One day, their mother pig said to them,

""It's time you built your own houses by yourselves.""

The three little pigs decided to do so, and they all started to build their own houses.

The first little pig gathered a lot of straw and built a straw house.

The second little pig gathered a lot of sticks and he built a stick house.

The third little pig laid a lot of bricks  and built a brick house.

It took him a lot of time and effort.

""I did it!  I built a very strong house!""  the third little pig shouted with joy.

Since their houses were now built, the three little pigs were playing.

A wolf living in the forest was watching them from a distance.

""They look very tasty!  I am going to eat them one by one.""

thought the wolf.

The very hungry wolf came close to their houses.

First, he approached the first little pig's straw house.

""I can blow down the house like this!""

With a big puff, he blew the straw house down.

The straw house scattered all over and became just pieces of straw.

""Help me!  Here comes the wolf!""  cried the first little pig.

The first little pig rushed into the second little pig's stick house.

The wolf was still chasing the pigs.

""I can crush the house like this!""

With a big bump, the wolf banged into the stick house.

The house broke down into pieces.

The two little pigs rushed into the third pig's brick house.

The wolf was still chasing the pigs.

""I can break down the house like this!""

The wolf tried to break the house down, puffing his breath on it and banging into the house.

No matter how hard he tried, the house did not give in at all.

After thinking for a while,

the wolf decided to get into the house  through the chimney.

So he climbed up onto the roof.

The three little pigs noticed that the wolf was climbing up onto the roof.

So they made up a blazing fire, and hung a large pot full of water over the fire.

When the water was bubbling and boiling, the wolf came down through the chimney.

With a splash, the wolf fell into the pot.

""Ouch!  Hot! Hot!  I'm scalding !""  cried the wolf.

He ran away and never came back.

""Thank you so much!

You and your house saved us from the wolf.""

The first and second pigs thanked the third pig sincerely.

"" We need to build a strong house like yours,"" said the two pigs,

and the three little pigs lived happily ever after.