Some of the synonyms in this are sort of peeves of mine (I don't believe in "pet" peeves per se, but come on, "weeny" for small?), and it has that thing where the old woman is complaining and the (wise) old man fixes everything, but it's still a nice little story, and the pictures of the animals interacting are funny (look for the goat watching the pig ransack the larder), and smart chilluns should be able to figure out the wise old man's clever plan before the big reveal and feel all good about theyselves. ( )