...Three Little Pigs: Four Interpretations - An Exercise in Paraphrasing By The Walden University Writing Center Staff This exercise is designed to help you improve your paraphrasing skills. You will also get practice at writing a compare-and-contrast interpretive paper, which will help you with the process used in your doctoral study and other course papers. Three interpretations of the classic tale of the Three Little Pigs appear here, along with a mini-research study about wolves and pigs. To help you improve your writing skills, you can approach these pages in two ways: First, read the assigned questions below. Then read the four short interpretive texts. Next, take some time to write a brief paper in which you answer the questions posed at the beginning. Were you able to summarize easily using your own words? Were you able to write without having the original source open in front of you? Did you include proper in-text citations? Assigned Questions 1. In no more than four paragraphs, summarize the story of the three pigs. (Refer to any of the four interpretations for direct quotes.) 2. Compare and contrast these four interpretations of the story, using direct quotes and paraphrases as appropriate. Try not to be judgmental; use the author's evidence for support. 3. Offer a brief critical analysis of the interpretations. What were the strengths and weaknesses, if any, of each? Three Little Pigs: Four Interpretations Gomez (1999) ...
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...The Three Little Pigs Once upon a time, there were three little pigs Oinky, Doinky, and Boinky, who live with their mother at the forest. One day there mother told them “ You’re all enough to be still living with me. Go and build houses for yourselves, just remember there is a big bad wolf out there so be careful and make your houses strong.” “Yes mother” Said the three little pigs “We will be ready for it” Oinky the oldest pig, was so lazy to build a house so he thought of making a house of straw.” Doinky the Second little pig likes to play a lot so he thought of making a house of sticks. Boinky the third little pig was clever enough to know that the big bad wolf is strong so he thought of making a house of bricks. One day, Oinky was outside of his house of his house when the big bad wolf came, Oinky quickly run and locked the door. “Little pig, little pig let me come in.” cried the wolf “No, no by the hair of my chinny chin chin I will not let you in.” Replied the little pig “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff an I’ll blow your houses away” Shouted the wolf. The big bad wolf blew away Oinky’s house of straw and Oinky run to Doinky’s house of sticks. The following day the big bad wolf passed by Doinky’s house of sticks and saw the two pigs inside. “Little pigs, little pigs let me come in.” cried the wolf “No, no by the hair of our chinny chin chin we will not let you in.” Replied the two little pigs “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff an I’ll blow your houses away” Shouted...
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...The Three Little Pigs Once upon a time, there were three little pigs Oinky, Doinky, and Boinky, who live with their mother at the forest. One day there mother told them “ You’re all enough to be still living with me. Go and build houses for yourselves, just remember there is a big bad wolf out there so be careful and make your houses strong.” “Yes mother” Said the three little pigs “We will be ready for it” Oinky the oldest pig, was so lazy to build a house so he thought of making a house of straw.” Doinky the Second little pig likes to play a lot so he thought of making a house of sticks. Boinky the third little pig was clever enough to know that the big bad wolf is strong so he thought of making a house of bricks. One day, Oinky was outside of his house of his house when the big bad wolf came, Oinky quickly run and locked the door. “Little pig, little pig let me come in.” cried the wolf “No, no by the hair of my chinny chin chin I will not let you in.” Replied the little pig “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff an I’ll blow your houses away” Shouted the wolf. The big bad wolf blew away Oinky’s house of straw and Oinky run to Doinky’s house of sticks. The following day the big bad wolf passed by Doinky’s house of sticks and saw the two pigs inside. “Little pigs, little pigs let me come in.” cried the wolf “No, no by the hair of our chinny chin chin we will not let you in.” Replied the two little pigs “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff an I’ll blow your houses away” Shouted...
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...Three Little Pigs: Four Interpretations In these interpretations of the Three Little Pigs, there seems to be some serious thinking outside of the box. My childhood self has been terrorized. The interpretations yield a different outcome for the first two pigs than I remember from years long gone by. I, as a youngster, remember the first two pigs run to their brother’s brick home. The wolf is not killed but runs away with his tail on fire. The three interpretations of the story have the wolf devouring the first two pigs and the third pig kills the wolf. The interpretations have that similarity. The interpretations include the “rife” (DDBA-8005) of the story of the Three Little Pigs. The interpretations also have their views on “tyrants” (DDBA-8005) which the wolf symbolizes. Amdur speaks of the wolf is being the bully that seems to be satisfied by with the kill of the pigs (DDBA-8005). It seems the first two pigs are deemed weak enough to fit the lack of challenge the wolf is accustomed to. Fazio and Ek views the third pig as a “God-fearing” conqueror of the evil wolf (DDBA-8005). The difference is the symbolism of the wolf and the pigs. Gomez symbolizes the story to represent the working class and society. He also deems the third pig could be “the next despot” (DDBA-8005). Amdur’s symbolism seems to be viewed from a criminal drama television show perspective. Fazio and Ek relates to the story from a religious perspective. The research study justifies the action...
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...• The Three Little Pigs • Once upon a time there was a mother pig who had three little pigs. The three little pigs grew so big that their mother said to them, "You are too big to live here any longer. You must go and build houses for yourselves. But take care that the wolf does not catch you." • The three little pigs set off. "We will take care that the wolf does not catch us," they said. Soon they met a man who was carrying some straw. "Please will you give me some straw?" asked the first little pig. "I want to build a house for myself." "Yes," said the man and he gave the first little pig some straw. • Then the first little pig built himself a house of straw. He was very pleased with his house. He said, "Now the wolf won't catch me and eat me." "I shall build a stronger house than yours," said the second little pig. "I shall build a stronger house than yours, too," said the third little pig. • The second little pig and the third little pig went on along the road. Soon they met a man who was carrying some sticks. "Please will you give me some sticks?" asked the second little pig. "I want to build a house for myself." "Yes," said the man and he gave the second little pig some sticks. • Then the second little pig built himself a house of sticks. It was stronger than the house of straw. The second little pig was very pleased with his house. He said, "Now the wolf won't catch me and eat me." "I shall build a stronger house than yours," said the third little...
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...Little Pig, and The Second Little Pig. This criminal trial is expected to be followed by a civil trial to be brought by the surviving Third Little Pig. The case has been characterized as a media circus. His testimony is transcribed below: "Everybody knows the story of the Three Little Pigs. Or at least they think they do. But I'll let you in on a little secret. Nobody knows the real story, because nobody has ever heard my side of the story. I'm Alexander T. Wolf. You can call me Al. I don't know how this whole Big Bad Wolf thing got started, but it's all wrong. Maybe it's because of our diet. Hey, it's not my fault wolves eat cute little animals like bunnies and sheep and pigs. That's just the way we are. If cheeseburgers were cute, folks would probably think you were Big and Bad too. But like I was saying, the whole big bad wolf thing is all wrong. The real story is about a sneeze and a cup of sugar. THIS IS THE REAL STORY. Way back in Once Upon a Time time, I was making a birthday cake for my dear old granny. I had a terrible sneezing cold. I ran out of sugar. So I walked down the street to ask my neighbor for a cup of sugar. Now this neighbor was a pig. And he wasn't too bright either. He had built his whole house out of straw. Can you believe it? I mean who in his right mind would build a house of straw? So of course the minute I knocked on the door, it fell right in. I didn't want to just walk into someone else's house. So I called, "Little Pig, Little Pig, are...
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...Abstract The pigs are always fat, lazy, and happy, whereas the wolves are always intimidating, shrewd, and even reckless. The tyrant in the story of the Three Little Pigs is the wolf, who is unable to be satisfied by his cravings and who must continue in his endless search for meaning. The story seems to portray the wolf as an imposing figure that is unconquerable by the pigs; however, in the end the wit of the third pig does indeed conquer the wolf. The wolf, in a typical role of preying on the weak, is able to blow down the houses of the first two pigs, but the third pig’s business nature and sturdy home hinders the wolf. The cycle is supposed to be a reverse full circle, with the pigs now being at the top of the food chain and in a sense, will retain the revolutionary spirit that had once been contained within the wolf, but was then passed on to the pig. All four of these stories provide their own perceptive insights into the classic tale, and shows how one story can provide four different viewpoints that are each unique and each worthy of expansion into their own universes. The Three Little Pigs This paper studies the different levels of perceived cunning between the wolf and the pig, using several examples to determine each animal’s resourcefulness. The stories of the Three Little Pigs have a single and commonly understood plot and the moral of the tale shows how productiveness and tenacity pay off in the end. The twist in these four stories is that each of the...
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...Once upon a time in a quiet town, there lived three vertically challenged pigs. The three pigs were ready to move out of their parents’ home, not out of selfishness or teenage rebellion, but to begin a strong, independent life as college students. With their extensive knowledge of engineering, they set out to go make a difference in the world. There was one problem though: they were broke college students in need of a place to stay. The pigs decided to create eco-friendly houses to accommodate to their friendly forest creatures by using only the most natural materials found in the environment. One pig built a house out of straw, the other one built a house out of sticks, and the last one built a house out of dung and soil. Mind you, neither...
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...The Three Little Pigs Rewrite Once upon a time there was a wolf who loved doing good things for people. The only thing he loved more was his mother. One day she sat him down and told him that it’s time for him to move out and find a house and family for himself. So he packed up his stuff and moved out, but first he made sure to say goodbye to his mother, his father, and his grandma and grandpa. Somewhere else in the world the same thing was happening to 3 little piggies who are brothers. Their mom sent them out to go build a home and find a family. Later that day Great Good Wolf was walking on a tiny road through the forest when suddenly he heard someone scream “HELP” so he dropped his bags and ran towards the screams. When he got there...
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...Case 04-4 Three Little Pigs, Inc. Research Response Three Little Pigs, Inc. (PIGS) is a provider of live hogs and pork products. They classify inventory into three distinct categories: live hogs ready for sale, developing animals, and processed pork products. They have always evaluated inventory at cost because the wholesale price has always exceeded the cost of bringing the products to the market. Now, due to several factors, PIGS believes that they may have a lower of cost or market issue related to valuing some of the hogs. 1) Does PIGS need to write-down inventory? 2) What approach should be used for the write-down (by category, total, end category, etc.)? Does PIGS need to write-down inventory? PIGS has evidence that predicted futures prices for the months of October 2002 – January 2003 will fall below the cost of production for a hog. Where there is evidence that the utility of goods will be less than cost the difference is recognized in the current period (ASC 330-10-35-1). A write-down is generally required unless the decline is due to seasonal price fluctuations (ASC 330-10-55-2). Though, Farmer Joe believes this is just a seasonal fluctuation, there is not enough evidence in the case to support that claim. There are no examples of this happening in prior years. The one reason that is given for the price decrease is the capture of the Big Bad Wolf, which led to an increase in the supply of pork. This appears to be an unusual event that would not happen...
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...Three little pigs It's been three weeks since the big bad wolf has eaten my two brothers and I haven't had an opportunity to give them a proper burial because I fear the wolf is lurking out in the woods still. Some Days during my morning breakfast, I see a movement in trees, he's out there I know he is, lurking, looking, waiting for me to open my door and let my guard down. Sometimes at night i'll wake up to the sound of claws on my window “skrrreeek” (onomatopoeia). I quickly turn on my light look out the window but nothing was there. The only reason that the big bad wolf hasn't got me yet is because I have my strong brick house unlike my idiot brothers who hastily built houses of straw and twig. But lately I have gotten myself in a bit of hot water since I have built my home, I have been getting visited by some men in suits who say I need to get my home inspected to make sure it is up to date with some silly code, plus on top of that I have to start...
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...Research Case 2 Summary of Facts Three Little Pigs (PIGS) provides pork products to the wholesale and retail food service and institutional markets, as well as selling live hogs to outside third parties, though they have no firm commitments to do so. There are three major categories of inventory: live hogs ready for sale, developing animals, and processed pork products. The CEO of PIGS has stated that processed pork prices exceed the costs of producing such products, and believes that because of this there is no lower of cost or market issue related to hogs being developed for processing. The hogs that cannot be easily transported and processed will be sold to third parties (not processed) at market price, which has recently declined. The supposed lower of cost or market issue is dealing with developing animals that are held for sale to third parties. Farmer Joe believes that the market price decline is due to seasonal fluctuations, and that any impairment would be temporary. He also points out that futures prices for the fourth quarter reflect a recovery in prices, and should cover the cost of the company's inventory. The futures prices (at September 30, 2002) are higher than the carrying costs for the animals, except for the animals coming to maturity in the next month. These animals are currently costing $2 more than they will be sold for. Despite the fact that current market prices are below cost, management expects to recover all production costs at September...
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...Darren Fedon - DLF0011 Case 04-4 Three Little Pigs, Inc. Background Three Little Pigs, Inc. (PIGS) is a provider of pork products to the food service industry and institutional markets in the U.S. PIGS develops and produces the majority of their hogs for internal processing (processed pork products) and while selling a portion for outside third parties (live hogs). During PIGS fiscal year 2003, an external factor has increased the supply of hogs on the market which in turn is pushing down futures prices. Management believes that this decline hog prices warrants reviewing their inventory because there may be a lower of cost or market issue. The basis for this assumption is the decline in futures prices in both the second and third quarters. However, the CEO believes that the price fluctuations are due to seasonality and thus temporary in nature, referencing the price recovery in the fourth quarter of the futures market and therefore impairment isn’t necessary. Issue PIGS management has concerns about how to evaluate their pig inventory for impairment. Two issues were raised related to inventory evaluation and reporting of the impairment (if applicable). The two issues are as follows: 1) The options for inventory evaluation presented to them are as follows a) total inventory basis, b) inventory category, c) end product category or d) individual basis. 2) Once a correct method has been selected; management will need to determine if impairment is needed,...
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...Imagine you were in the three little pigs. If you could choose from any of the three pigs in the story, which one would you choose to be? In the short story, “The Story of the Three Little Pigs” there are three pigs that all try to protect themselves from the big bad wolf. They all make houses, out of different materials, to stop the wolf from eating them. The first two pigs build a weak house and get eaten by the big bad wolf. However, the third pig outsmarts the wolf so he doesn't get eaten. Eventually, the pig leads the wolf into a trap and the pig eats the wolf. Some might say the first pig is the most admirable or the second pig or the third. Out of all the three little pigs, the third pig is the most admirable. He was the most admirable...
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...BACKGROUND Three Little Pigs, Inc. (PIGS) is a provider of pork products. The Company produces approximately 4.1 million hogs per year; the majority of which are internally processed. However, a portion of the hogs produced are sold to outside third parties. PIGS does not have any commitments to sell live hogs to third parties and it does not hedge its live hogs through commodity futures contracts. PIGS has three major categories of hog inventory: (1) live hogs available for sale; (2) developing animals; and (3) processed pork products. Management is confident that the wholesale price of processed pork products exceeds the cost to bring such products to market. However, spot market prices charged for live hogs sold to third parties have recently declined and are currently below the Company’s cost of producing these hogs. The decline in spot market prices is due to several factors, including the capture of the Big Bad Wolf, which led to an increased supply of pork. As of the second quarter ending September 2002, futures prices for lean hogs indicate a further decline before recovering late in the fourth quarter, as illustrated below: October 2002 $29.00 November 2002 $30.00 December 2002 $33.00 January 2003 $37.00 February 2003 $42.00 March 2003 $45.00 Farmer Joe asserts that the price decline reflected above is the result of seasonality. Currently, the cost of producing a live hog is $38/cwt ($38 per 100 pounds). Therefore, live hogs available for sale are carried...
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