The Book Shelf: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by A. Wolf

Jon Scieszka

32 Pages

Ages 4-8

Summary

The true story of the 3 little pigs tells the story of the three little pigs from the point of view of the wolf. Al Wolf was baking a cake for his granny one day when he discovered that he was out of sugar. He proceeded to visit his neighbor and ask to borrow a cup of sugar. The first neighbor wasn't too bright. He had made his house out of straw. Upon knocking the house collapsed to reveal the first pig already dead. So, not to be wasteful, the wolf ate the pig and moved on to his brother's house. The second pig was slightly more intelligent. He had made his house out of sticks. However, when the wolf sneezed, it too fell to the ground revealing another dead pig. He ate that pig too and moved on to the third brother. This little pig had built a sturdy house out of bricks. The wolf tried to be as polite as he could be, but the third pig insulted his mother and the wolf could not stand for that. The police found him trying to break down the third pig's house and hauled him off to jail.

This is one of my favorite alterations on a classic story. It is a wonderful example of point of view and would be a handy teaching tool.

Other Books by the Author:

The Frog Prince, continued

The Book that Jack Wrote

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

The Original Purpose

This blog actually originated as a class assignment. The first "younger reading" class I took had each student create a different note card for every book they read. The note card was to have all of the information on the book as well as a brief summary and our reaction to what we read. With my children's literature class being the second class that required a similar assignment, I decided that a blog was more practical than trying to find some place to store several hundred 3x5 notecards. Thus the birth of "The Book Shelf." I hope you enjoy my insights.