Waldman, Steven (November 1996). "In search of the real three little pigs - different versions of the story 'The Three Little Pigs' ". Washington Monthly. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Everybody knows the story of the Three Little Pigs. Or at least they think they do. But I'll let you in on a little secret. Nobody knows the real story, because nobody has ever heard my side of the story." That's Alexander T. Wolf talking, and he'd like to set the record straight. He says, "I don't know how this whole Big Bad Wolf thing got started, but it's all wrong . . . The real story is about a sneeze and a cup of sugar." The Wolf's verse goes: "If you'll open the door and let me in, I'll warm my hands and go home again."

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! is a children's book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith. Released in a number of editions since its first release by Viking Kestrel, an imprint of Viking Penguin in 1989, it is a parody of The Three Little Pigs as told by the Big Bad Wolf, known in the book as "A. Wolf", short for "Alexander T. Wolf". The book was honored by the American Library Association as an ALA Notable Book. [1] Plot [ edit ] Alexander T. Wolf was framed! All he wanted to do was borrow a cup of sugar to make a cake for his granny. Unfortunately, a bad cold and some unfriendly neighbors land Al in a heap of trouble. Now in jail, Al recounts what really happened to the Three Little Pigs. Booker, Christopher (2005). "The Rule of Three". The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories. Continuum International Publishing Group. pp.230–231. ISBN 9780826480378. In this version, Alexander T. Wolf tells his side of the story. <--From jail, if that tells you anything.Summary: This is a spin-off of the original story The Three Little Pigs. Alexander Wolf gets his chance to explain his side of the story. Instead of being an intimidating, evil wolf, he went to his two neighbors (the pig brothers) to borrow a cup of sugar. He had a rather nasty cold and so he ended up sneezing so hard that he blew their houses done. When he went to the third pig's house, the pig refused to open the door and insulted his grandmother. The police came and arrested the wolf and the media made a huge story of the whole thing.

Write another well know story from a different character’s point of view… Could you write Peter Pan from Captain Hook’s point of view… or the Three Billy Goat’s Gruff from the Troll’s point of view? Imagine that you are a pig in this society. How would you feel when you heard about what happened to the Three Little Pigs? If you like books that don't conform to what everyone believes the true story is, that shows that there are two sides of every story, than this is the book for you.is rather late for the tale (as we now know it) to be making its debut in print. It feels much older, especially since it contains so many features we commonly associate with fairy tales and children’s stories. Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (May 9, 2018). " 'Tell Me A Story': Billy Magnussen To Star In CBS All Access Thriller Series; Liz Friedlander To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018 . Retrieved May 10, 2018. Ashliman, Professor D. L. "Three Little Pigs and other folktales of Aarne-Thompson-Uther type 124". Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts. University of Pittsburgh . Retrieved 25 July 2010. If Al were a pig, do you think anybody would have believed his story? Why or why not? What do you think would have happened? But as the winter drew to a close, they realized that now it was the time to prepare their homes for the chilly season so that they can keep them safe and warm through the winter. The three little pigs got busy gathering materials for their houses.

The phrases used in the story, and the various morals drawn from it, have become embedded in Western culture. Many versions of The Three Little Pigs have been recreated and modified over the years, sometimes making the wolf a kind character. The first of them was The Big Bad Wolf, also directed by Burt Gillett and first released on April 14, 1934. [10] Uses: Read aloud to both primary and secondary grades; Read after the original; independent reading for transitional and fluent readers; recommend to those who like Jon Scieszka or those who enjoy absurd stories.The pigs are very rude to Alexander. Can you think of reasons why this might be? How should they have behaved?