Some Fairytales - Limericks

The Three Little Pigs lived dangerously.
They taunted the Bad Wolf mercilessly. 
For he lost his huff
And he lost his puff
So he blew their place up with TNT!

It was the Evil Queen that the joke was on.
She wasted every apple in the land. All gone!
If she could morph
In to a Dwarf
She may have tricked Snow White in to eating one.

If Pinocchio had strings to hold him down
He may have looked less like a clown.
The plank stuck to his face
And brought down the place.
A proper puppeteer would have gone to town.

When we think about the Granny of Little Miss Red,
Why do we imagine a frail invalid in bed?
One day, to survive
When Red didn't arrive
She glued in her dentures and ate a Bad Wolf instead.

"Second star to the right and straight on to morning"
To reach Neverland for the days dawning.
Just imagine if you can
If you wrote to Peter Pan,
The poor post man would deliver it yawning.

Cinderella married the handsome Henry Prince Charming
After a start in life psychologically harming.
Her rags to riches tale
Happily did not fail
To cause the evil in her stepfamily to find this alarming.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Dutta Avatar
May 31, 2026 at 8:26 AM
GREAT I like your ideas. So ! I'm using both fairy tales and popular Nursery Rhymes. Will that be okay?
Scragg Avatar
June 1, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Yes, thats fine thank you :-D
Dietrich Avatar
May 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Question. Do you consider nursery rhymes and fables as fairy tales too?
Scragg Avatar
May 6, 2026 at 2:10 AM
If you would like to you can use fables too. So long as your readers are clear which story your limerick is inspired from :-D
Dietrich Avatar
May 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
These are great examples like what your contest calls for. 3 pigs, Riding Hood and Peter Pan were hilarious !
Scragg Avatar
May 5, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Lol.. thanks Andrea. Spreading the humour and bringing cheer :-D xx
Goldsmith Avatar
May 1, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I enjoyed reading your very creative Limerick writes. What a great picture you have painted with your fun words. Love this line the best, "She glued in her dentures and ate a Bad Wolf instead." Have a great day/weekend writing away...........
Scragg Avatar
May 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Thanks Paula. I couldn't help but laugh when that line came into my head. Lol xx Enjoy your weekend xx
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