The Big Bad Wolf
THE BIG BAD WOLF RETURNS
DON’T BE FOOLED!
 he Big Bad Wolf always likes to say that “Pigs are mighty good eatin’.” Though he figures a couple of foolish pigs like Fiddler and Fifer ought to be easy pickings, he doesn’t rely just on his claws, but on craftiness too. He’s a regular wolf in sheep’s clothing, pretending to be an innocent lamb or even Little Bo Peep. If that doesn’t get the pigs — he’s got his surefire ace up his sleeve. “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in!” He’s got lungs the size of hot-air balloons and they hold just as much wind. |
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| The Big Bad Wolf is more than just a stock adversary: He is a properly rounded character. Obviously, he is a master of disguise, and he possesses a fair degree of innate guile. The fact that he always fails to achieve his goal is due entirely to Practical Pig’s resourcefulness — perhaps assisted by the Wolf’s own overpowering greed. | |
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The character was originally going to be called “The Big Old Wolf,” as in the traditional versions of the story. However, the phrase “The Big Bad Wolf” in the soon-to-be hit song skipped more easily off the tongue, and Walt decided to change the character’s name — probably one of the most popular decisions he ever made. The Big Bad Wolf went on to appear seven more times, never, of course, learning his lesson.
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