lid of the kettle, jumped into the kettle himself, curled himself up comfortably under the bottom, and closed the lid with his forelegs so that he was completely hidden in the kettle.He gave the jug a light kick, and it rolled down the hill.

The fox was quietly lying in ambush, ready to rush out suddenly and catch Xiao Hei.He waited for a long time, but only saw a large black kettle spinning and rolling down quickly. He was very disappointed, and was about to turn around and walk away, when he suddenly found that the kettle stopped very close to the brick house. After a while, the little black He got out of it, ran quickly into the house with the kettle in his arms, locked and sealed the door, and closed the shutters.

"Oh!" cried the fox, "do you think you can get out of my hands like this? Let's see, boy!" Then he crept quietly along the base of the wall, trying to get to the roof superior.

Xiao Hei filled the kettle with water, put it on the fire, and sat quietly waiting for the water to boil.Just as the kettle began to sing and the steam rushed out of the spout, he heard light footsteps on the roof.

"Crack...crack...crack..."

After a while, Xiao Hei saw the fox's head and two front paws had come out along the chimney.But Xiao Hei was very clever and didn't cover the kettle.So the fox screamed and fell into the boiling water, scalding to death like this.

After confirming that the fox is dead and can no longer harm anyone, Xiao Hei sets off to the fox's cave to rescue Xiao Hui and Xiao Bai.As soon as he walked to the entrance of the cave, he heard Xiaohui and Xiaobai's miserable humming. They were afraid that the fox would kill and eat them. They had been so scared to death these days, and Xiaohei's appearance made them extremely happy.Xiao Hei cut the ropes of Xiao Hui and Xiao Bai with a sharp stone, and then the three of them returned to Xiao Hei's house together.From then on, Xiao Hui got rid of the bad habit of rolling in the mud, and Xiao Bai was no longer so greedy. They both firmly remembered the lessons these bad habits brought them. From then on, the Three Little Pigs Live happily together there.

(End of this chapter)