Squinty the Comical Pig / His Many Adventures

oing. He also wanted to watch the different sights along the road. But the sides of the farm wagon were so high that the little pig could see

e what is going

larger or taller, not even a pig,

d then the boy who had bought Squinty, and who was taking

t?" one of the

he boy would say. "

girl, who was called Sallie, "but I neve

tricks," said the boy, whose name wa

his box. "I wonder what tricks are, anyhow? Does i

of something to eat than of anything else. But we mus

ttled over some stones,

's father. "Bring along your littl

a train," thought Squinty.

ny things to l

w a large building, in front of which were long, slender strips of shining steel. These were the railroad

hee! Whe

" exclaimed Squinty. "He can squeal much

uinty

Squee!

ise sounded again,

hee! Too

ling down in the straw of his box. "I n

g toward him, with smoke coming out of the top

hee! Too

t it was not a big black pig at all. It was only the engine drawing the train of cars

whistle was a pig's squea

handle of Squinty's box, and, after some bumping and tilting sideways, the little pig found himself set do

but hearing many strange noises, until,

he children's papa say. "Have you eve

red the boy, wit

e felt himself being carried along again. He could see nothin

ing to live in town," thought the little pig. "Still, I cannot

ext set down the box, this time in a carriage, the boy gave the li

him?" asked one of the boy's si

we get to the hou

a little later, when he saw through the slats, that he was being carr

boy said, and then, for a while, Squinty was left all to himself. But he was

the brother and sister pigs, in the pen at hom

he is now, Mamma?"

know," Mrs.

come back to us?"

hope so," said Mrs.

he gets quite large the boy will get tired of ha

ed Grunter, as he rubbed his back, where a mosq

e, and given to a little girl for a pet. But she did not keep me long. I guess she would

ing Squinty back," Wuff-Wuff sa

s to do, and they were kept so busy, eating sour milk,

ething was happening to

put in the new little cage, the boy, who had not bee

uld understand him. And, in fact, Squinty did know much of what was said to him, thou

, and want something to eat," th

as one word in man-talk that he understood very wel

I must feed

ing down into the trough of the pen. So when Squinty heard

uessed r

p, box and all, and carr

l have a nice supper for you," the boy said, talking to

e pig, and Squinty found himself inside a large box, very much like the pen at home. It had clean straw in it, and a little trough, just like the one

d the boy, and then Squinty smelled the most delicious smell--to h

te! That was because he was hungry, you see, but pigs nearly

ooked up, half shutting his one funny eye, and cocking one ear u

her voice. And Squinty saw the b

d, "In a few days, when he gets over being

thought Squinty. "I wonder what tricks

papa and mamma and brothers and sisters. But the boy came to see Squinty every day, bri

ellow?" the boy said one day, after feeding Squinty, a

uinty. That, I suppose

now you, and I

he had come to his new hom

n't believe you will run away, will you? But, anyhow

he would not run away as long as he was kindly treated, but of cour

g was glad to have more room in which to move about. He walked first to one side, and the

ng to eat," the boy said. "Well, let

about, and sniffed. He could easily tell where the acorns had been h

boy. "You are real smart! You know h

very easy one--just rooting up ac

other end of the rope was held by the boy. Once the rope got tangled around

you to jump the rope? That woul

down on one side of the rope, which he raised a little way from

tle spring, and ov

of the rope the

ou want that apple you must jum

he apple, and thought how much he wanted it. He started for it, but, before he c

y could not exactly understand this talk. He tried once more to get the ap

going to get that apple, rope or no rope. I

f him, Squinty gave a little spring, and over the rope he went, jumping with all four

, clapping his hands. "Squinty

as he chewed the apple. "So