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The three little pigs is actually just the aristocracy blaming the poor for their problems
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The cartoon that I saw showed the first 2 pigs dancing and goofing around after they quickly built their houses, while the third pig continued working on his brick house. I always thought the moral was a simple "work now, play later".
I thought it was, "Never trust a wolf who wants in your house?"
I thought it was that you should build your house out of decently strong materials or it may collapse under a stiff breeze
Yes, exactly. If those silly poor people only worked harder they too could be aristocracy.
How is that different from blaming poor people they have a bad work ethic?
Because it was a message about needed to stockpile for the winter or other emergencies. It was a message from parents to their children.