In the story of The Three Little Pigs, the straw house went down quickly, courtesy of the big bad wolf. In real life, straw is a unusual building material that can lead to some great-looking houses. Courtesy of MSN Real Estate, here are some straw houses. Who knows, they may even inspire you to use straw instead of brick in your next house! Check out the rest of the homes here.

Images courtesy of MSN Real Estate.

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