Susan Ponting

The Revenge of B.B. Wolf Susan Ponting

This is the sequel to The Three Little Pigs. BB is the son of the Big Bad Wolf who was eaten by the third little pig. This tells of his attempts to get revenge on Percy, the surviving pig and his three sons. The second generation pigs and their partners leave home and go to live on houseboats in Hoggs' Bottom. Just like most brothers, the pigs have very different personalities. They are 'chalk' - Gothic/Hells Angels; 'chips' - in touch with their feminine-side and 'cheese' - mature and serious. BB is a lunatic, but there is comedy in his madness. Just like the playground bully, he doesn't actually have the respect of his pack. So, despite their elaborate disguises, BB and his pack of wolves fail to realise his plans. There is drama when the wolves, in their frustration, blow up a storm and then a tornado from the marina, almost wrecking two of the pigs' boats. Then, the plan to capture the third boat is uncovered when Granny, who was thought to be dead, unexpectedly returns and takes over, just in time. Black Cat and Robert the post rabbit show great courage when they discover and rescue Gerald and the colony of poisoned rats at the wolves' camp. The wolves are captured and then forced to blow the doors off the Sunny-Days-End-Here-Abattoir to save the animals awaiting slaughter. And finally, the thrilling animal liberation climax.