The :( r "& Lit + le
Once Upon a Time
Claire Ev ! ns
For my g !"# e ! us L $ cy and Am % x
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The !" r #$ Lit % le
Once Upon a Time
Writ % en a ' d ( l ) ustr *% e + by Claire Ev * ns
Scholasti & In & .
Once upo ' a tim $ , ther $ w #,# thre # li -%.$ p / gs.
They dr # am $+ of bec 0 ming S U P E R H E R O E S !
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In fact, % hey w $ r $ so 0 b 1 e 12# d tha % %3 eir f 4 m ( ly house becam $ 5 lut %# red wi % h al ) of t " eir sup #6 h $, o c 7 l ) e 5 ti 0 ns.
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So 0 ne day, M 0 th # r Pig % old her ) it %)$ superh #, o $2 it was -( me % o find th $/ r ow ' 37 mes, and she w * v #+ go 7 d-bye.
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They walk # d for h 0 u , s, cros 1 ing da '8 erous , iv #,1 and climb /' g ste # p clif 91 . . .
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After an $ xh 4 usti : g % r ( p, the pigs d $ c /+$+ to se % up cam ; for the nig "- a ' d bu / l + their new hom $ s i ' t " e < orn /: g. . . . until f (' a .) y, the = ar , ived 4 t - h $/ r > es % inat ( o ' — Fairyl * nd.
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While toas !" ng m # r $ h % al & ows in the ' r $ up ()*+, o c - stume $ , the pigs m +. a new fri +/ d— Lit . le R ( d 0"1 ing Ho -1 . She warn + d t 2( m 3 bou . . he Big 4 ad Wolf, who’d be ( n t ( r , o , iz '5 g Fa ' ryl 3 nd.
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The Wolf * ad ki 1 n 3 p 6 e 1 Mary’s lit .7 e & amb . . .
. . . and stolen $ h (+ p’s clot 2 ing!
He’d + v + n b +(5 1 isgu '8' n 9 himself a 8 d ":;( rent grandm # s 35< 8 tolen their clothing! The pigs w + r + = a , ned to be - n . h ( ir gua , d.
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The n # xt mor : i : g, % w 0 0 f the pigs w $ r $ de 1 p #6 at # % o ? l * y superh #, o $2 with %3 e / r n # w friends, 1 o th # y buil % %3 e / r hous $2 a 1 q @ ickly * s po 21 ib . e!
The first l (-%. e pig chose 1 traw %7 build his " ou 1 e, and h $ gather $ d 4 l ) "$ could fin > .
The s # cond lit %. e p / g chose t 7 build h / s " o @1 e out 0 f s - ick 1 , and he col ) e 5 t # d - h $ m fro < hig 3 and low.
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And i : : o t / me a - * l ) , their n # w 3 om # s A er $ ,# ady.
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While 3/ s two br 0% he , s A#6# having fu ' , the -" ird l /- t . e p ( g was p 4 tien - ly bu /. d (' g his " ou 1 e out 0 f bricks.
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He want $ d - o m 4 ke sur # it was 2% rong 4: d stu 6+ y, 2 o he worked v $, y ha 6+ .
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Final ) y, 4.) thre # 3 ous #2 w # re ,# ady 4 n > the pigs w $ r $ ve , y hap ;= in t " e ( r :# w hom # s.
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Sud > enly, the firs - l (- t . e pig was 2 t * r % led by a ter , ibl $ g 6 ow ) 0 utside his w ( ndo C . It was - he B D G E AD WOLF! “Lit % le p / g, .(- t .$ ? i F , let m $ co <# in! ” he cri # d.
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“ Not by % he 3 air on my chi :'G chin 53/' !” squeal # d th $ p 4 nicked ;/ g.
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growled th # W 7. f.
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And with o ' e puf 9 , he bl $ w t 3# " ouse in!
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The first l (-%. e pig ran fo 6 c 0 ve 6 t 0 his brot " e , ’ 2 h 7 us # of 2 tick 1 . “Lit % le p / gs, ) it % le p / gs, )# t me co <# in!” bel ) ow # d th $ W 0 lf. “Not by % he 3 airs on 7 u 6 chi ': y 53/ n &"(' s!” cried th # p / gs.
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So he huf 9 ed, and he puf 9 ed, and . . .
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He bl $ w th # s % ick 3 ou 1 e ( n!
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Dodgin 8 the fly /' g s - ick 1 and f * l ) i : g + ebr ( s, the - wo li -%.# p / gs ran as quickly *1 the = could to % heir b ,0-3#6 ’s hou 1 e of bricks . . .
. . . nar , owly esc * ping th # ' as % yWolf, wh 7 A as get % in F v $ ry a ' g 6= — and very hu : g ,G ! 23
“Lit % le p / gs, ) it % le p / gs, let m $ co <# in! ” deman >#> th $ Wolf.
“Not by % he 3 airs on 7 u 6 chin ' y 53/' &"(: s !” the pigs r $; l ($ d.
“Then I’l ) huf 9 , and I’l ) puf 9 , and I’l ) blow y 0 ur h 7@ se in!” scream # d th $ Wolf.
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but - he I rick 3 ous $ would n 0 t b .7 w i : .
The Wolf was furio J2 !
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Sud > enly, th $ pigs wer $ 1 ta 6% l $ d by 4 ) ou + clangi '8 : o ( se fr 7 m 0 ut 1 ide. The cun ' i ' g B /F E ad Wolf h *> made another pl 4: -0 c . imb ont 7 % he r 07 f and sneak dow : th # c " imney!
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Two 0 f the pigs 2- art $ d - o p 4 nic, but - he -" ird l / t %. e p ( g had * su ? er plan. He had b #$ n K oil (' g a p * n of w 4 ter on the fir # al ) 4. ong!
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So as the W 0 lf cam $ hurtling dow : % he c " imn # y, he f # l ) bot %7 m- first / n - o the bu IK ling, hot pa : !
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With a p / erc / ng sh 6 i # k, 3 e jump $ d o @ t 0 f the wa -# r, 4 nd st , aigh - / n - o t 3 e pigs’ n #- ! The Big E ad Wolf w * s > e L$ at # d !
The pigs wav $ d 8 o 7> -bye to % he sil ) y 0) d Wo . f as he was c 4 rted of 9 -7 pris 7 n.
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With Fa ( ryl * nd s 4 fe at l 42% , - he pigs’ dr $ am 2 of bec 0M ing real sup #, h $6 oe 2 3 ad fin 4 l ) y come tru # , as % he w " ol $ t 7A n che # r # d t "$ i 6 spec / al n # w :4 me . . .
“Ho 7 ray f 76 the THRE N LI !OPQ SUPER R IG S !”
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With dreams of b " c #$ ing superh "% o &' , the T ( r "& Li ) tle P * gs '&+ of , t - expl - r & + h & wo %. d and st / r + /0 exci )1 ng 2& w l * fe , or th & ms " lve 3 in Fairyl ! nd. But ) he bro +4"% s’ peac " ful d / ys in the 1 r newly bui . t homes ar " '4-5 t-lived onc & th & i 2 famous Big 6 ad Wolf turns 7 p + o make tr - ubl & ! Can the T ( r "& Li ) tle P * gs ov " rc - me Fai % yl ! nd’s most-wan + ed vil 8/12 an 9 becom & real h "% o & s in t 4 e proc & s 3 ?
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