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The Three
Little Pigs

Moira Butterfield
Heinemann Library
Des Plaines, Illinois
 © 1998 Reed Educ.uuMial &
Protcssumal Puhlishincj
Published by Hcinemann Library,
.in imprint nf'Rced Educational &. Professiimal Publishiny,
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DesPlaines,IL 60018
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Editor: Alyson Jones

Designer: Joanna Hinton-Malivoire
Illustrator: Caroline Jayne Church
Printed and bound in Italy

02 01 00 99 98
1098 76 54 U 1

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Butterf'ield, Moira, 1961-

The three little pigs / Mi)ira Butterfield.
p. cm. — (Puppet play)
Summary: Provides instructions for makinjj stick puppets, props,
and a theater along with a simple, easy-to-follow play script based
on the well-loved folktale.
ISBN 1-57572-719-6 (library binding)
1. Puppet plays, American — ^Juvenile literature. 2. Puppet
theater — ^Juvenile literature. [1. Folklore — Drama. 2. Puppet
plays. 3. Puppet theater.) I. Three little pigs. English.
II. Title. III. Series: Butterfield, Moira, 1961- Puppet play.
PN1980.B92 1998
79I.5'38-dc21 97-42680
CIP
AC

Always he careful when using scissors and glue to make the puppets and
props for your play. Make sure there is an adult to help you. Please use
non-toxic paints. You can find paint stirring sticks at a hardware store.
 Contents

§^^ Reading the Play 4

Making Puppets 6

Making Props 8

Making a Theater 9

The Play 10

Introduction to the Three Little Pigs

Three little pigs build themselves houses

of straw, sticks, and bricks.

story and see how

Now

a job well done

you '^ ^^^
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saves one of the pigs from a hungry Wolf.

 Reading the Play
There are four puppet characters in this play:

Percy Pig Pete Pig Sometimes the Puppeteer

Impatient Patient and speaks. That's the person
careful who works the puppets.

Polly Pig The Wolf

Lazy Mean and
hungry

Do this part in an
ordinary voice.

If you want to perform this If you prefer, ignore the stage

story as a puppet show, directions and read the play

there are some tips for you with a friend. Divide the parts
on pages 6-9. between you.
 The play is made up of lines. Next to each line there is a
name so you know who should be speaking.

I'm Percy Pig and I like to have fun. I don't want

to spend all day building a brick house. I'll build

my home from straw. That won't take too long.

Percy

Sometimes there are stage directions. They are

suggestions for things you or your puppets might do at
'^ a performance.

Hold up the straw house prop next to Percy.

 •Making Puppets
-What you need
* Cardboard * Paint stirring sticks * Gray felt or fake fur
'^ Paint * Scissors * White paper
^ Colored paper. * Pencil * Glue and scotch tape

> -^
^

IDraw the puppet shapes

on cardboard.
These sizes will fit the
theater on page 9.

Cut them out.

Decorate the shapes

2 with paint, and glue on
pieces of colored paper.

3 Tape a stick to the

back of the puppet.

^
Use lots of tape so the
puppet doesn't fall off.
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Pig decoration
Make three pigs and 'SJ
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paint a different T-shirt

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on each one.

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4 Wolf
Decoration
y \ Stick gray felt or fake fur
y^ on the Wolf s You
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chest.

could also glue on white

paper triangles to make
fierce-looking claws and
sharp teeth.

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V

To work a puppet, hold it

at the bottom of the stick.

Make sure your hand
stays hidden.
 Making Props
What you need
* Cardboard Pigs' houses
* Paint or colored Cut out three cardboard houses and tape each

paper one to a paint stirring stick.

* Twigs and straw

* Paint stirring sticks Straw house
Paint the house to look
"^ Scissors and pencil
like yellow straw, or
* Glue and scotch tape
paint it yellow and glue
on some real straw.
The fire
ICut out a cardboard shape
as shown. It is a triangle
pot with flames on top. Color
the flames red and orange.

Stick house
Paint the house to make
it look like sticks, or
paint it brown and glue
on some real twigs.

some twigs and

2 Collect
cut them into short

lengths. Glue them onto the

cardboard. Tape a paint
stirring stick to the back.
Brick house
Make sure the brick
house has a chimney.
Paint the house to
look as if it is made of
bricks.
 Making a Theater
, What you need
* Two large-sized

f *
cereal boxes
Two medium-sized
cereal boxes
Colored paper or
kl/ =ZK
Tape
*

paints
ICut the two large boxes as shown.
-^
Glue and scotch tape
back any strips that fall off and tape all
* Scissors
the joints to make them secure.

Glue the two together as

2 shown and add some tape
to make it really strong.
)
Glue ^^„^
and tape a medium
um-sized ^^^^'^ ^*'^s^,^^^
box to each
side to help

your theater
stand up.
LwwWWlVN
Decorate the theater with
3 colored paper or paints. Stick
extra cardboard shapes on if you
like, such as a pointed top.

Stand the theater on a table

4 so you can comfortably hide
behind it with your puppets and
book. Prop the book up inside,
or lay it flat on the table. Then
practice before you invite an
audience to watch your play.
The Three Little Pigs c^
Talk to your audience.
Take down Pete Pig. Make some banging noises as if he's

busy building (Try banging a roUed-up newspaper on the

floor). Then show the brick house prop and Pete Pig.
In one hand, hold Percy behind the straw house to show
that Percy is in his home. Hold the Wolf in the other

hand. Make some growling and sniffing noises.

Move the Wolf nearer to Percy's house

Hold Polly behind the stick house in one hand, and hold
theWolf in the other.

Move the Wolf near to the house. Sniff and make a

knocking noise.
No, no, wicked Wolf. I won't let you in! Not by j ^

the hair of my chinny-chin chin!

 a^

Wolf

The Wolf keeps blowing and panting for a while.

20
Take the Wolf and the house off so only Pete is onstage.
 Move the Wolf alon^ the sta^e towards the fire

Watch out, piggy! I'm coming

down the chimney!

Wolf
 Take the Wolf off. Pop your head up
along with Pete Pig. Speak to the audience.

Puppeteer

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 Stage an exciting play of The Three Little Pigs
using stick puppets.

This colorful Puppet Play contains:

• a simple introduction to each character
• how to make puppets, props, and a simple theater
• how to read and perform the play
• an easy-to-follow play text

Titles in the series include:

Goldilocks and the Three Bears 1-5'7572-720-X

The Three Little Pigs 1-57572-719-6
The Tortoise and the Hare 1-57572-721-8
The Ugly Duckling 1-57572-722-6

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