<Tr> <Th> Aarne - Thompson grouping </Th> <Td> 124 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related </Th> <Td>' </Td> </Tr> <P> The Three Little Pigs is a fable about three 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 . Many versions of The Three Little Pigs have been recreated or have been modified over the years, sometimes making the wolf a kind character . It is a type 124 folktale in the Aarne--Thompson classification system . </P>

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