Motber Pig lived in a house in the garden. Her three little pigs lived there with her. One was called Big Pig. One was called Little Pig. One was called Root.

"The wolf will not eat me up," said Big Pig. "He cannot catch me." So off went Big Pig.

Then Little Pig said, "Please let me go away, too." And Root said, "Please let me go away, too."

Mother Pig said, "The big wolf will catch you and eat you up. He lives outside the garden wall."

But Little Pig said, "I will not let the wolf eat me." And Root said, "I will not let the wolf catch me." So off went Little Pig and Root.

By and by Big Pig saw a man. The man had some straw. "Please give me some straw," said Big Pig. "What do you want with straw?" said the man. "I want to make a house," said Big Pig.

So the man gave Big Pig some straw. Then Big Pig made a straw house.

Little pig met a man with some sticks. "Please give me some sticks," said Little Pig. "What do you want with sticks?" said the man. "I want to make a house," said Little Pig.

So the man gave Little Pig some sticks. Then Little Pig made a stick house.

Root met a man with some stone. "Please give me some stone," said Root. "What do you want with stone?" said the man. "I want to make a house," said Root.

So the man gave Root some stone. Then Root made a stone house.

By and by the wolf came to Big Pig's straw house. He called to Big Pig, "Big Pig, Big Pig, let me come in."

But Big Pig looked out and saw the wolf. So he said, "No, no, by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin, I cannot let you come in."

The wolf said, "Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in. I will come in, Big Pig." So the wolf huffed and he puffed and he blew Big Pig's house in. Then he went in and ate up Big Pig.

Next day the wolf went to Little Pig's stick house. He called to Little Pig, "Little Pig, Little Pig, let me come in."

Little Pig said, "No, no, by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin."

But the wolf said, "Then I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in." So he huffed and he puffed, and down fell Little Pig's house. Then the wolf went in and ate up Little Pig.

The next day the wolf went to Root's stone house. He called to Root, "Root, Root, let me come in."

And Root looked out and said, "No, no, by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin."

The wolf said, "Then I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in."

So he huffed and he puffed, and he huffed and he puffed. But he could not blow Root's house down. Root's house was made of stone. So the wolf had to go away.

Next day the wolf came to Root's house again. He called to Root, "Root, do you want some apples? There is a tree on the hill with red apples on it. Come with me and I will shake the apples down for you."

Root looked out and said, "I cannot go to-day for apples. But I will go to-morrow."

So the wolf went away. "To-morrow I will eat that little pig," he said.

To-morrow came. Root got up before day. He went up on the hill. There was the apple tree. He shook the tree, and down fell the red apples. He ate all the apples he could. Just then Root saw the wolf.

The wolf was a long way off. He did not see Root. So Root began to run. He was half way down the hill before the wolf saw him. Then the wolf began to run, too. Away ran Root and away ran the wolf after him.

Down to his house Root ran. He ran inside the house and shut the door. Then he made a big hot fire. He put a big pot of water on the fire.

The wolf ran down the hill to Root's house. But Root's door was shut. Root was inside and the wolf was outside. The wolf could not get in. So he jumped up on top of the house.

Then he went down the chimney. But there was Root's big fire in the chimney. And there was Root's pot of hot water on the fire. Down the chimney fell the wolf. He fell into the pot of hot water. And that was the end of the wolf.