Stories I tell my son: This Little Piggy

This little piggy went to the market.
This little piggy went to the moon.
This little piggy went to school.
This little piggy swam in the ocean.
This little piggy played in the forest.
This little piggy flew to the sky.
This little piggy made friends with a fish.
This little piggy went to the jungle.
This little piggy saw a lion. Roar!
This little piggy saw an elephant. (Insert elephant sound here)
This little piggy went to the stars.
This little piggy saw a bird. (Tweet! Tweet!)
This little piggy jumped on the clouds.
This little piggy played the piano.
This little piggy played the drums.
This little piggy sang a song.
This little piggy rode a car.

(Check if the toddler’s eyes are half-closed. If yes, proceed with about 3-5 more lines. If not, keep going!)

That’s how I get my toddler to sleep sometimes. While some folks count sheep, my son listens to the chronicles of a traveling little piggy. Sometimes I run out of things the little piggy does or goes to but a quick look around the room provides inspiration.

This little piggy, uh… (sees a hairbrush), cut his hair.
This little piggy, hmmm… (hears a car horn), got stuck in traffic.
This little piggy, er… (husband walks into room), hugged his Daddy.

The random statements keep going until my own little piggy drifts off to dreamland.

This little piggy went to sleep. Good night, my love!

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Hi! I'm Toni Tiu, and I've been blogging at at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.