| Show THE PIG THAT CAUGHT Melba Payne Provo Utah Professional Second as THE MUMPS Division Place Short Story Curly waspig At first he wasrunt that he picked him up and took him into the house was what papa called him The o1d sow had ten babies last night he told mama This one is so small he just donhavechance His brothers and sisters push him around and he can get any food or warmth from his mother Besides mama and papa there was six-year-old Carol Carol was very sad because you see she was having the mumps Both of her cheeks stuck out got like sne hadjawbreaker inside to wear her beautitul costume and each one Last be the Angel in night her friend Dotty the Christmas pageant She had cried and cried and she hurt awful this morning when she tried to eat her breakfast Everything seemed so sad Daddy she cried let me hold him--please She took the piglet and held him firmly in her arms while papa placedbox withblanket in it behind the big black kitchen stove Carol put the pig in the box and noticed his pinkish curly tail 11 call him Curly she said Mama nipple excited filled green on top You bottle can help with feed warm him she donmind having mumps any more used mama when this same bottle when Yes dear but don you At have first the milk and told fitted black Carol who was rubber getting so Itsuch fun caring forpig fed the baby lambs jump around so much last summer didnI Itnot good for you mumps Curly rolled himself into small pink ball and only wanted to sleep but Carol scratched his ears and tickled his pig feet Soon he was nursing hungrily and nursed all the warm milk from the green bottle For several more days Carol had to stay out of school while she was getting over the mumps grew bigger the box and kitchen These were fun and stronger every day play with him He would days She fed Curly often and he Sometimes mama let her take him out of squeal and run all around in the One day papa said Well Curly Tettake you back to the pig pen m sure you can hold your own with your family now Curly room and tried to keep out of papareach He squealed his squeal and away It was pen darted At first while until everywhere finally she Carol he just stood saw his He seemed who mother caught to know him and they wanted took incorner and sulked come close pre to him and him out ran around the little piggy to to the She stayed his take brothers him big pig forlong and |
