Tidies Idea

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22777, 10 July 1937, Page 8 (Supplement)

Tidies Idea

(~)XCE upon a time there lived in'the big forest a'family of fivo pigs: two big pigs and three little pigs. The names of the two big pigs were Mr. Porker and Mrs. Porker; the names of the three little pigs were Piggie and Wiggie and Tiggie. 'ihe littlest pig was Tiggie, and a very mischievous little pig he was—always getting into scrapes and then out of them as best he could. They were such nice little pigs. Every morning Mrs. Porker gave them a hot bath, and she was very careful over their table manners. Oh, very careful, indeed 1 The pigs had built a very nice little house out of some big sticks which a wood-cutter had left because he could not get any more on his waggon. It was not very easy to build the house, and Mr. Porker never would have succeeded had he not been a very clever sort of pig. First he dug a row of holes in the ground. In these, with the help of Mrs. Porker, he placed the sticks. Then he pressed the dirt in hard all round, making the sticks stand up straight, like a fence. After that, he placed against the top of these some longer poles, with the lower ends resting on the ground. This made a slanting roof, from which the rain could run without soaking in.' Then he filled up all the cracks and slits with xnoss and mud. When he had closed up the opening at the back with heavy logs, Mr. Porker had a rather fine little cabin; at any rate, Piggie and Wiggie and Tiggie thought so. You see, they had helped to gather the green moss. They handed it up to their father while he stood on tip-toe on top of a stump and stuffed all the cracks as tight as he could. When there wasn't another hole to be found, the roof was finished. This took a long time, but then everything was done, even to flbe big flat stone which was to be the front door. Mr. Porker stood and looked at his work with a feeling of pride. "It's a very nice home, Mrs. Porker," he exclaimed, and Mrs. Porker said

that she thought so, too. But Piggie and Wiggie and Tiggie jumped round and sang: Oh. what care wc for the Big Grey Wolf That prowls through the wood at night! We'll laugh when he howls outside our door And we're cuddled up snug and tight. Then along camo Mr. Wolf. He stood outside and sang: • Oh, what carc you for the Big Grey Wolf That prowls through the wood at n'ightl You may laugh when he howls outside yonr door, But hell eat you all up tonight. Then Mr. Wolf went round the house to see if he could find a way in. Fortunately, Mr. Porker had made all ready for this. He was huffing and puff.

ing, and trying hard to blow the house in all the time. "Oh, I hope he won't get in!" said Mrs. Porker. Then Tiggie had an . idea. You see, it was just past the fifth of November, and he had a beautiful Guy Fawkes mask put away in his bottom drawer. He ran as fast as he could, and put it on. Then, very carefully opened a window, a tiny bit, and looked out. "Ooow!" Mr. Big Grey "Wolf turned and ran as fast as he could. How the Porkers laughed. Then once again they sang: Oh, what care we for the Big Grey Wolf, That prowls through the wood at night! We'll just put on our Guy Fawkes mask. And off he'll run in fright. Then they all had a nice supper, and went to bed.