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Barnum, Richard

"Squinty the Comical Pig His Many Adventures"

Pig. "But you must be careful of
other dogs, Squinty."
"Why, are not all dogs alike?" the little pig boy asked.
"Oh, no, indeed!" answered Mrs. Pig. "Some of them are very bad and
savage. They would bite you very hard if they got the chance. So,
whenever you see any dog, except Don, running toward you, run away as
fast as you can."
"I will," promised Squinty. And he did not know how soon he would be
glad to remember his mother's good advice.
For some days nothing much happened in the pig pen. Once or twice
Squinty pushed his nose against the board the farmer had nailed on, but
it was very tight, he found, and he could not push it off.
"Are you trying to get out again?" asked Wuff-Wuff.
"Oh, I don't know," Squinty would answer. "I think it would be fun if we
all could; don't you?"
"No, indeed!" cried Wuff-Wuff. "Some big dog might chase us. I want to
stay in the pen."
But Squinty was a brave, bold, mischievous little pig. He was not
content to stay in the pen. He wanted to have some adventures.


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