Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Nikki who wanted to build a house as part of her school project. She asked her father to bring different materials for her house, while returning from office. Her father brought straw, wood, and bricks from the market. She asked her father regarding why he has brought all the three. In reply, his father told him the story of “The three little pigs” to explain the reason.
Once upon a time there were three little pigs who wanted to build their own house. The first pig built his house with straw. He said, “This is easy and cheap. I don’t need to work hard or spend much money. My house is good enough for me.”
The second pig built his house with wood. He said, “This is better than straw. It is stronger and more durable. My house will last longer and protect me better.”
The third pig built his house with bricks. He said, “This is the best material for my house. It is very strong and very hard. My house will not break or bend no matter what happens.”
One day, a big bad wolf came to the village. He was hungry and wanted to eat the three little pigs. He went to the first pig’s house and knocked on the door. He said, “Little pig, little pig, let me in.” The first pig said, “No, no, no, not by the hair of my chinny chin chin.” The wolf said, “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down.” He huffed and he puffed and he blew the straw house down. The straw was not strong enough to resist the force of the wolf’s breath. The first pig ran away to the second pig’s house.
The wolf followed him and went to the second pig’s house. He knocked on the door and said, “Little pig, little pig, let me in.” The second pig said, “No, no, no, not by the hair of my chinny chin chin.” The wolf said, “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down.” He huffed and he puffed and he blew the wood house down. The wood was stronger than straw, but not strong enough to resist the force of the wolf’s breath. The second pig ran away to the third pig’s house.
The wolf followed him and went to the third pig’s house. He knocked on the door and said, “Little pig, little pig, let me in.” The third pig said, “No, no, no, not by the hair of my chinny chin chin.” The wolf said, “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down.” He huffed and he puffed and he tried to blow the brick house down. But he could not do it. The bricks were very strong and very hard. They did not break or bend by the force of the wolf’s breath. The wolf tried again and again, but he failed every time.
The wolf gave up and decided to try another way. He climbed up on the roof of the brick house and tried to get in through the chimney. But he did not know that there was a fire burning in the fireplace below. As soon as he reached the bottom of the chimney, he fell into the fire and burned his tail. He screamed in pain and ran away as fast as he could.
The three little pigs were safe and happy in their brick house. They learned a lesson that day: strength of materials matters when building a house.
Nikki appreciated the story as well as importance of strength of materials for her house construction project. She made three models of houses- straw based, wood based and brick based with the help of her father. She also demonstrated how the brick based house was stronger than the other two and therefore a brick based house will keep us safe and will last longer.
Her teacher and friends also appreciated her efforts and understanding.
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