Year: 1867

the river to drink now, and to wash my
feet; but must go right home again" SO
the old white horse walked quietly away,
and Bunch was left alone once more. But
he had hardly time to think of this disap-
pointment, before great, fat, dirty pig came
waddling toward him.


"Oh, Piggy, PiggyI shouted he, 'please
come and live with me. live all alone in
this little red house, and am very lonely;
do come, good Piggy"


"Ugh, ughl" said the pig; ''yes, I'll come
if you will feed me well; l have nothing
else TO do"


"Oh, that is nice," said Bunch; ''walk
right into my kitchen, il you please, and !
will get dinner as quickly as l can" So
the fat pig went in at the door, and laid
down with grunt, to wait until his dinner
was prepared.


Bunch made up his fire, and put kettle
Of water on the stove; but as it was some
time before it boiled so that he could make
his hasty pudding, the pig went fast asleep;
and when dinner was all ready, Bunch had
to poke him to wake him up.


The little boy had set the table nicely,
with two bowls and spoons, and great dish
of the pudding in the middle Of it, and placed
two chairs; so the pig climbed up into one,
when he found it was expected Of him; but
then, instead Of waiting to be helped, he
stuck his great nose right into the dish of
pudding, and ate it all up IN minute.


This conduct shocked and displeased
Bunch, but he was too much afraid of offend,
ing his new companion to say anything about
it; he only went quietly and refilled the dish,
BE had done this three or four times, when
the pig said he would bring the next NO."
said the little boy, 81 would rather get it
myself, thank you;" but the pig would go,
so they both went-Bunch carrying the
dish, and the pig walking close at his side.


When they got to the stove, Bunch took
the great cover off the kettle, and was pre-
pairing to dip out some more pudding, when
the greedy pig gave jump, and tumbled
head first right into the great kettle of not
pudding


Bunch seized him by the tail, and tried 10
pull him out; but he was too heavy, the child
could not lift him at all, and the kettle was
so deep the poor pig could not get out him
self, and so he struggled and squealed, until
the poor little boy could bear il no longer, it
distressed him so to see the suffering he was
not able to relieve; SO he put the cover over
the poor creature, and went out of doors to
wait until he was dead.


"oh, DEAR" said Bunch, "this is sad
ending to my dream of happinessl After
all, pig is a disgusting creature; 1 wonder
if it is partly because he is so lazy2 won
| der if all lazy creatures are disagreeable2
How much better l like the horse, and the
COW, and the faithful dog, who were all too
busy to stay with mel wonder if should
really be happier myself, if had something
begin this very day, and see if cannot work
so hard that shall have no time to be
lonely"


When these meditations were ended, the
little boy went into the house again, and


found his kitchen filled with the delicious
odor of nice rich dinner.


Bunch was very hungry, for he had had


none of the pudding himself; so he got his


carving knife and fork, and helped himself


to some nice bits of the pig, which was now


thoroughly boiled, and ate hearty dinner.


"Poor Piggy" he thought, ''it seems very


cruel to eat you; but after all, believe that
is all you were good for"


Bunch carried his new resolution into
effect, and after this he was never idle. He
) learned flom kind neighbor, who was glad


to help him when he saw him willing to
work, how to make his garden; and he
worked in it diligently every day, until, in
few weeks, people who passed by stopped


to admire it, instead Of lamenting the growth
of the weeds and the waste of the land. al


they had done formerly. And when he
/ carried his vegetables to market to sell, the
, farmers there said, "See! This little Bunch
who was once so lazy, has now become 1


pattern of industry. Our sons would do vel
e to copy him."