The Three Little Pigs story begins with the little pigs being sent out into the world by their mother, to "seek out their fortune". The first little pig builds a house of straw, but the big bad wolf blows it down and gobbles him up. The second little pig builds a house of sticks, which the wolf also blows down, and the second little pig is also gobbled up. Each exchange between wolf and pig features ringing proverbial phrases, namely: "Little pig, little pig, let me come in." "No, no, by the hair on my chinny chin chin." "Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in." The third little pig builds a house of bricks. The wolf fails to blow down the house. He then attempts to trick the pig out of the house by asking to meet him at various places, but he is outwitted each time. Finally, the wolf resolves to come down the chimney, whereupon the pig catches the wolf in a cauldron of boiling water, slams the lid on, then cooks and gobbles him up.