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  〃Good man; give me that furze to build me a house。〃
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  The man gave the furze; and the pig built his house。 Then once more
  came the wolf; and said:
  〃Little pig; little pig; let me come in。〃
  〃 No; no; by the hair of my chiny…chin…chin。〃
  〃Then I'll puff; and I'll huff; and I'll blow your house in。〃
  So he huffed; and he puffed; and he puffed and he huffed; and at last
  he blew the house in; and ate up the little pig。
  The third little pig met a man with a load of bricks; and said:
  〃Good man; give me those bricks to build me a house with。〃
  The man gave the bricks; and he built his house with them。 Again the
  wolf came; and said:
  〃Little pig; little pig; let me come in。〃
  〃No; no; by the hair of my chiny…chin…chin。〃
  〃Then I'll huff; and I'll puff; and I'll blow your house in。〃
  So   he   huffed;   and   he   puffed;   and   he   huffed;   and   he   puffed;   and   he
  puffed and huffed; but he could NOT get the house down。 Finding that he
  could not; with all his huffing and puffing; blow the house down; he said:…
  …
  〃Little pig; I know where there is a nice field of turnips。〃
  〃Where?〃 said the little pig。
  〃Oh; in Mr Smith's field; and if you will be ready to…morrow morning
  we will go together; and get some for dinner。〃
  〃Very well;〃 said the little pig。 〃What time do you mean to go?〃
  〃Oh; at six o'clock。〃
  So the little pig got up at five; and got the turnips before the wolf came
  crying:
  〃Little pig; are you ready?〃
  The little pig said: 〃Ready! I have been and come back again; and got
  a nice potful for dinner。〃
  The wolf felt very angry at this; but thought that he would be a match
  for the little pig somehow or other; so he said:
  〃Little pig; I know where there is a nice apple…tree。〃
  〃Where?〃 said the pig。
  〃Down at Merry…garden;〃 replied the wolf; 〃and if you will not deceive
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  me I will come for you; at five o'clock to…morrow; and get some apples。〃
  The little pig got up next morning at four o'clock; and went off for the
  apples; hoping to get back before the wolf came; but it took long to climb
  the tree; and just as he was coming down from it; he saw the wolf coming。
  When the wolf came up he said:
  〃Little pig; what! are you here before me? Are they nice apples?〃
  〃Yes; very;〃 said the little pig。 〃I will throw you down one。〃
  And he threw it so far that; while the wolf was gone to pick it up; the
  little pig jumped down and ran home。 The next day the wolf came again;
  and said to the little pig:
  〃Little pig; there is a fair in town this afternoon; will you go?'
  〃Oh yes;〃 said the pig; 〃I will go; what time?〃
  〃At   three;〃   said   the   wolf。 As   usual   the   little   pig   went   off   before   the
  time; and got to the fair; and bought a butter…churn; which he was rolling
  home when he saw the wolf coming。 So he got into the churn to hide; and
  in so doing turned it round; and it rolled down the hill with the pig in it;
  which frightened the wolf so much that he ran home without going to the
  fair。 He went to the little pig's house; and told him how frightened he had
  been by a great round thing which came past him down the hill。 Then the
  little pig said。
  〃Ha! ha! I frightened you; then!〃
  Then    the   wolf   was   very   angry   indeed;    and   tried  to  get  down    the
  chimney in order to eat up the little pig。 When the little pig saw what he
  was about; he put a pot full of water on the blazing fire; and; just as the
  wolf was coming down; he took off the cover; and in fell the wolf。 Quickly
  the little pig clapped on the cover; and when the wolf was boiled ate him
  for supper。
  THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS'1'
  '1' Adapted from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales (David Nutt; 57…
  59 Long Acre; W。C。 6s。)
  Once   upon   a   time   there   were Three   Bears;   who   lived   together   in   a
  house of their own; in a wood。 One of them was a Little Small Wee Bear;
  and one was a Middle…sized Bear; and the other was a Great Huge Bear。
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  They   had   each   a   pot   for   their   porridge;a   little   pot   for   the   Little   Small
  Wee Bear; and a middle…sized pot for the Middle…sized Bear; and a great
  pot for the Great Huge Bear。 And they had each a chair to sit in;a little
  chair   for   the   Little   Small   Wee   Bear;   and   a   middle…sized   chair   for   the
  Middle…sized Bear;   and a   great chair   for the   Great Huge   Bear。 And   they
  had each a bed to sleep in;a little bed for the Little Small Wee Bear; and
  a   middle…sized   bed   for   the   Middle…sized   Bear;   and   a   great   bed   for   the
  Great Huge Bear。
  One   day;   after   they   had   made   the   porridge   for   their   breakfast;   and
  poured it into their porridge…pots; they walked out into the wood while the
  porridge was cooling; that they might not burn their mouths; by beginning
  too    soon    to  eat  it。  And   while    they   were    walking;     a  little  girl  named
  Goldilocks came to the house。 She had never seen the little house before;
  and   it   was   such   a   strange   little   house   that   she   forgot   all   the   things   her
  mother had told her about being polite: first she looked in at the window;
  and then she peeped in at the keyhole; and seeing nobody in the house; she
  lifted the latch。 The door was not fastened; because the Bears were good
  Bears;     who    did   nobody     any   harm;    and    never   suspected     that   anybody
  would harm them。 So Goldilocks opened the door; and went in; and well
  pleased she was when she saw the porridge on the table。 If Goldilocks had
  remembered what her mother had told her; she would have waited till the
  Bears     came     home;    and    then;   perhaps;    they   would     have    asked    her  to
  breakfast; for they were good Bearsa little rough; as the manner of Bears
  is; but for all that very good…natured and hospitable。 But Goldilocks forgot;
  and set about helping herself。
  So first she tasted the porridge of the Great Huge Bear; and that was
  too   hot。 And   then   she   tasted   the   porridge   of   the   Middle…sized   Bear;   and
  that was too cold。 And then she went to the porridge of the Little Small
  Wee Bear; and tasted that: and that was neither too hot nor too cold; but
  just right; and she liked it so well; that she ate it all up。
  Then   Goldilocks   sat   down   in   the   chair   of   the   Great   Huge   Bear;   and
  that   was   too   hard   for   her。   And   then   she   sat   down   in   the   chair   of   the
  Middle…sized Bear; and that was too soft for her。 And then she sat down in
  the chair of the Little Small Wee Bear; and that was neither too hard nor
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  too soft; but just right。 So she seated herself in it; and there she sat till the
  bottom of the chair came out; and down she came; plump upon the ground。
  Then   Goldilocks   went   upstairs   into   the   bed…   chamber   in   which   the
  Three Bears slept。 And first she lay down upon the bed of the Great Huge
  Bear; but   that   was   too   high   at   the   head   for   her。 And   next   she   lay  down
  upon the bed of the Middle…sized Bear; and that was too high at the foot
  for her。 And then she lay down upon the bed of the Little Small Wee Bear;
  and that was neither too high at the head nor at the foot; but just right。 So
  she covered herself up comfortably; and lay there till she fell fast asleep。
  By   this   time   the   Three   Bears   thought   their   porridge   would   be   cool
  enough;   so   they   came   home   to   breakfast。   Now   Goldilocks   had   left   the
  spoon of the Great Huge Bear standing in his porridge。
  〃SOMEBODY   HAS             BEEN     AT   MY   PORRIDGE!〃           said  the  Great
  Huge   Bear;   in his   great;  rough;   gruff   voice。 And   when   the   Middle…sized
  Bear looked at his; he saw that the spoon was standing in it too。
  〃SOMEBODY   HAS   BEEN AT   MY   PORRIDGE!〃   said   the   Middle…
  sized Bear; in his middle…sized voice。
  Then the Little Small Wee Bear looked at his; and there was the spoon
  in the porridge… pot; but the porridge was all gone。
  〃SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE; AND HAS EATEN