A young pig was shut up
in a fold-yard with a Goat and a Sheep. On one
occasion when the shepherd laid hold of him, he grunted
and squeaked and resisted violently. The Sheep
and the Goat complained of his distressing cries,
saying, “He often handles us, and we do not
cry out.” To this the Pig replied, “Your
handling and mine are very different things.
He catches you only for your wool, or your milk, but
he lays hold on me for my very life.”
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