Three Little Pigs

Roald Dahl has written many famous children’s books. Here are some of them. Have you read any of these or watched movies based on any of them? Which ones?

Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was a British writer of books for children.

ROALD DAHL The Three Little Pigs

The animal I really dig, Above all others is the pig. Pigs are noble. Pigs are clever, Pigs are courteous. However, Now and then, to break this rule, One meets a pig who is a fool. What, for example, would you say, If strolling through the woods one day, noble edle clever smarte Right there in front of you you saw courteous høflig A pig who’d built his house of STRAW? however men fool tosk The Wolf who saw it licked his lips, strolling ruslende And said, ‘That pig has had his chips.’ has had his chips han er ferdig, ‘Little pig, little pig, let me come in!’ det er ute med han ‘No, no, by the hairs on my chinny-chin-chin!’ ‘Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in!’

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The little pig began to pray, But Wolfie blew his house away. He shouted, ‘Bacon, pork and ham! Oh, what a lucky Wolf I am!’ And though he ate the pig quite fast, He carefully kept the tail till last. Wolf wandered on, a trifle bloated. Surprise, surprise, for soon he noted Another little house for pigs, And this one had been built of TWIGS!

‘Little pig, little pig, let me come in!’ ‘No, no, by the hairs on my chinny-chin-chin!’ ‘Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in!’

The Wolf said ‘Okay, here we go!’ He then began to blow and blow. The little pig began to squeal. He cried, ‘Oh Wolf, you’ve had one meal! Why can’t we talk and make a deal?’ The Wolf replied, ‘Not on your nelly!’ And soon the pig was in his belly. ‘Two juicy little pigs!’ Wolf cried, ‘But still I’m not quite satisfied! ‘I know how full my tummy’s bulging, But oh, how I adore indulging.’

So creeping quietly as a mouse, The Wolf approached another house, A house which also had inside A little piggy trying to hide. ‘You’ll not get me!’ the Piggy cried. ‘I’ll blow you down!’ the Wolf replied. ‘You’ll need,’ Pig said, ‘a lot of puff, And I don’t think you’ve got enough.’ Wolf huffed and puffed and blew and blew. The house stayed up as good as new. ‘If I can’t blow it down,’ Wolf said, ‘I’ll have to blow it up instead. I’ll come back in the dead of night And blow it up with dynamite!’ Pig cried, ‘You brute! I might have known!’

pray be, bønnfalle pork svinekjøtt ham skinke a trifle bloated her: ganske mett noted la merke til twigs grener, kvister squeal hyle not on your nelly ikke tale om juicy saftige bulging svulmende adore elsker indulging å nyte approach nærme seg in the dead of night i nattens mulm og mørke brute barbar

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Then, picking up the telephone, He dialed as quickly as he could The number of Red Riding Hood.

‘Hello,’ she said. ‘Who’s speaking? Who? Oh, hello, Piggy, how d’you do?’ Pig cried, ‘I need your help, Miss Hood! Oh help me, please! D’you think you could?’ ‘I’ll try of course,’ Miss Hood replied. ‘What’s on your mind ...?’ ‘A Wolf!’ Pig cried. ‘I know you’ve dealt with wolves before, And now I’ve got one at my door!’

‘My darling Pig,’ she said, ‘my sweet, That’s something really up my street. I’ve just begun to wash my hair. But when it’s dry, I’ll be right there.’

A short while later, through the wood, Came striding brave Miss Riding Hood. The Wolf stood there, his eyes ablaze, And yellowish, like mayonnaise. His teeth were sharp, his gums were raw, And spit was dripping from his jaw. Once more the maiden’s eyelid flickers. She draws the pistol from her knickers. Once more she hits the vital spot, And kills him with a single shot. Pig, peeping through the window, stood And yelled, ‘Well done, Miss Riding Hood!’

Ah, Piglet, you must never trust Young ladies from the upper crust. For now, Miss Riding Hood, one notes, Not only has two wolfskin coats, But when she goes from place to place, She has a PIGSKIN TRAVELING CASE.

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UNDERSTANDING

1 Answer the questions. a What happened to the first little pig? b Which pig built his house of twigs? c Who does the third little pig call for help? d What happened to the wolf? e What happened to the third pig?

VIEWPOINTS

2 Discuss the questions. a Does this story have a hero? Explain. b Do you remember what happens to Red Riding Hood in the original fairy tale? c Describe Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. Find three adjectives to describe each of them. VOCABULARY 3 Idioms Choose three of the expressions below and use them in sentences. Read your sentences to a partner. • in the dead of night • make a deal • not on your nelly • up my street • on your mind • as good as new Vurderingseksemplar An idiom is a fixed expression. You cannot understand it from the individual words. Example: Break a leg! This does not mean that you want someone to break a leg. It simply means: Good luck!

4 Synonyms a Find two different words used for “pig” in the text. b Find two synonyms for “walk” in the text. c Find three words for food made from pig. d Find two synonyms for “stomach” in the text.

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CREATIVE CORNER

5 Work in groups of six and role-play the story. You will need a narrator, the three little pigs, the wolf and Red Riding Hood.

LANGUAGE LAB

6 Find the subject and the verb in each sentence. a The first pig built his house of twigs. b The wolf licks his lips. c He shouts, “Bacon, pork and ham!” d You need a lot of puff. e The house stays up as good as new. f Miss Riding Hood kills the wolf. g The pig yells, “Well done!” 7 The present simple Find the correct form, do or does. a Does the wolf eat all three pigs? VERBSUBJECT Vurderingseksemplar b ___ he eat Red Riding Hood? c ___ the house made of twigs keep the wolf out? d ___ the pigs cry for help? e ___ the writer trust young ladies from the upper crust? f ___ the third little piggy try to hide? g ___ piggy and Red Riding Hood speak on the phone? h ___ all the pigs die? 8 Answer the questions in task 7.