The Three Little Pigs James Halliwell-Phillips

Remember the story your parents read to you when you were a child - the enormously popular children’s book called The Three Little Pigs by James Halliwell-Phillips? Almost every child has heard the story of the three piglets whom the Wolf tried to deceive. Although he succeeded in tricking the first two pigs, the third did not allow the Wolf to confuse him. The third Pig managed to outplay the Wolf in almost every situation the Wolf believed he had the upper hand which ended with the third little Pig beating the Wolf once and for all. Through further analysis of the story and third Pig, the Pig’s success against the wolf in the story can be proved by his character traits and actions in the story. This can lead readers to believe that the third little Pig is the

most admirable out of all the pigs.
The first character trait which makes the third pig the most admirable out of all the pigs is the fact that he is clever and outwitted the wolf various times in the book.

One of the things that he did that shows his cleverness is when he decides to build his house out of bricks knowing the wolf cannot blow it down no matter how hard he tries. This consequently proves the Pig’s cleverness because he thought ahead of time and planned ahead just in case something would happen to him so that he could be well prepared which he did end up being. In the story it states, “The third little Pig met a Man with a load of bricks to build a house with...Well he huffed and he puffed and huffed and he puffed but he could not get the house down,” (Phillips 11-12). This piece of evidence shows how the third little pig is clever and witty because he built a house with the bricks which the wolf thought he could blow down like the other pigs’ houses except the third pig, being as clever as he is, made sure there was no way the wolf would blow his house down and eat him up. These pieces of evidence show how the third little Pig is the most admirable because he possesses many character traits such as being very clever and

witty.
In addition to being clever and witty, the third little pig also possesses the trait of being cautious, which led to his own life being saved more than once. As previously mentioned, the Wolf realized he could not blow down the house of bricks after attempting numerous times; Therefore, the Wolf proceeded to invite the third little pig to multiple events, trying to lure him outside and eat him, yet the little pig was very cautious and would not let the Wolf lure him out. “...and if you will not deceive me, I will come for you at five o’clock to-morrow… the little Pig woke at four the next morning, and bustled up…” (Phillips 16). The little pig would consistently attend each event he was invited to early so that he did not come face-to-face with the Wolf - he understood that he would be eaten if he went to the events at the time given, so he decided to go to each event early, without the Wolf. He came close to being eaten few times, nevertheless, the little Pig’s cautiousness still helped him prevail and avoid the Wolf’s intentions of eating him. The little pig’s caution helped to keep him from the Wolf, along with his intelligence - however, the little pig’s resourcefulness also played a considerable part in this journey.
The third little pig needed multiple traits to help him succeed in deceiving the Wolf; As previously mentioned, he used his wit and caution, yet he also put his resourcefulness to the test throughout the length of the story. When the Wolf announced that he would climb through the roof and eat the small, pink animal, the little pig immediately chose a pot of boiling water as his weapon, knowing the Wolf would fall right in when he reached the bottom - his knowledge of the items around him ended up helping to save his life. “...he hung on the pot full of water, and made up a blazing fire… in fell the Wolf” (Phillips 24). The little pig, thinking ahead, was able to discover that a pot of boiling water would cook, and kill, the Wolf - the pig’s decision to use the simplest tools around him ended up saving him. The third little pig’s journey was one full of surprises and fear, yet because he was able to use his character traits and push them to the limit, he was able to save his own life, and solved his great dilemma.
All in all, the third little Pig is the most admirable pig out of the three pigs in the story, The Three Little Pigs by James Halliwell-Phillips. He is the most admirable because he possesses many character traits that the other pigs don’t such as being clever and witty, cautious, and resourceful. He is clever because he outsmarted the wolf may times such as when he built his house out of bricks instead of weak material such as the other pigs which caused them to be eaten up. He is cautious because he did not believe the wolf’s attempted tricks on him after failing to blow his house down such as when he invited him to go retrieve food many times, but the little Pig left an hour early so that he would have time to go back home and stay out of the wolf’s sight. Finally, the last character trait that he possesses that the other pigs don’t which makes him admirable is he is resourceful. He is resourceful because he realized the wolf was going to come down his chimney and due to his resourcefulness and quick thinking, he made a blazing fire under the pot of water he noticed around him and boiled the wolf which prevented him from being eaten. In conclusion, the third little Pig is the most admirable pig because he has traits the other pigs didn’t which ended up saving his life numerous times throughout the story.