A Pig found his way into a meadow where a flock of Sheep were grazing.The shepherd caught him, and was proceeding to carry him off to the butcher's when he set up a loud squealing and struggled to get free.The Sheep rebuked him for making such a to-do, and said to him, "The shepherd catches us regularly and drags us off just like that, and we don't make any fuss.""No, I dare say not," replied the Pig, "but my case and yours are altogether different: he only wants you for wool, but he wants me for bacon."
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THE PIG AND THE SHEEP
A Pig found his way into a meadow where a flock of Sheep were grazing.The shepherd caught him, and was proceeding to carry him off to the butcher's when he set up a loud squealing and struggled to get free.The Sheep rebuked him for making such a to-do, and said to him, "The shepherd catches us regularly and drags us off just like that, and we don't make any fuss.""No, I dare say not," replied the Pig, "but my case and yours are altogether different: he only wants you for wool, but he wants me for bacon."
