Squinty the Comical Pig / His Many Adventures

e intend to do any wrong; you see he knew no better. He just fou

along over the ground, toward the woods. "I don't believe Don, the dog, will find me here,

But he saw none. It was very still and quiet, for it was nearly supper time in the big house wh

supper, and, for the t

he woods," he said to himself. "Acorn nuts grow in the w

his master, were coming after him. But Bob had no idea his little pet had run away. In

g. Once he found something r

and he bit it hard with his white teeth. Then his mouth

that. Oh, that isn'

as a lemon the groc

I'd like a drink of water to take

to smell a spring of water, and he did, just on the edge of the big wood. Over to

" Squinty said. "Wh

was so strange that Squinty never forgot it a

ound some acorns. He ate as many as he wanted and then, as he always fel

of dried leaves, nearly as nice as his straw bed in the pen a

dark. He jumped up with a lit

y away from my pen so long.

as so dark he could not find the path. He walked about, stumbling over sticks and stones and st

ght, that is sure. I shall have to stay here.

bed of leaves, and on that he cuddled himself up to go to sleep for the night. He was a little afraid, but, a

back to the boy who taught

else happened

he little pig scratched his ear, where a mosquito had bitten him during

I guess I'll have some a

was he got up out of his leaf-bed, and began rooting around in the ground for acorns. He soon found all he wanted, and ate them

taught me tricks," said Squinty to hims

were wondering where Squinty was. They saw the open door of t

deed. But I have no time to tell you more of that boy now.

but he could not find the path that led to his p

I am lost. That is all there is to it I am lost in the big woods! Oh dea

e came. He listened

to sleep again," said Squinty, "

suddenly awakened. He heard a great

isn't a dog after me!

made into one. Below the round thing hung a square basket, with many ropes, and other things, fast to it. And in the basket were two men. They looked over t

ve made a landing,"

e shall have to throw out som

down to the ground. And when the men in it want to go up again, they have to toss out some of the bag

ty saw them, but he was not afraid. Why should he

to one of the bags of sand. "Maybe that is good to eat!

uddenly called one of the

er. "And what a comical little chap he is!" h

with one eye partly closed, the other open, and wit

right," said the first m

d only have to toss out as much sa

yhow," insisted the other. "M

ght. Then we'll take him. We ne

inty felt himself l

think brings them good luck. Often baseball nines, or football elevens, will have a small boy, or a goat, or a dog whom they call their mascot. They

with us," said the taller of the two men.

, at that moment Squinty stood up on his hind legs, as the boy had taught him, and walked over towar

he tall man. "I'll lift him in. You toss

himself lifted off the ground. He was put down in the bottom of the basket, which held many th

ff on a trip