Once upon a time, there lived three little pigs.

Bob, Fred, and Joe were finally old enough to leave their Mama and venture out into the big world by themselves.

Mama Pig kissed them goodbye and they set off to find supplies for their homes.

They didn't even look back at their house after they set foot on the grassy earth to build their own houses and start their own families.

Meanwhile, the Big Bad Wolf was watching them from the woods. He thought they looked mighty tasty.

He could imagine himself eating pig pie any day now. "I've got to catch those pigs," he told himself.

The First Little Pig, Bob, came across a bird carrying a cart full of straw.

"Mind if I borrow that straw?" He asked.

"Not at all!" replied the bird.

The First Little Pig took the whole cart to where he would build his house and set to work. Soon enough, he finished.

"Thank you!" said Bob.

He stood outside his house and admired his work. Then he decided to go see how  Fred's house was turning out.

The Big Bad Wolf began deciding his evil plans. "When they're all at their houses, I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow it down! Then I'll EAT the pigs!"

Fred had gone to get some logs for his house. He gathered up as many as he could find and carried them to the clearing where he was going to build his house.

He set to work, and finished almost as quickly as the First Little Pig had. Fred stepped outside to admire his work, unaware that the Big Bad Wolf was watching.

He was thinking about what to change, fix, or add when Bob arrived.

"Hi, Fred!" said Bob.

"Nice House!"

"What's your house made out of?" asked Fred.

"Straw," replied the First Little Pig.

While the First Two little pigs were chatting, Joe was hard at work. First, he had used the money in his savings to buy bricks and mortar for his house. He had researched about where they would be staying and knew they had to be careful because of the Big Bad Wolf.

Finally, his house was done. He stepped out of the house and admired his work.

"This will be a tough one," thought the Big Bad Wolf.

When Bob and Fred arrived, they were surprised.

"Why spend so much time working when you could have been playing with us? We built our houses just fine with straw and logs!" They said,

laughing at him.

"We'll see," said the Third Little Pig quietly.