ThreeLittlePigsisafairytalefeaturingtalkinganimals.Publishedversionsofthestorydatebacktothelate18thcentury,butthestoryisthoughttobemucholder.Thestorywasassureditsplaceinworld'sfolklorethankstoanimmenselypopular1933WaltDisneyanimatedcartoon.(这一段是基本介绍,可作背景资料用)

　　MotherPigsendsherthreelittlepigletsoutintotheworldtoliveontheirown.

　　Thefirstlittlepigbuildsahouseofstraw,butawolfblowsitdownandeatsthepig.Theencounterbetweenwolfandpigfeaturesringingproverbialphrases:

　　Onedaythebigbadwolfcameandknockedonthefirstlittlepig'sdoorandsaid,"Littlepig,littlepig,letmecomein."Andthelittlepiganswered,"No,no,Iwon'tletyoucomein,notbythehaironmychinnychinchin.""Well,"saidthewolf,"thenI'llhuffandI'llpuffandI'llblowyourhousein."Sohehuffedandhepuffedandheblewthehousedownandatethelittlepig.

　　Thesecondpigbuildsahouseofsticks,hasthesameconversationwiththewolf,andmeetsthesamefate.

　　Thethirdpigbuildsahouseofbrick.Thewolfcannothuffandpuffhardenoughtoblowthehousedown.Heattemptstotrickthethirdlittlepigoutofhishouse,butthepigoutsmartshimateveryturn.Finally,thewolfthreatenstocomedownthechimney,whereuponthethirdlittlepigboilsapotofwaterintowhichthewolfplunges.Thelittlepigcooksthewolfandeatshim