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Three Little Pigs Analysis

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The story of the “Three Little Pigs” has been around for a very long time. Parents have been telling their children this tale for generations. This story tells the narrative of three pigs, who construct their homes of three different materials, one straw, one wood and one brick. Then, comes along a Big Bad Wolf, who blows down two of the three homes and then focuses on tricking the final pig into coming out of his house so that he too, can be eaten. In this story, the third little pig, who made his home of brick, was the most admirable because he was clever, hard-working and courageous. To begin, the third little pig is extremely clever because he outwits the wolf numerous times. For example, the wolf asks the pig to meet him at various locations to get apples or turnips. Well aware of the wolf’s …show more content…

He is determined to outsmart the Wolf no matter what he needs to do. He always goes to the location where they are supposed to meet earlier, collects what he needs and then comes back before the Wolf realizes. He still decides to do this even if it means he has to get up very early and put himself in danger trying not to be notified by the wolf. “Well, the little pig woke at four the next morning, and bustled up, and went off for the apples, hoping to get back before the Wolf came” (16). The third pig was able to wake at four in the morning and get apples so that he could outwit the Wolf and get back into safety before Wolf had a chance to catch the pig outside his house. To conclude, the Three Little Pigs is a classic story that most people have heard of. In this, a big bad Wolf tries to blow down the homes of all three pigs, but he is unsuccessful in blowing down the home of the third little pig. Using his cleverness, courageousness and determined spirit, he was able to outwit the Wolf. The pig was able to challenge someone much bigger than him and

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