The Three Little Pigs

            Once there was a forest, filled with pine trees that sheltered the little houses below. Now, these houses were the only houses in the woods for miles. But, the owners found the forest as an illuminating and inspirational place where they could build their homes. This beautiful land was occupied by no other than three little pigs, who had grown up with a deep appreciation of nature and the opportunities that it provided. One day, the three little pigs decided to make a house out of nature. But, what type of house could they build? The first pig felt a connection with straw since pigs have had years of experience living in hay and mud outside a barn. The second pig wanted to build a house out of sticks because of the appreciation he felt towards the pine trees in the forest that kept them safe from terrible weather. The only type of house that the third pig wanted was one made out of brick. With a brick house, the third pig felt that could be connected to humans by constructing and enhancing his own nature with something manmade.

            The only problem with all these wonderful ideas was that no pig could decide which house to build. So, the third pig suggested the idea that their mother always would say to them: “Man will always seek out the good if left alone.” With a nod of their heads and a soft blow from the breeze, the pigs went off, getting supplies to build their houses. A few hours later, the first and second pig’s houses were complete, but the third pig, who felt illuminated by the warmth from the sun blazing on his back and in his heart, continued his hard-work, building the house of his dreams for the rest of the day.

            Meanwhile, a wolf in solidarity walked by. He, too, felt an untamable desire to be with environment and the pine trees, so he could see something as beautiful as his own nature. But, when he saw the little pigs building their houses, he was shocked. They’re ruining the nature, he thought. None of them even own the landscape or property!  Suddenly, the forest looked sad to the wolf. The branches of the trees stretched out to him, almost asking for his help. Then, the wolf, full of courage and a belief that he was doing the right thing, marched up the hill to the three little pigs’ houses. As soon as the pigs saw him, they jumped with fright and ran into their houses for shelter. The wolf chased them down and knocked loudly on the first pig’s door. “I know you’re in there, piglet. We need to talk.” “No way,” the pig said. “Well, then, I’m coming in because this is not right to do to nature.” But, a large gust of wind blew before he could finish his sentence and knocked down the house of straw. The little pig cowered in a brink of fear and then quickly jumped through the window of his brother’s house.

            Now, the wolf was annoyed. Why wouldn’t anyone have a nice chat with him about how they have ignored the beauty of the nature around them? He went to the house of sticks. Before he knocked, he noticed a sad, limped tree with missing limbs. Now, he was mad. He knocked on the door. “Now, look here. All I want to do is talk. You need to stop—“ Suddenly, another gust of wind whipped by, causing the house of sticks to collapse on the little pigs. The little pigs shook in fear and held each other tight. “Oh please, God, don’t let him eat us!” The wolf frowned. “You think I’m going to eat you?” But, the pigs did not answer. Instead, they ran to the third house. The wolf shook his head in disappointment. This is why pig senses were so limited. They could not even stop to think that maybe the wolf wanted to talk rather than eat them. Their understanding of what they thought the wolf would do was much different than the wolf’s own reasoning.

            With a big sigh, the wolf went to the third house and knocked lightly on the door. “Could we please talk?” He said lightly. “No one’s home!” They called out. The wolf frowned. “All I want to do is talk.” “Yeah, right. That’s what the last wolf said to our cousins.” “No,” the wolf said, “Honestly, all I want is to talk about what you’ve done to the land.” “Oh,” said one of the pigs. They cracked open the door. “You like what we’ve done?” “No,” the wolf said, “I don’t like it at all. I want you to move. Take you’re house somewhere else. You’re ruining nature.” “See?” One of the pigs said, “Didn’t I tell you that the wolf was trying to destroy our houses? He’s already blown down two of them!” “I didn’t do it,” the wolf said, “The wind is doing it! Can’t you see you’re angering nature? That you all are doing is destroying good, natural land?” The wolf let out a sigh. As soon as the breath left his lips, a huge gust of wind came again. The pigs with angry looks, quickly slammed their door shut and closed all the windows.

            When the wind stopped, the wolf cried. “All I want to do is talk about your houses!” “Go away!” A pig shouted. Instead, the wolf climbed on the roof and shouted down the chimney. “I want to talk and I won’t leave until you move your house to save the land around it!” Suddenly, another gust of wind came, knocking the wolf down the chimney and into a burning pot of hot water below. The wolf screamed and jumped out of the pot. He ran out of the house and down the hill. “Maybe next time you’ll understand our relationship with the environment!” A pig called. After that day, the wolf walked home with a changed mind. Now, he unlocked the world of nature, finally understanding the relationship between the environment and creatures on the planet.