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."

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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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Years later, they're still at it -- only now they're helping their daughter chase her dreams of becoming a porn star.

"I like to be in front of the camera," Sunny said. "I like to show my talent. I have many, many talents in a lot of different areas, and I want to show them."

But it's more than just showing off the physical assets and the innocent pouts that have earned her the nickname the "Shirley Temple of Porn," because she looks much younger than she is. Sunny will only say that she's in her 20s.

"It would totally mess the fantasy up for my fans," she said about her reluctance to reveal her age. "I look very young, which I'm very grateful [for]."

Sunny sees more than the opportunity to show off her talents; she also sees dollar signs in an industry that made almost $13 billion last year, and she demands hands-on control of her career.

"I'm a businesswoman," she said. "I have an empire. And I have a massive team backing me."

Lawyers, a publicist and image consultants are on call for Sunny, but the foundation for her team is still in the Lane apartment, where Sunny lives with her parents. (Sunny Lane is her stage name, and her parents also go by the same last name) For the past year and a half, life in the apartment has revolved around the business of selling Sunny, who they market as "The Girl Next Door Turned Hard Core."

"We're not kinky parents," said Mike.

Married for 29 years, he and Shelby claim that their own secret to staying monogamous was watching porn movies. For them, Sunny's costars are her "dates," and they say they'd rather her have sex on a porn set than with a "civilian" who might eventually break her heart.

"She does her thing, safely, in a good environment, and I don't worry about that. When she comes back home, I just ask her how her date was," Mike said.

Mike and Shelby are proud of Sunny's success. Mike said that when he first saw Sunny on the Playboy channel his reaction was, "Well, dreams do come true I guess."

"To me, it's all entertainment. I see it all as entertainment," said Shelby.

Mike and Shelby say they fast-forward through the sex scenes in their daughter's movies, despite having made a cameo appearance in one of her early films. If she has a good scene, Mike relies on Lane's fans to let him know if it's good or bad.

"And if it's good, that means the movie's going to be good, her scene's going to be good, and everybody's going to make a lot of money hopefully," laughed Mike.

To keep making all that money, Lane promotes herself relentlessly -- giggling, bouncing, and blowing kisses at red carpet events and private parties.

"I'm a product," she said, "And I know that, and I'm a dang good product."

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The family motto: If you build it, they will come.

Ok, that was bad...but sorry, couldn't resist :)

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Ann Margaret Smith was jailed Friday for contempt of court. Circuit Judge Charles Greene noted that Smith failed for months to finish the transcript and missed a final deadline in February. She also failed to produce the transcript at her contempt hearing.

But Smith was released from jail Sunday night and placed under house arrest until she finishes the final 400 pages of the 1,500-page transcript.

Smith told the judge she wasn't getting the work done in jail because she was worried about her three children at home.

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Inmate 1: So, whatcha in for?

Inmate 2: Prostitution. You?

Inmate 1: Grand theft auto. How 'bout you?

Smith: I can't type fast enough.

Inmates 1 and 2: DAMN!

Smith: Now, back off before I cut ya. With this paper! You want a paper cut, bitch? Do you? DO YOU?

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Ladbrokes said the odds of Archie Evans' successful accumulator bet were nearly 350,000 to one.

It is the bookmaker's biggest payout in Wales and a bonus bet this Saturday could even see Mr Evans, 59, increase his winnings to over 1 million dollars.

The father-of-three has been invited to be a VIP guest of the bookies to the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.

Ladbrokes described Mr Evans' correct six-horse bet last weekend as "extraordinary".

"This is the most phenomenal betting performance we've seen in many years," said a spokesman.

Mr Evans said: "It's fantastic to have won and it's so exciting to think I could be a millionaire by Saturday night.

"It's a huge amount of money and if I'm honest it's not sunk in yet."

He said everyone kept asking him how he planned to spend the money, adding: "I've not decided yet but I know I'm going to take my wife on a bloody good holiday."

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Take that, Carleton Sheets!

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