"The Three Little Pigs: A Folktale Classic" by Paul Galdone

This story is one that we all are most likely familiar with. It is a classic folktale told in the classic style. This is a great way for children to get familiar with the original fable, something that is ingrained in our culture. Every country has their own folklore and this is one of ours.

The story is about three little pigs who are building homes for themselves. The first one builds their home out of straw and an evil wolf blows the house down and gobbles the pig up. The second builds his home out of sticks. Although it is more difficult for the wolf to blow that down, he still succeeds after a time and gobbles the second pig up. The third pig builds his house out of bricks and the wolf cannot blow it down so he attempts to trick the pig into coming out of the home. After several failed attempts, the wolf ends up being killed and eaten by the pig when he climbs down the chimney and lands in a boiling pot of water at the bottom.

This tale illustrates the classic style of teaching a moral to children. It has good and evil as an element and the magic number three involved. Children learn that there is evil in the world and that students should be careful when dealing with that. In order to outsmart evil, one must be cunning and think outside the box, which children can see through this story is successful.