Another chronicle written by my sister.
Enjoy!
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The wolf which attacked the three little pigs had died from the fall off the chimney, but the story, or the chronicle of the 3 little pigs did not quite end there.
That fatal accident had created a huge stir-up and earned raved reports from the press. The proud wolves found that snub hard to stomach, and that incident had, to a certain extent, affected the operation of the local Bee Hiang Hiang store. Thanks-giving was round the corner, yet there was hardly any pig caught to serve as the main ingredient. The scarcity of pork made pessimists in the Wolf-Village turn to other food-alternatives, and many lived on a vegetarian diet.
This food crisis drove everyone in the Wolf-Village to desperation, and the wish for a sumptuous meal during the festive season brought the brains of Wolf-Village together, to stage a comeback. The review committee hired the well-learned Professor Wolff to conduct an independent review of that fatal accident. Analysis showed that the huff-puff method passed down from several generations before was obsolete and was no longer effective in toppling the brick houses built by the pigs. The R &D done by the pigs in Housing Development Authority (HDA) was indeed remarkable, and the suggestion made by Professor Wolff to solve this problem was to burn the brick house and force the pigs out of their sty.
He calculated that the brick house needed at least 100 000 kJ of energy to be completely engulf in fumes, and complete combustion of 1 mole of coal released approximately 100kJ of energy. The molecular mass of this special coal, coal W, designed by Professor Wolff, was 800.00g. Detailed calculations showed that 1000 mole of coal W was needed, which would weigh 6.023 x 10 23 x 800g x 1000 = 4.8184x10 29g.
As soon as the required amount of coal W was produced, everyone from the Wolf Village was mobilized to transport the coal. The Huff-Puff method was abandoned, but the transportation left everyone huffing and puffing. The target sty for the first attack to be launched was the sty built by the 3 little pigs who were responsible the many months of distress suffered by villagers in the Wolf Village.
It was by no means an accident that the 3 little pigs survived. Although the previous ordeal was a victory for them, they did not rest on their laurels but worked on improving the safety aspects of their estate. They knew that although their houses were “huff-puff-proof”, they were nevertheless not fire-proof and would engulf in flames should a fire break out.
The smart 3 little pigs had long designed a hot air balloon that could support the mass of the 3 of them should there be a fire. Careful calculations and experimentation showed that in order for the hot air balloon to support their weight as well as the necessary amount of coal for continual burning, 2400dm3 per second of hot air was needed. One mole of a specially-designed, fuel efficient coal, coal P could provide 1 mole of hot air, which is 24dm3 upon combustion.
Thus in order for the 3 of them to stay in the air for 1 hour, 60 x 60 x 100 = 360000 mole of coal P was necessary. The molecular mass of coal P is 600.00g. Thus the total mass of coal P required was 600 x 360000 = 216000000g. Wow!!!
The time was ripe when Professor Wolff saw strong wind blowing in the direction of Pansy Village, the village where the 3 little pigs stayed.
“Comrades! Start the fire! ” ordered Professor Wolff, as he sat a distance away from that brick house, sipping red wine, waiting for succulent pork to be served soon. Professor Wolff choked on his drink when he saw the roof of the brick house shoot-open, and the 3 little pigs flying-off with a smirk on their face in the hot air balloon! The sudden attack had failed to restore the reputation of the wolves being the most-capable animals in PW town (consisting of only Pansy and Wolf Village), but further undermines the standing of Wolf Village in PW town. My goodness!!!
It appeared that the coming Thanks Giving dinner in Wolf Village had no choice but to serve many salad dishes, and there was a real prospect that a vegetarian diet might stay for good.
by: xue yin ( another miss pang )
