The Three Belittling Pigs

The Three Belittling Pigs is a different take on The Three Little Pigs story.

It stars three brothers; Hayden, Elwood, and Winstone, who leave their maternal home to build a place of their own. Unlike in the original fable, the materials they choose have little bearing to the plot, as it mainly revolves around their fearless and sexually charged relationship with the wolf that's trying to hunt them down.

The original ended with "the wisest brother" being the sole survivor -or one to keep his house- which is here translated into his eventual success at winning over the wolf as his girlfriend.

Conception was on July 28, 2019, in the form of unpublished artwork, while the story itself was realized in June of 2020.

Story

Three young pigs are deemed ready by their mother to start their independent lives, and head out to look for a place to settle down. They think about the quality of life they've lived as children and wonder if they wish to surpass it or replicate it. They find a plot of land and start building their respective houses.
The youngest, Hayden, thinks little possessions will give little stress and doesn't mind keeping it simple, though his brothers know he's simply too lazy to put in the effort of building a home or working a job.
Having that said, Hayden steals rope and a few bales of hay from a nearby farm and deems his home done within 15 minutes.
The second brother, Elwood, has a more balanced, yet traditionalist opinion. He thinks their old maternal home is the example they should follow and there to be no reason to work harder than is necessary.
He steals an axe from a nearby lumberjack station, cuts down the young trees in the area, and finishes his home in a week.
The eldest, Winstone, is surprised to learn his brothers aren't motivated by their adult freedom, and insists they should do whatever they can to reach ultimate comfort and safety.
He works a few jobs to earn himself money for tools, and mixes his own bricks and cement. His home is finished in a relatively speedy 2 months, while keeping a routine of renovating and saving up for additional furniture.
The three buildings are a strange sight next to each other and spawns talk amongst the other animals in the forest. The news reaches the infamous wolf, who goes out to find the pigs, if only because they're her favourite food and the three-man village is an easy target.
To her surprise, she finds them already waiting for her with a strange eagerness. They start competing for her attention, making it clear they wish to court her.
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The wolf, Huffy, tries every day to kill at least one of them, but always misses her target, gets distracted, disturbed, or something else happens that spares them from her lethal attacks. The Little brothers are blind for the danger they keep finding themselves in and derive enjoyment out of these visits from "an attractive woman". Huffy always returns home mentally exhausted.
Whenever she skips a hunt or doesn't show up "in time", the brothers go out looking for her, and so, not a day passes where she isn't harassed.
She's infuriated by their disrespect for a predator and becomes so fixated, she ignores all other potential prey, yet her increased motivation still doesn't produce results and dumb luck stays on their side. Her failure to bring home food is not ignored by her family, and her father punishes her by lowering her rank within the pack. Huffy is given the worst sleeping space and is last to eat, though there's rarely anything left at all.
She convinces herself the pigs might be too dumb to read physical hostility and need to understand they're in danger if she wants them to slip up. She returns to the three-man village and decides to speak to them for the first time. She introduces herself as a feared pig and goat slaughterer, but whatever she says gets twisted into perverted jokes and the brothers make it obvious not to care.
Their game of one-sided cat-and-mouse continues, wherein Huffy still makes no progress. Their evasion skills and teasing make her unsure about her capabilities as a hunter, and feelings of defeatism slow her down whenever her attempts have again been unfruitful. The lack of food she catches and receives back home result into weight loss and physical weakening, allowing for the Littles to get closer and subject the listless wolf to more ways to try and swoon her. As she rarely has the energy to lunge or walk away, they think their tactics are working.
But Winstone is observant and picks up on her declining health. He tries to leave behind food for her often, but Huffy doesn't want it and believes his pity is the same as making fun of her. Nevertheless, he keeps showing up at her designated resting spot to have lunch with her, while chatting about matters she has no interest in.
One day, Huffy gets a scolding from her father, forcing her to reflect on her past strategies. She considers humiliating herself by faking romantic interest in a brother, as to separate them, but in the end settles on targeting Winstone, who's already been visiting her by himself for the past few weeks.
Since he's made it clear not to care about how she conducts herself, she shows up at their usual spot and openly announces she's come to kill him. He says to doubt she's serious, as she's had plenty of opportunities to do so without warning him beforehand. Huffy promises today will be different.
He gives a lacklustre response to the overall announcement, testing her patience, though his remark of being a more frightening creature as a pig who puts ham on his sandwiches steers the conversation to these sandwiches; and the human-like mannerisms of the brothers. Huffy thinks their attempts of appearing human is laughable.
Her preference to have "normal prey" is picked up on, and Winstone boldly starts stripping himself of his pants. He then invites her to chase him down like their species is "supposed to do". It catches her off-guard and she's strangely flustered by it, but when she hears him take off, she hurries after him.
They run through the forest in a speed neither she or Winstone have moved in a long time, though the distance is shortened within seconds, since Huffy is infinite times faster than the stout boar. Winstone benefits from a more collected mind and stay out of the aggressive hunter's reach, and after taking some sharp turns and giving her the impression she's catching up, he hits the brakes the moment she goes in for a pounce. Huffy overshoots her jump, and when she tries to turn around mid-air, fails the landing and greatly injures herself.
Winstone returns to check on her with genuine worry, but the humiliated Huffy refuses to even answer his questions and lunges at him in a blind rage. He urges her to calm down and let him inspect the damage, but she feels patronized and refuses to let him touch her. He takes on a more serious demeanour and asks her not to let her pride get in the way of accepting much needed medical attention.
Unable to stand and knowing very well her more primitive family doesn't possess the goods or knowledge to treat her, she allows him to walk off and return with a wooden carriage to pull her feverish, beaten-up body to his house. Huffy is laid to rest on his bed, where she's cleaned, bandaged, and given medicine. After some hesitance, she wolfs down the meals he's cooked for her, but the embarrassment for the whole situation makes her unwilling to speak and a familiar silent treatment is given.
Throughout the day, she watches how her host not only serves her, but works hours on end for his own needs and that of his younger siblings continuously begging at the door. His optimism, energy, and hospitality are consistent throughout the day, and to see him exude so much happiness annoys her.
To get pampered by an overconfident pig doesn't sit well with her, and later that night, she decides to try and pounce him again while he has his hands full with her emptied dinner plates. But her twisted leg can't support her yet, and she bumps her body against him and a wall.
The plates are dropped and some of the ornaments from the wall join the mess on the floor. The obvious fact she intended to attack him is ignored by Winstone, who shrugs it off with a smile and helps her aching body back to bed.
Huffy's disdain for him grows after again not having been taken seriously, until she notices his upbeat expression finally change. While scooping up the shards, he directs his attention to a broken picture frame. Huffy is able to look over his shoulder and see it's a family photo, showing three piglets who look similar to the brothers, and two adults who are presumably the parents. She's unable to form an opinion about it, thus says nothing.
Though she's finally done something to erase the self-assured grin she despises so much off his face, she finds it doesn't particularly please her.
The next day, Huffy chooses to be more talkative. Hayden and Elwood keep showing up whenever a small issue crosses their path, and she calls Winstone a fool for catering to them. He answers he's the only authority figure they've ever known and to enjoy taking care of others, thus to not be too bothered by it. Huffy thinks he's being used, which flatters Winstone, who expresses thanks her for her concern. Though she's irritated by the relationship he shares with his incompetent brothers, she insists not to actually care about how he spends his time.
As days pass, the two engage in conversation more often and the long-starved Huffy stops making a fuss about accepting his food. As she's been enjoying meat products during her stay, she expresses surprise over his stock of the stuff. Winstone reminds her pigs are omnivores and adds to need energy that vegetables simply cannot provide. The question to why he buys and eats pig meat as well only receives a silent smirk.
Huffy turns more lively as her wounds and bones heal up, yet Winstone stays fearless and doesn't shy away from coming as close as possible to give her her food or inspect her body. This spawns the question from her why he would help a wolf who's likely killed many of his friends and will certainly kill him. He replies not to be convinced she'll go through with it, nor to have friends, though she comes close. She scoffs at his naivety and promises he'll regret taking her in. He shrugs off the threat and replies he can die happy now a cute girl has laid on his bed. She proclaims to dislike people who let themselves get abused while pretending to be fine with it.
Winstone thinks that optimism is important to have if there are people depending on you, to which she replies everyone should be independent and he doesn't owe anyone his time. He shows understanding for the sentiment, but doesn't feel it's applicable to his life.
As it's clear it's his brothers she's still taking issue with, he decides to tell her more about his past family situation and how the sudden absence of a father meant the absence of a capable parent. His mother was morbidly obese and could not care for her children, thus Winstone was chosen to be her legs and the caretaker of his own siblings, explaining their heavy dependency on him. Huffy again argues that independency is what they need, especially if their home situation was that dire. Putting all the work on one person is unfair and falls under abuse. Winstone only responds with a "maybe".
He asks if she has anyone to depend on or is living by herself, to which she denies both statements. Though she is part of a large family, every member is given their own task to focus on, and those who fail to make a name for themselves or be useful, get their privileges taken away. Ironically, Winstone thinks pressuring people to perform falls under abuse; since this system allowed for her to starve while she was surrounded by capable allies who could've helped her. Huffy says there's nothing wrong with minding your own business, which is how nature operates, and argues he's a victim of performance pressure himself.
Winstone takes in their conversation and thinks, then gives her an unsure smile. He concludes the both of them had a pretty similar childhood. Huffy doesn't care to respond to his projection, but when the eye contact becomes a little too drawn out for comfort, she tells him to let her sleep and lies down her head.
A new morning arrives, and while Winstone is occupied in the kitchen, Huffy attempts to stand. After the long rest and pleasant meals she's enjoyed, she feels better than ever and eager to try and finally capture a Little brother. Without wasting any time, she opportunistically sneaks towards Winstone, who's unaware of her restored mobility. Nevertheless, the steps she's taking are miniscule and she hardly leaves the bedroom area.
Before she can examine the reason for her reluctance, the front door is opened by Hayden, coming to beg. With renewed energy, she reinstates her fighting stance and directs her attention to him. The carefree youngster responds with pleasant surprise upon seeing her in his brother's house, but Winstone isn't deaf for the violent snarls coming from Huffy and jumps in between them. He hopes calm her down by saying to be starting on breakfast soon, but she isn't interested in playing house with him anymore and wants him out of the way. Hayden thinks he's witnessing a lovers' quarrel, so excuses himself, making Huffy more restless.
Winstone approaches her with more propositions that purposely ignore her hostility, until she lashes out at him for it. She reminds him how she's a wolf and they are her food, but he rebuts their time together is proof they can enjoy each other's company. She argues to have only spared his life as to have him nurse her back to health, but he doesn't believe it, since she's expressed her dislike for getting served by a pig. When he starts touching her face, she becomes startled, yet there's no initiative to attack him and she can only throw verbal threats his way.
With Winstone's cooing not slowing down and her not settling on an action, she decides to flee and barges out of the front door. He calls after her, but she has already disappeared by the time he makes it outside. Elwood and Hayden show up, uninformed of the ordeal that just expired, to ask envious questions about what their love interest was doing in his house and if they're a couple now.
Though again denied by her, Winstone feels relieved to see she left his brothers unharmed and considers it a good ending to the events.
A week passes with no sign of her. The brothers try tracing her down like they've always done when she refuses to show up, but this time, she's seemingly left the forest. Elwood and Hayden are disappointed, however, less concerned about it than Winstone, though he keeps it to himself. Though chasing around the wolf had become a part of their daily routine, they understand it's better not to linger on it and return to their usual business.
Seemingly out of nowhere, Huffy starts showing up again, but with no discernible directive. She stays hidden in bushes and watches Winstone during moments he's outside working. Eventually, he decides to addresses her. She flinches upon having been discovered, a mistake he attributes to her excessive panting in the hot Summer air. Like no time has passed, he welcomes her back and states it's important to look after oneself during the season. He offers to fill a tub of water for her, but as expected, she declines and doesn't stick around long after that.
Though it's become less frequent, her peeping activities are continued. Since Winstone notices her often, there's little point in hiding anymore and she makes more proper visits, though an emotional distance remains from the proud Huffy and she hardly sticks around longer than a minute. Much like before, offers of food are rejected, and whenever Winstone thinks to be getting through to her, she says her goodbye.
Eventually, she disappears off of everyone's radar again, leaving Winstone more disheartened than before. After having exhausted every strategy at winning her respect, he's forced to settle with the possibility that wolves indeed cannot harbour feelings for pigs. He tries to continue on with his life without expecting her to ever play a part in it, until one night, when knocking is heard on his front door.
Winstone opens it to find her with her fangs exposed. Like always, he ignores it and only expresses surprise to see her again. He receives no spoken response from her, though, and she draws near with ominous intent. He backs away, but keeps asking her unimportant questions, like where and how's she's been. Since the gullible pig refuses to take on a more cautious stance inside the inescapable building, she lunges at him as a warning. Her teeth scrape his stomach like scissors on a sheet of paper, and leave him startled as blood seeps from his wound.
Huffy orders him to run, but he doesn't understand the point of initiating a chase and tries to reason with her. She doesn't care to hear him out and keeps repeating the demand, whilst following him through the house and wrecking the furniture he worked so hard on to obtain.
With this as the conclusion to their story, Winstone thinks about giving up -knowing not to be a match for her anyway. His low fear drive doesn't satisfy Huffy, who threatens to slaughter his brothers in their sleep if he refuses to move. She starts a countdown as she backs away to the exit. Winstone's pleas are ignored.
He decides to get up and sprints out into the night, Huffy following right behind him.
He's mercilessly chased, with the unsteady forest grounds and absence of light not being in his favour. Luck and his quick wit help him evade her lethal jaws, which are heard snapping shut all around him. The occasional beam of moonlight gives him a brief view of the state of affairs.
The running is draining his stamina quick and the taste of iron begins to dominate the inside of his mouth. When there's barely any breath left for him to take, he yells at Huffy, begging for a reason for all of this, whereafter he missteps and falls into a small ditch. He smashes his head against a tree with a crunch, whereafter his body lays unresponsive.
Huffy silently watches him from above. She leaps down and clenches her teeth around the neck of her defenseless prey, then releases, like some kind of warning shot. She jumps back into her previous position, ready to continue the chase, but Winstone does not awaken intimidated by her bite. She repeats the gesture multiple times, while anxiety rises. She jumps back and forth, prolonging the acceptance of her victory and denying it.
She goes to stand next to him, with a heartbroken, listless stare. Her muzzle brushes against his body, trying to detect some life inside of it.
Though his breathing is neglectable, she confirms he's survived the fall, though it does not erase her conundrum on whether to continue the hunt or not.
She looks at the bite wound on his stomach, still gushing.
Huffy pushes herself on her back legs and picks him up with her paws, never before used as hands. She walks him back to his house, where she attempts to treat his injuries based on what she's learned during her own stay. Since he's not regaining consciousness in a timely manner and Huffy doesn't know what else to do with her time, she cleans up the house she wrecked.
Some time after midnight, Winstone wakes up. The bandages around his torso and sore lungs and muscles are a reminder of what happened, and when he looks around his bedroom, sees Huffy lying on the floor like a pet dog. He comments on it appropriately. His hoarse voice wakes her up in an instant, though she looks uncertain on what to say.
Winstone smirks they should try again after he's better, but Huffy doesn't like the joke much. His face then adapts a hint of never seen before annoyance and he asks why she tried to kill him.
She tells to have convinced herself he needed to disappear if she wanted to become her old self again. He doesn't understand how he's to blame for her worsened hunting skills, to which she explains that meeting him made her respect pigs more. As she didn't even care to target his lesser liked brothers, all for his sake, she felt like a failure.
Winstone gives her a stern look, then reminds her they're both just victims of performance pressure and nobody else's opinion of them matters.
Though supportive words on paper, she gives no reply back and waits for his face to take on a more approving expression. He exhales, like trying to discard all the feelings of disappointment, then reaches out his aching arm. She recoils upon him trying to touch her face, but then allows for it.
He asks her to walk away from her current life and gives her the promise to take care of her. Huffy finds it an odd offer to make, since she's a self-reliant carnivore. He states she's a friend in need above all, and wishes for a normal life for the both of them.
While waiting for a response, his hooved hand brushes through the fur on her face. She says nothing, but keeps drawing closer, and the interaction ends with a kiss.

Characters

Hayden Little

Hayden is the youngest brother of 18 years old.

He's a laid-back optimist who only has motivation for eating, sleeping, and (board)games. He's never been angry or sad in his life and has a broad sense of humor, seemingly finding anything funny. He was spoiled the most as a child and his mother would always give his neglected chores to Winstone, which explains his carefree laziness, but also genuine respect for his older brother.
The absence of responsibilities made him grow up to become an undependable person who changes his mind on a whim; a trait Elwood deals with often and has little patience for.

His methods of swooning Huffy consists out of compromises and presenting gifts that cost no money or take effort making. He gives her the nickname "big bad babe".

He made his house out of hay, cheaply tied together with rope, but says to be content with it and doesn't mind having to rebuild on a weekly basis. He begged Winstone to make a front door for him, which is also made out of hay, and the only sturdy part of his house. Nevertheless, it's not bolted to anything, so a pointless addition.

Hayden is a somewhat muscular pink pig with fangs, blond curly hair, two large beauty marks on the left side of his face, and wears a white shirt with blue overalls.

Elwood Little

Elwood is the middle brother of 19 years old.

He appears laid-back like Hayden, but doesn't mind working a sweat if it's for his hobbies. While he's a harmless pacifist, he can be very passive aggressive in his words, though this seems to be his sense of humor.
Favours and presents he gives to others are always as to benefit him, having that said, Elwood is skillfully lazy and always finds someone to think or act for him; usually Winstone.

His methods of swooning Huffy consists out of blatantly perverse offers and matching gifts, like lingerie. He gives her the nickname "puppygirl", a play on "babygirl".

Elwood's house looks like a forest cabin and is made out of small tree trunks, lazily stacked onto each other. Winstone helped him construct the windows and front door, if only because he was busy making these for himself when Elwood asked.
The inside is minimalistic and the three pieces of wooden furniture that can be found give no comfort. Hayden offered to give him hay-filled pillows in exchange for a wooden house, which Elwood obviously denied.

He is a somewhat muscular pink pig with fangs, thick eyebrows, brown hair with sideburns, and wears a white blouse, dark-green pants, and a brown belt.

Winstone Little

Winstone is the eldest brother of 20 years old.

After his father abandoned his family for reasons unknown, he was chosen by his mostly immobilized mother to help raise his siblings, despite being only slightly older than them.
He's the most knowledgeable and hardest worker out of the three brothers, though never lost his jokey nature and quirks after the many responsibilities that were pushed upon him. He's quick-witted, tolerant, and incidentally has a side to him that likes to serve and take care of others. Now that his siblings are adults, he knows they're better off learning to clean up their own messes, yet there are times Winstone can't help himself and cater to them.

Though his child self took on the job of father figure without protest and he genuinely loves his mother, Winstone isn't blind for the way he's been treated by her. He and the wolf, Huffy, bond over the fact they were both pushed into situations where pleasing their parent defined their lives.

While pigs are omnivores, Winstone has a preference for meat products and claims it's where he gets most of his energy for the day. He told -and showed- Huffy that ham wasn't off-limits, either, and it seems to be a consistent ingredient on his lunch sandwiches.
The story shrugs his cannibalism off as a joke, yet his carnivorous tendencies is another feature that draws Huffy towards him. Besides that, Winstone has an unflinching approach to danger in general and puts an unearned amount of trust in her, which also ends up being important to her, even though none of the brothers ever cowered for her attacks.

Before they started meeting up in private, his methods of swooning her were a balanced mix of his brothers'. Winstone preferred to give her self-made products, like pies, and would make inappropriate suggestions like Elwood, but give it a funny take. He has no consistent nickname for Huffy, though uses "babe" the most.

Winstone made his house out of bricks and has implemented many things that makes it look like a modern human home. The interior is equally taken care of. While his work puts his brothers to shame, there're no utterings of jealousy amongst them.

He is a somewhat muscular pink pig with fangs, slick brown hair, wearing blue jeans, and alternates between a sleeveless white shirt or none at all.

Huffy Blow

Huffy is the designated villain of the story. She's in her early 20s.

She's an infamous killer with a preference for pigs and goats, though the Little brothers never heard of her prior to their meeting. They're the first of her victims who don't take her threats seriously and present her with situations she doesn't know how to deal with. She's subjected to flirting, inappropriately themed gifts, and remarks that give her no choice but to retreat and collect herself.
Comedic luck prolongs the survival of her prey and allows for everyone to get to know each other, though strenuously, since Huffy doesn't respect prey animals. The brothers once believed she was mute, as it took more than a month for her to even want to speak to them.
Animals she considers food are believed not to possess the intellect to hold or understand proper conversation, but when she was given the chance to examine Winstone's personal life and speak to him privately, this opinion changed.

All in all, Huffy values the primitive animal lifestyle and prefers to make decisions based on instinct, not emotion. Oddly enough though, she speaks with a level of sophistication animals are not known for.
The Littles' adaptation of the human life style has been criticized by her, since walking on back legs and wearing clothes isn't (yet) the norm in the world they're living in. The animal kingdom is seemingly divided on how to present themselves, and Huffy chooses to stick to her roots and not wear clothes, which doesn't go unnoticed by the gawking brothers, even though they're part of the minority.
While Huffy embraces the natural life style, she's admitted Winstone's lack of a shirt irritates her and is a running joke in the story.

Unlike the Littles, she still lives with her family, which is common for wolves. They were once proud of her reputation, but when she stopped bringing in food, her father expressed disappointment in her and lowered her rank within the pack.

Huffy is a tall, slender grey wolf with big yellow eyes, big ears, and poofy fur around her hips and tail that makes it look like she's wearing a large skirt.

Mother Little

Mother Little is the mother of Hayden, Elwood, and Winstone. She's nearing her 70s.

She's a take on the "trailer trash" stereotype and in addition has sly, manipulative traits mainly Winstone had to deal with as a child. He was tasked to take care of her and his brothers after her husband left, since her immobilizing weight made her unable to.

Mother Little lived out most of her life as a human-owned pig; bred and fed for the slaughter. The story goes that her would-be-husband saved her from the farm, but since he abandoned his family when his sons were mere toddlers, it's not clear what his true motives were, let alone the reason for his departure. Mother Little argued he gave off no signs he was unhappy, but since she's more involved with herself than others, she doesn't make for a credible source.

The turn of events didn't increase her self-esteem; and she'd constantly pity herself over the permanent damage to her body and failed marriage. She didn't want her children to become independent and leave her, either, so convinced them they needed each other to survive.
Her practises weren't performed without some sense of guilt, and when her youngest son reached adulthood, it became too much for her and she urged them to move out.

Despite the way she conducted herself, her sons agree with each other to love their mother, though the motivation to visit her has been low after their independent lives made their start. Only Winstone keeps family pictures around the house and thinks of her every so often, while Hayden and Elwood don't bother and have always been more attached to Winstone in the first place.

Mother Little is extremely large, even for a pig, and has blonde messy hair with curled bangs. Unlike her sons, she didn't/can't wear clothes. They lived in a wooden cottage, presumably built by her ex-husband. They were poor, as the young Winstone was the only provider.

Father Blow

Father Blow is the father of Huffy. He is in his 40s.

He and his wife are the leaders of a wolf pack located near the edge of the forest, which is mainly made up out of their children. He is a proud leader and wants for each member to excel in a particular thing. Those who fail to be useful eat last.

After Winstone learned more about Huffy's background, he concluded her father is much like his mother in the sense all good work is forgotten and made undone in their eyes when a single mistake is made. Father Blow is a critical perfectionist who doesn't shy away from making threats to underperforming family members, though always ends up calming his temper when enough time is allowed to pass.

He is an unusually large grey wolf with dark-grey manes, yellow eyes, and a huge poofy tail. Despite being an intimidating character, the forest residents are not familiar with him or the other wolves from Huffy's pack, since the forest was specifically assigned to her. Having that said, each one of Father Blow's children were given their own domain to "rule".

Gallery

Storyboard frames from cancelled interactive storybook

Before the discontinuation of the Flash Player in 2021, a Flash-created interactive storybook was planned.
The project made its start on June 24, 2020. Because of the content's nature, Deviantart was scheduled to be its primary place of upload, which eventually resulted in the project getting scrapped, since this website did not implement a replacement for the retired Flash Player.
Below are the storyboard frames that were drawn so far:

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Trivia

In the cancelled interactive storybook, Winstone makes a reference to Babe, a movie that used Saint-Saëns' 3rd Symphony as its main theme, which was also going to be heard throughout the storybook.
Winstone plays the ukulele, if only because he doesn't have enough fingers for a guitar;
- Huffy hates the instrument.