ONCE UPON 24 TIMES: STORY XIII

Story the Thirteenth:
Three of Pentacles -
The Three Little Pigs

The fool builds houses of cards,
or matches,
on mud, or quicksand.
The sage takes over abandoned forts
or bunkers,
made of sturdier stone,
that defy the iron tooth of time.
When the Big Bad Wolf knocks at the door,
the quicksand sinks,
and the cards or matches are scattered to the winds.
The fools are left homeless,
at the mercy of cruelty,
while the sages, within their fortresses,
remain safe and sound.