Creative Writing: Blood Brothers

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Once upon a time, there lay a miniature cottage in the blank canvas of a desert. It held two mean pigs and one kind, they lived with their caring mother, Oinkisha. “Everyone to the living room. Family meeting!” Oinkisha shrieked and the house shook violently.
Two dirty, smelly, ugly, pigs scrambled into the living room, piling on top of each other. The third clambered over the heap.
“Rowdie, Rusty, Ronnie, I think you should move out. You are twenty you know.” Onkisha announced. “You know I am retired now and I only have enough money to support myself. You are on your own now and it is time to build your fortune.”
Rowdie clambered out of the tangled mess and stared in horror at his mother who had just delivered the terrible news. “Before dad died he had promised me he would teach me how to build a house, he never taught me though, and now he’s gone.”
All movement stopped at Rowdies remark. They all thought back to when their father and husband Russell was alive. Several years before he had passed away from pneumonia.
“Rowdie, you will be
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He screamed, “I-I’ll huff, and I’ll p-puff and I’ll blow your house down!” When the Little Wolf glanced up, he saw a grand piano falling towards his face! He inhaled and the piano fell upon his stomach causing him to exhale and accidently blow down the house. Rowdie dashed for his life and the Little Wolf followed shouting, “ Wait! I’m sorry! It was an accident! Please, help me find my mommy!” The Little Wolf arrived at the second house made out of palm tree leaves, sand held the new house together and a tightly locked wooden door stood in his path. This mailbox said,”Home of Rusty,” under that it said, “Come any closer and get a knuckle sandwich!” The Little Wolf was frightened but lurched toward the door. Again, he lifted his swollen paw and “Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!” Pounded on the door. This time two ugly faces appeared at the door. Rowdie and

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