(7) Children Story Book

The Three Little Pigs From American Literature

Original story from the United States

Author: James Halliwell-Phillipps

Illustrator: L. Leslie Brooke

Publisher: Clarion/Houghton Mifflin

Translated by: Izza Audina (18020084012)

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The story of The Three Little Pigs featured here has been adapted from different sources and from a childhood memory. The primary sources are English Fairy Tales, retold by Flora Annie Steel (1922) with illustrations by L. Leslie Brooke from the 1904 version. This story is featured in our and.

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Once upon a time, there was an old mother pig who had three little pigs and not enough food to feed them. So when they were old enough, she sent them out into the world to seek their fortunes.

The first little pig was very lazy. He didn't want to work at all and he built his house out of straw. The second little pig worked a little bit harder but he was somewhat lazy too and he built his house out of sticks. Then, they sang and danced and played together the rest of the day.

The third little pig worked hard all day and built his house with bricks. It was a sturdy house complete with a fine fireplace and chimney. It looked like it could withstand the strongest winds.

Suatu ketika ada seekor induk babi yang memiliki tiga ekor anak babi kecil dan tidak memiliki cukup makanan untuk memberi makan mereka. Jadi ketika mereka cukup dewasa, dia mengirim mereka ke dunia untuk mencari peruntungan.

Babi kecil pertama sangat malas. Dia tidak ingin bekerja sama sekali dan dia membangun rumahnya dari jerami. Babi kecil kedua bekerja sedikit lebih keras tetapi dia juga agak malas dan dia membangun rumahnya dari kayu. Kemudian, mereka bernyanyi dan menari dan bermain bersama sepanjang hari.

Babi kecil ketiga bekerja keras sepanjang hari dan membangun rumahnya dengan batu bata. Itu adalah rumah yang kokoh lengkap dengan perapian dan cerobong asap yang bagus. Sepertinya itu bisa menahan angin terkuat.

The next day, a wolf happened to pass by the lane where the three little pigs lived; and he saw the straw house, and he smelled the pig inside. He thought the pig would make a mighty fine meal and his mouth began to water.

Keesokan harinya, seekor serigala kebetulan melewati jalan setapak di mana tiga babi kecil itu tinggal; dan dia melihat rumah jerami, dan dia mencium bau babi di dalamnya. Dia mengira babi itu akan menjadi makanan yang enak dan mulutnya mulai berair.

So he knocked on the door and said:

Little pig! Little pig!

Let me in! Let me in!

But the little pig saw the wolf's big paws through the keyhole, so he answered back: