The Morris County chronicle., 1902-11-28
WHY PIGS HAVE
CURLY TAILS

and she had three little pig children who
were so quarrelsome that the mother
had great trouble with them in trying
to keep them quiet while she took her
long maps. Sometimes they squealed
so loudly that they could be heard for
half mile, and then the mother pig,
who could no longer pretend to sleep,
arose, thrust her sn0ut among them,
showed them that way and this, and
when they were quiet told them that
she would not let them have anything
at all to eat il they did not behave.
There was sure to be peace for awhile
in the sty then.
Having settled that. she returned
with a self satisfied air to her slum-
bers. for she felt the world was in
debted to her for having put an end to
q nuisance.
One day the pig family had had
very fine dinner So Mother Pig decid-
ed she would have to sleep the rest OF
the day But it was not very hong be-
fore the youngsters awoke and started
out to hunt something more to eat.
Pinkey saw a corncob and ran for 1t,
but Snatchy and Tally saw 1t, too, and
they all became so excited In trying
each to get it for himself that they fell
over their mother, trod ON her sides
with their sharp little hoofs and lay
there clicking her and squeaaing just as
loudly as they could.
The mother arose in a fuzzy and drove
them out Of the sty
sfCOr' she exclaimed. search for
your own food You can no longer share
mine"
The three trOtted out. One went TO
the barnyard and found snrRe scraps
The second. attracted by lovely odOr,
wandered to the house, but was driven
away by cook The third, Pinkey, turned
to the forest.
On the way he found some acorns
and ate them. He went a great way
farther and found some c0rD which
thieves had taken from the farmers
stable and left there.
'f0h!" cried Plnkey. What riehnessw
So he ate and he ate until he could
not eat any more, and then he went
home to his mother
Mother Pig looked them all over.
Snatchy and Tally were complaining
and seemed hungry. Pinkey, on the
contrary. was happy and looked as If
his Sides were puffed.
'Ah, ha" thought Mother Pig. pink
cy had plenty to eat. | wonder if ii
was any better than what l had. III
see" But she was too lazy to find out
herself, as she called Tally and Snateby
to her.
Tomorrow she said, II want you
to follow Pinkey. He certainly fed well
today, and you might as we'll tomor-
row, il he does. aud then you can tell
me all about it,"
The next day the two little pigs did
al their mother told them. but they had
a hard time finding Pinkey, for he ran
as fast as his little legs would carry
him. He knew exactly where to crawl
through the fences, while his pursuers
did not, and as Il result Tally caught
his head between the rails and Snatchy
ran up and down in great excitement
lest Pinkey would escape At length
they found the hole and followed their
brother in hot pursuit
When they saw Plnkey eat the corn.
their eyes stuck out.
"Oh, my!' cried Suatchy. Lets go
and take some too"
NO." said Tally; 'iet us wait until
Pinley goes to sleep, then we win eat.
and he will never know it and won't
eat. it as fast as he can" And so they
did. But by and by. when Pinkey
awoke, he saw that much of his corn
had disappeared
"Ah, ha," he exclaimed, Il know by
the marks that it was Tally and
Snatchy. Tomorrow they win come
with my fat mother and eat it all up.
I guess I'll get up early"
There wss another who had spied
the corn-the crow. "Caw, cav. cawp'
he cried as ne watched the pig eat.
So when Plnkey went home the crow
had feast.
The next day Pinkey arose mt and
hurried through the forest. The
thieves had come in the night and ear
ried all but little of the corn away,
but there was enough for Plnkey, and
he ate and ate. He had finished 1t all
but three grains when the crow ON the
tree saw his mother, the pig, coming.
"Ah," thought the crow, "Pn have
those three grains"
''Oh, Mrs. Pig" said he, ''the early
bird hA hA ulU sr6 mot
the worm, and it wasn't mo. 1t was
your son."
Pinkey, trembling with fear at the
sounds, ran into the bushes. Alas, the
mother pig did not pursue him, but
came to gather the three gruins of
com.
"Caw! shrieked the CROW. 'AIr.
Wolf passed here last night and
smelled. He smelled pig and saw where
you had eaten. Cried he, Tomorrow l
will come here, and shall be sure of
a, fine fat pig for supper And, Mrs.
Pig, can see him. He's coming. Now,
rum
Mrs. Pig could not run. She was teO
fat. nor could Pinkey after his feast,
so they waddled through the bushes as
fast as they could. Pinkey heard his
mother coming and thought it was the
wolf. A thrill Of fear ram from bis
head down his back.
Now, before that time the tails Of the
pigs were straight, but such terrific
tremor Of fear ran down Pinkey's back
down to the end Of his tail that hts tai
gave a little curl, then another, so tha