The tale of the three little pigs is the 1843 original version, en francais. The French is simple and the illustrations are lovely.
In this rather bloodthirsty telling of the tale, the wolf (le loup--he is not called the "Big Bad Wolf" or le grand mechant loup) eats the first two pigs. The second is shown in a pan with an apple in his mouth fresh from the oven.
The tale has the third little pig outsmarting the wolf several times before finally getting the wolf so angry he jumps down the chimney into a pot of boiling water. The last illustration is the third little pig eating the wolf doe his supper--at the table with a napkin, silverware and a candle.
The most lovely line in the book is the wolf's repeated threat to the little pigs:
Eh bien! Je soufflerai, et je gronderai, et j'ecraserai ta maison.
Well! I'll blow and I'll roar and I'll crush your house.
It worked two out of three--then the wolf was dinner......
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