As he carefully lifted each stone, he thought about his two previous houses. “Build it from straw, it will be economical” they said, what did they know? “Build it from wood, stronger than straw!” He should have never listened to them.
“Who knew you shouldn’t smoke in a straw house? The thing went up like a Christmas tree!
The wood house? Damn termites! It was rubble before the wolf even visited.
Of course he blamed the wolf, he didn’t want anyone knowing how stupid he was.
This time he chose to go with stone. Fireproof, insect proof, and IDIOT PROOF!
This little tale of lessons learned the hard way is my entry into this week’s Friday Fictioneers. Each week, bloggers from across the world write stories based on the latest photo prompt. Hope you enjoyed the Tangled Fairy Tale
I don’t know what you mean. There was no twist, just a hard learned lesson. but thanks for reading
Great. Lovely to see the story from the pig’s perspective. Hopefully he’ll give up smoking now though. 🙂
hey, nothing wrong with smoked ham…lol. thanks for reading
I think it’s easier to blame the wolf than yourself… great take on a familiar tale.
I loved this very much.
Very nice take on a familiar story. Love it!
At least he’s learning with each mistake! I loved the “blame the wolf” line. So easy to blame others for your own stupidity.
Dear SNB,
Who knew the little pig was a blame shifter? Clever story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Nice take on a familiar story
Dwellers on The Rock are better mannered than some of us Mainlanders, ’cause we learn different life lessons.
I loved your ‘smoked ham’ reply. 😆
Love it! A wise man builds his house on the rock…or in this case, by the rock! Love the imagery and the wisdom sharing! ❤
I always loved telling my kids this story.
Thanks for the smile.
Heh, that’s a fun twist to the old story.
I enjoyed this very much. I thought of the three little pigs as well, but took it in a different direction. I love your little pig’s voice – very good.
Pretty strong now!