The Three Little Pigs is a
fable/
fairy tale featuring
anthropomorphic pigs who build three
houses of different materials. A
big bad wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses, made of
straw and
sticks respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house, made of
bricks. Printed versions date back to the 1840s, but the story itself is thought to be much older. The phrases used in the story, and the various
morals drawn from it, have become embedded in
Western culture.