The Three
Little Pigs
Level: TBD
Aims: reading comprehension,
dictionary lookup skills, recitation skills, reading in context, exposure to
American culture
Grammar: no grammar aims
here
Time: 90 minutes
Materials: photocopies of
the story, dictionary
Introduction: The Three Little Pigs is
a traditional English children’s story.
Have the
students read the story silently for 10 minutes, using their dictionaries.
Then, go around the classroom, having students recite paragraphs from the text
aloud. Work on fluency in recitation. Next, go through Text of the Story with
Notes, and follow this with Discussion Questions.
Text
of the Story
The Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time there were three little pigs and the time came for them
to leave home and seek their fortunes.
Before they left, their mother told them, "Whatever
you do, do it the best that you can, because that's the way to get along in the
world.”
The first little pig built his house out of straw because it was the
easiest thing to do.
The second little pig built his house out of sticks. This was a little bit
stronger than a straw house.
The third little pig built his house out of bricks.
One night the big bad wolf, who dearly loved to eat fat little piggies, came along and saw the first little pig in his
house of straw. He said "Let me in, let me in, little pig, or I'll huff
and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!"
"Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin", said the little pig.
But of course the wolf did blow the house in and ate the first little pig.
The wolf then came to the house of
sticks.
"Let me in, let me in, little pig, or I'll huff and I'll puff and
I'll blow your house in!" "Not by the hair of my chinny
chin chin,” said the little pig. But the wolf blew
that house in too, and ate the second little pig.
The wolf then came to the house of bricks.
"Let me in, let me in" cried the wolf, "or I'll huff and
I'll puff till I blow your house in."
"Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin," said the pig.
Well, the wolf huffed and puffed, but he could not blow down that brick
house.
But the wolf was a sly old wolf and he climbed up on the
roof to look for a way into the brick house.
The little pig saw the wolf climb up on the roof and lit a roaring fire in
the fireplace and placed on it a large kettle of water.
When the wolf finally found the hole in the chimney he crawled down and
KERSPLASH right into that kettle of water and that was the end of his troubles
with the big bad wolf.
The next day the little pig invited his mother over. She said "You
see it is just as I told you. The way to get along in the world is to do things
as well as you can." Fortunately for that little pig, he learned that
lesson. And he just lived happily ever after!
Text of the Story with
Notes
The Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time there were three little pigs and the time came for them
to leave home and seek their fortunes.
Before they left, their mother told them, "Whatever
you do, do it the best that you can, because that's the way to get along in the
world.”
The first little pig built his house out of straw because it was the
easiest thing to do.
The second little pig built his house out of sticks. This was a little bit
stronger than a straw house.
The third little pig built his house out of bricks.
One night the big bad wolf, who dearly loved to eat fat little piggies, came along and saw the first little pig in his
house of straw. He said "Let me in, let me in, little pig, or I'll huff
and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!"
"Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin", said the little pig.
But of course the wolf did blow the house in and ate the first little pig.
The wolf then came to the house of sticks.
"Let me in, let me in, little pig, or I'll huff and I'll puff and
I'll blow your house in!" "Not by the hair of my chinny
chin chin,” said the little pig. But the wolf blew
that house in too, and ate the second little pig.
The wolf then came to the house of bricks.
"Let me in, let me in" cried the wolf, "or I'll huff and
I'll puff till I blow your house in."
"Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin," said the pig.
Well, the wolf huffed and puffed, but he could not blow down that brick
house.
But the wolf was a sly old wolf and he climbed up on the
roof to look for a way into the brick house.
The little pig saw the wolf climb up on the roof and lit a roaring fire in
the fireplace and placed on it a large kettle of water.
When the wolf finally found the hole in the chimney he crawled down and KERSPLASH
right into that kettle of water and that was the end of his troubles with the
big bad wolf.
The next day the little pig invited his mother over. She
said "You see it is just as I told you. The way to get along in the world
is to do things as well as you can." Fortunately for that little pig, he
learned that lesson. And he just lived happily ever after!