ਤਿੰਨ ਛੋਟੇ ਸੂਰ
The Three Little Pigs
Bilingual Punjabi + English English folk tale Ages 4-8
, ਬਣਾਉਣ ਪਏ।
Once upon a time, three little pigs went out into the world to build their own homes.
। ਬਣਾਇਆ। ਨਾਲ , ਆਰਾਮ ।
The first little pig was in a hurry. He built his house out of straw. It was quick and easy, and soon he sat down to rest.
ਬਣਾਇਆ। , ।
The second little pig built his house out of sticks. That was quick too, and he was very pleased.
। , । ਲੱਗਾ, ਆਰਾਮਦਾਇਕ ।
The third little pig worked hard all day long. He laid brick upon brick upon brick. It took a long time, but his house was strong and snug.
। ਕੋਲ , " , ਆਉਣ !"
Soon a hungry wolf came along. He stopped at the straw house and called, "Little pig, let me in!"
" ਵਾਲਾਂ , ਆਉਣ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ!" ।
"Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!" said the first pig.
" , , ਉਡਾ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ!" , ਗਈ। ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ।
"Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down!" The wolf huffed and puffed, and away flew the straw. The first pig ran fast to his brother's stick house.
। , , ਡਿੱਗ ਪਈਆਂ। ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ , ।
The wolf followed. He huffed, and he puffed, and down tumbled the sticks. Both little pigs ran as fast as they could to the strong brick house.
, । । ਉਤਰਨ , । ਛੱਪਾਕ! , ਛਾਲ , ।
The wolf huffed and puffed and huffed and puffed. But the brick house did not move at all. The wolf tried to climb down the chimney, but a big pot of warm water waited below. Splash! The wolf yelped, leapt out, and ran far away over the hills.
ਤਿੰਨੋਂ । ਬਣਾਉਣ ।
The three little pigs were safe and warm together. And the two younger pigs decided to build strong brick houses of their own.
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- Is "The Three Little Pigs" written in Gurmukhi?
- Yes. The full story is written in Punjabi (Gurmukhi script) as “ਤਿੰਨ ਛੋਟੇ ਸੂਰ”, with the English shown alongside so you can read both together. You can hide the English to read in Gurmukhi only.
- Can my child read this if they are still learning Punjabi?
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