Once upon a time, there was a curious and adventurous child named Alexander. Alexander loved to go on walks in the forest. While walking, he would dream about his favorite dinosaurs. He would imagine them roaring and stomping all around him. One day, Alexander was exploring a grassy clearing in the middle of the forest. He was watching a trail of ants when he heard some voices. Alexander was curious, so he went to see what all the noise was about!
He found three little piglets! They were all different. The first piglet was really funny. She had curly pink hair, and she always wore a bright yellow hat. The second piglet had brown hair that stood up on her head like a crown. She loved to laugh, and she had a giggle that could make anyone smile. The third piglet had long, black hair that she often wore in a braid. She was quiet and thoughtful, and she loved to read.
The piglets immediately called to Alexander. "Hello!" they said. "Do you live in a house?"
Alexander was confused. "Of course, I live in a house!" he said. "My house is in Phoenix, and it's a cozy home. I live there with my family!"
The youngest piglet explained, "We left our mother's house because we grew up! Our mother told us to build houses because the forest has dangers, like a wolf who loves to eat piglets!"
Alexander, who was only five years old, got scared! But then he thought about how he could help. "I can help you build houses!" he said.
The piglets were excited! They each decided to build their own house. The first piglet wanted to build a house out of straw. She quickly tied the straw together in big blocks, but she didn't even make a door or window! She just wanted to finish quickly so she could go play. She called to Alexander, but Alexander said, "Let's help all three of you, a little bit each, so we can all play together!" Alexander loved to play with his superpower, which was growing giant like a dinosaur!
The second piglet decided to use wood to build her cabin. She gathered wood from the forest and built a roof, doors, and windows. But then she saw her sister playing, and she didn't want to put in many nails. Finally, she went to play too. Alexander then went to help the third piglet.
The third piglet wanted to build a house just like her mother's, with bricks, cement, glass windows, and a secure roof. It took a long time. Alexander and the piglet sweated while they worked, but they laughed the whole time! They could see their friends playing, having lots of fun.
When the third piglet and Alexander finished building the house, the piglet invited Alexander to eat something in her new home. "We can cook something on our wood stove!" she said. Alexander was excited because he loved to try new things!
That night, the wolf appeared! The piglets and Alexander were scared. The wolf went straight to the straw house and with just one strong blow, knocked the whole house down! The piglet who lived there ran through the dark forest without the wolf being able to catch her. Alexander worried, "We could go to my hiding place, Dinosaur World, if we need to!"
The wolf, who was hungry and didn't want to waste time, went to the wooden cabin. It took two strong blows, and the house fell apart. The second piglet ran and found her sister hiding in the forest.
The wolf, already irritated, went to blow down the third house, made of bricks. He blew, blew, blew, but nothing happened. The house didn't fall. So he decided to go down the chimney! It seemed like a good idea! But when he started to descend, he smelled something burning! His tail was on fire!
This time, it was the wolf who was scared! He quickly ran away!
The two hiding piglets laughed when they saw the wolf running away. They were able to return to their sister's house. Their sister welcomed them, and along with Alexander, they had a delicious soup! It felt good to feel welcomed, inside a warm and safe house!
And so, Alexander and the three little piglets enjoyed that night, realizing that sometimes, good things take time!
