Three Little Pigs Parody

[Arabella Kochanski]

TheTrue Story of the 3 Little Pigs! is a children's book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith. Released in a number of editions since its first release by Viking Kestrel, an imprint of Viking Penguin in 1989, it is a parody of The Three Little Pigs as told by the Big Bad Wolf, known in the book as "A. Wolf", short for "Alexander T. Wolf". The book was honored by the American Library Association as an ALA Notable Book.[1]

The story is a retelling of The Three Little Pigs from the perspective of the wolf, named Alexander. Alexander attempts to request sugar from each of his neighbors, the three pigs, for baking a cake for his grandmother. Alexander accidentally kills the first and second pigs after his sneezes destroy their straw and stick houses. The third pig in the brick house refuses to give any sugar and insults Alexander's grandmother. Enraged, Alexander attempts to break down the front door. He is swiftly arrested by the pig police and sentenced to 10,000 years in prison for the first two pigs' deaths. Alexander states that the news coverage of the events was highly exaggerated, leading to his reputation as the Big Bad Wolf.

Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children".[2] It was one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal.[3]

This is a rather dark version of the familiar tale, and not my favorite. The wolf eats the first two pigs (as evidenced by the pile of bones and hot sauce), and the illustrations (while amazing) feel creepy.

I have a special place in my heart for this one, since I taught in Arizona and had a student who told me that javelinas regularly visited his yard. This really is a wonderful southwestern adaptation. It takes place in the Sonoran desert (where I taught), and features three little javelinas who are harassed by the big bad Coyote. The three homes are built of tumbleweed, saguaro cactus ribs, and adobe bricks.

This is a creative retelling in which the three pigs are actually three little rigs, and the big bad wolf is actually a big bad wrecking ball. I think the book is a bit dark for toddlers and young preschoolers. That said, my first grader loved it.

My first grader loved this book. It begins like a traditional three little pigs story, but trouble arrives when the illustrator spills his juice on the straw house. Things only get worse when he starts to run out of paint, and the pigs are white instead of pink. We like this silly twist on the classic.

The Three Little Pigs, by Paul Galdone

This is a vintage tale that tells the story in the traditional way (the wolf eats the first two pigs). At the end, the third pig eats the wolf. If you prefer the classic version of the story, this is a good one to read aloud.

There is a wonderful Soviet Version, I believe printed by Progress Publishers which I purchased in 1986 for pennies in Kathmandu, in which the wolf is dressed as swashbuckling highway robber. It was truly wonderful and my kids (and I) loved it. I made the mistake of giving it away and have been searching for it ever since.

I love sharing The Three Little Hawaiian Pigs and the Magic Shark by Donivee Martain Laird when I substitute teach.

She has retold various fairy tales with Hawaiian settings. The shark returns in a version of Little Red Riding Hood. The last book ties all the characters together as they teach the Magic Shark to cook.

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Many students are familiar with the story of The Three Little Pigs, but they might not know different versions of this story that provide an unexpected twist. Here are some of my favorite versions of The Three Little Pigs. Not only can these books be read for fun, but they are also great for comparing and contrasting two or more texts.

This picture book begins a seemingly familiar tale of three pigs preparing to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But when the Big Bad Wolf comes looking for a snack, he huffs and puffs the first little pig right out of the story . . . and into the realm of pure imagination!

Written by a precocious 8 year old boy named James, this adorable adaptation of the classic Three Little Pigs story is a sweet twist with a fishy theme! Illustrated by his mother, a former Disney Animation graphic designer, this tale of three little bass fish living in Lake Gaston and the Big Bad Gar will delight young readers everywhere!

After defeating the Big Bad Wolf, the Three Little Superpigs spend their days fighting crime and enjoying their newfound fame. But one day, the Big Bad Wolf escapes from prison and plunges Fairyland into fear. Our curly-tailed friends soon discover that bricks are missing all over town. The Superpigs return to their homes to solve the mystery when they realize it has all been a trap!

GREEP BOINK MEEP! The three little aliens are happily settling into their new homes when the Big Bad Robot flies in to crack and smack and whack their houses down! A chase across the solar system follows in this humorous and visually stunning book.

Prak is a practical pig who is often overlooked by her two older brothers: Mo the muscly one, and Bo the beautiful one. So when Poppa Pig offers his house to whichever of his children can fill it to the brim, everyone assumes Mo or Bo will be up for the task. No one expects Prak to have the strength or charisma to fill a house. But with a lot of creativity and a bit of luck, Prak might just surprise them all!

Since most of your students are probably familiar with the original version of The Three Little Pigs, comparing and contrasting different versions is a natural next step in the process. Students can note the similarities and differences between the characters, setting, plot, and illustrations.

You can download this FREE compare and contrast graphic organizer here. I also have a set of printable AND digital graphic organizers for both fiction and nonfiction here.

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Films - Animated The Three Little Pigs are among the fairy tale creatures present in the Shrek films. Hoodwinked!: In the ending, the Wolf mentions he is trying to stop a real estate scam ran by the pigs, by huffing and puffing and blowing their houses down. Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil: The pigs come back to take revenge on the Wolf in what would otherwise have been a Noodle Incident.

Live-Action TV Shining Time Station: In "Schemer's Alone", Schemer has Midge Smoot read him his own version of Three Little Pigs, where the pig with the brick house charges the others for hiding out with him. When they do not pay up, he says, "Hey, what do you think, I'm made of money? Let the wolf eat bacon!". Midge is less than pleased.Midge: (slamming the book shut) Schemer! This is the most awful version of the "Three Little Pigs" I've ever heard.Schemer: You mean there's another version?Midge: (Beat) I'm not going to read another word. The Wire: In the first season episode "Game Day", when Omar is outside a Barksdale stash house and demanding they give him the drugs, he says, "Y'all need to open this door, man, before I huff and puff. Come on, now, by the hairs of your chinny-chin-chin."

Puppet Shows Bear in the Big Blue House: In "The Great Pretender", Tutter, Ojo, Pip, and Pop pretend to be the Four Little Pigs. Bear decides to play the Big Bad Wolf, but his friends are unimpressed with his attempt to blow down their house. Dinosaurs: In "Germ Warfare", Ethyl falls asleep while reading Baby the story of The Three Little Pigs. Baby impatiently waits for her to wake up so she can tell him what happens after the wolf huffs and puffs. In a later scene, when he sneezes his pacifier at her, she wakes up and says "And blew the house down." The first segment of Muppet Classic Theater is a retelling of the story, with Andy, Randy, and Miss Piggy (as Sandy) in the roles of the title characters. Several Sesame Street News Flash sketches have parodied the story. In one, Count von Count wants to count the pigs while Kermit tries to interview them.

Video Games Finch: One of the books the player's birb can discover is The Three Little Pigs. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins: The bosses of Mario Zone are The Three Little Pigheads, who emerge from houses made of straw, sticks, and bricks.

Web Video Dark Secrets of Garry's Mod: The story is retold as a Fractured Fairy Tale, the three pigs build houses for themselves where they would have sex with a female pig. It got deleted but it is reuploaded into a compilation. SuperMarioLogan: In "Three Little Pigs!", Jackie Chu hosts a School Play of Three Little Pigs at Y U Dumb? Elementary School. He casts Junior, Joseph, and Penelope as the Three Little Pigs, Jeffy as the Big Bad Wolf, and Cody as an apple tree.

Western Animation Animal Mechanicals: In "Mechana Pegosaurus Island", the heroes must protect three mechana pigs from the title mechana pegosaurus' falling pegs. After remembering the story of the three little pigs, the Animal Mechanicals have the idea of building the Mechana pigs a house, even using straw and sticks in their first attempts. However, those houses get squashed easily by the pegs. The team ends up using those pegs to successfully build a much stronger house. Dexter's Laboratory: In "Dee Dee Locks and the Ness Monster", Dee Dee's story features three pigs who are themselves made of straw, sticks and bricks, as well as a Napoleon-based wolf who demands to be called a big bad wolf. Family Guy: In "Chitty Chitty Dead Bang", Peter and Chris go look for pigs so as to use them on the petting zoo they're planning for Stewie's birthday. Using a leafblower, Peter manages to destroy the straw and stick houses, forcing the pigs to seek refuge in the brick house. Peter pretends to be a UPS delivery man so the pigs can open the door to him, which they do, but to just hit his head with a paint can tied to a rope. In "Padre de Familia", Peter says that the country needs more immigrants like his cousin Peter the Pig needs a new house. The ensuing cutaway shows Pig!Peter telling the wolf not to blow his straw house down because he just made stool in there and doesn't want the whole woods to stink. Peppa Pig: The episode "The New House" is filled with references to the story. Daddy Pig, being an architect, teams up with some builders to build a house. The builders ask Daddy Pig if said house is going to be built using straw, sticks or bricks before he tells them it's going to be bricks. When the Wolf family moves into the house, Mr. Wolf tests how strong it is by huffing and puffing. It, as expected, doesn't fall down. He then asks Daddy Pig what is his house built of, and Daddy answers "Bricks, so don't even think about it". Peppa decides to ride on the swing she personally asked Daddy Pig to include in the yard of the house. She asks Wendy Wolf to push her. Wendy just huffs and puffs at her instead. In "Wendy Wolf's Birthday", Mummy Wolf announces she'll "huff and puff and blow some bubbles". Later, Wendy huffs and puffs to blow out her birthday candles, which circle a small house of sticks. The house falls down easily. Rugrats: In the 1991 series epsiode "Angelica Breaks a Leg", Angelica pretends to break her leg so Stu and Didi will dote on her, and gets her wish due to a mix-up in the medical records. At one point, she wants Didi to tell her a story. Didi suggests The Three Little Pigs, along with The Little Engine That Could and Hansel and Gretel, but Angelica suggests that she instead make up a story about an angel named Angelica. In the 2021 series episode "Gone Teddy Gone", Susie is seen reading Three Little Pigs when Angelica interrogates her on the whereabouts of Tommy's missing teddy bear. When Susie tells Angelica that she was just getting to the good part, Angelica tells her that the book has no good parts, since the pigs keep making the same mistakes. "Wolf at the Door" is another episode from the 2021 series, which is part of a four-episode story arc where Susie tells the babies Fractured Fairy Tale-esque stories to help pass the time while their parents paint a mural in Angelica's preschool. Susie tells the babies the story of The Three Little Pigs, with Phil, Lil, and Tommy in the roles of the title characters, Angelica in the role of the Big Bad Wolf, and Chuckie in the role of a skunk that makes the best cookies in the world. The pigs' three houses are made of flowers, mud, and Click N' Pops. All three houses get knocked down and Angelica succeeds in getting Chuckie's cookie recipe, but she only ends up making cookies that are hard as bricks. She and Chuckie form an alliance and start a successful brick-making business. The Simpsons: In "Lisa the Vegetarian", the Simpson family go to Storytown Village, an amusement park for 1- to 7-year-olds, to do something Maggie would like. One of the things they see there is an animatronic stage show of The Three Little Pigs. Upon seeing it, Bart calls it "a load of crappy-crap-crap". After seeing the Big Bad Wolf attempt to blow the Pigs' straw house down, Maggie is impressed, while Homer says, "Eh, it was good, but not great." Tex Avery MGM Cartoons: Avery's first short for MGM, Blitz Wolf, is a WWII update on the story, with the Wolf taking the role of Hitler. "One Ham's Family" takes place after the story, with the Big Bad Wolf trying to sneak into the brick house disguised as Santa Claus, only to be heckled by the third pig's Bratty Half-Pint son. "The Three Little Pups" has Droopy and his brothers take the place of the pigs, while the wolf is now a dog catcher. Thomas & Friends: In "Ghost Train/Percy's Ghostly Trick", this exchange occurs when Percy arrives at Ffarquhar sheds:Percy: [in a ghostly tone] Peep! Peep! Pip pip pip peep! Let me in. Let me in.Toby: No, No. Not by the smoke of my chimney-chim-chim.Percy: I'll chuff and I'll puff and I'll break your door in. In the Yogi Bear short "Oinks and Boinks", the pigs give away their houses to Yogi and Boo Boo just as the wolf approaches.

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