The Three Little Pigs: The Tale of an Innocent Wolf
Once upon a time, there was an old wolf named Alfred Moon. Alfred was very lonely on account of his being a wolf causing him to not having any friends. One day, Alfred has a bad cold, but he had no medicine to help his cold. Alfred thought he could try to borrow some medicine from a neighbor so he wouldn’t have to go into town to buy some medicine. Lucky for Alfred, he had three new neighbors. The new neighbors were three pigs named Ted, Fred, and Betty Bacon. The first neighbor Alfred came upon was to Ted Bacon who lived in a house made of straw. Alfred knocked on the door, but no one answered. Not wanting to be rude and enter without permission, Alfred called out “Little Pig? Little Pig, are you in?” Alfred still received no answer. About to leave unto the next neighbor’s house, Alfred began to feel the need to sneeze. He huffed and snuffed, before he couldn’t hold it back anymore and sneezed a great sneeze. Alfred’s sneeze blew the straw house down, but Ted was still not heard from. The second neighbor Alfred came upon was Fred Bacon who lived in a house made of sticks. Like at the last house, Alfred knocked on the door, but no one answered. Alfred called out “Little Pig? Little Pig, are you in?” Just like at the last house, he received no answer. About to leave unto the third and final neighbor’s house, Alfred felt another sneeze creeping up. Unable to hold back, he huffed and snuffed, before he finally sneezed a great sneeze. Alfred had blown down the stick house with his sneeze, but Fred was still not heard from. The third and final neighbor Alfred came upon was Betty Bacon who lived in a brick house that had a fireplace and a chimney. Like at the previous two houses, Alfred knocked on the door, and he received no answer. For the last time, Alfred called out “Little Pig? Little Pig, are you in?” Finally, Alfred received an answer. Betty Bacon came to the door and, without even asking why he was there, told Alfred to leave and never come back. Alfred asked Betty why she was being so rude to him, only to find out all three little pigs were inside the house and were afraid of Alfred. Instead of asking what Alfred wanted, the scared Ted and Fred simply ran from their houses and went to their sister Betty. While running away, the two pigs saw their houses being blown down, which only frightened them more. Feeling defeated and lonely, Alfred decided it would be best to go to town and get medicine. Just as he was about to leave, another sneeze began creeping up onto Alfred. He huffed and he snuffed, and he sneezed a great sneeze. Unlike the other two, Betty’s house did not blow down. Of course, Betty thought Alfred was trying to blow down her house too so she called the police who arrested an innocent wolf named Alfred Moon.
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This exercise corresponds with what is discussed in Chapter 8. For example, this exercise helps us to understand the concept of cultural relativism as discussed in chapter 8. Cultural relativism “recognizes that cultures vary in how they think and behave as well as in what they believe and value.” (Wood 2017). This exercise allows us to understand that cultures vary, and that while these cultures may be accepted, they are not really approved of. I think this exercise also helps to understand the concept of uncertainty avoidance which “refers to the extent to which people want to avoid ambiguity and vagueness.” (Wood 2017). For example, in my version of the Three Little Pigs, the pigs are uncertain of the wolf’s intentions and actively try to avoid him and want him to just go away.
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