The Three Little Pigs have earned a reprieve after they were ditched from a children's show to avoid offending Muslims.

Organisers of the Kirklees Primary Music Festival changed the traditional tale to Three Little Puppies, reports the Telegraph.

But local councillors have now stepped in to reverse the decision which they said was well-intentioned but wrong.

Children from Honley Church of England Junior School in Huddersfield are to perform Roald Dahl's version of Little Red Riding Hood, which features the pigs, at the Town Hall.

Festival organisers were concerned the Three Little Pigs could offend Muslim children taking part, or their parents.

There had been no complaints about the festival, which will feature hundreds of children from 63 schools in Kirklees in June.

Jim Dodds, the council's Cabinet member for children's services, said the decision to change the wording was a "mistake".

"On this particular aspect of it - everyone knows the story of the Three Little Pigs, and other nursery stories as well.

"We have all read them to our own children and grandchildren. I am sure that no-one is offended by any wording within any of those traditional stories.

Gill Goodswen, one of the organisers of the festival, had said: "We have to be sensitive if we want to be multi-cultural. It was felt it would be more responsible not to use the three little pigs."

Goosey's Gabbings...

This prompted a change in other stories around the world. "Chicken Little" will now be known as "Chicken Vertically Challenged", "Green Eggs and Ham" to be named "Green Eggs and Vegetables", "Old Mother Hubbard" is now "Senior Citizen Hubbard".

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