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Show Dadchj u Fainj Tale A -MAPy-GRAHAM-BONNER PIG FAMILY NAME "Brother Bacon," commenced Daddy, Dad-dy, "who was a grandson of Porky Pig, decided that he would like to have a party. " 'He Is right,' said Miss Ham, should let the whole world know that we are fond of ourselves. "'They've always known that,' said Mrs. Duck, who had wobbled Into the barnyard to hear the talk, 'because 'be-cause they have called you pigs.' . "'We were called pigs long before they used the name to mean someone selfish,' said Grandfather Porky. "'Maybe so, said Mrs. Duck. I can't remember so far back. As long as I have known the barnyard you have always been called by the family fam-ily name of pig. And as lone as I can remember, all selfish, greedy people peo-ple were called pigs.' . "We got the name first,' said Miss Ham, squealing angrily. 'It's good old family name, and we've never nev-er changed It.' "'But how could selfish people ever have been called pigs If your family way, way back, had not been greedy?' asked Mr. Duck. To be sure, you must, have been given the name first In order that selfish creatures ever after could be called after you.' "'You talk absurdly,' said Miss Ham. " 'Absurdly, grunt, grunt,' said Brother Broth-er Bacon. " 'Absurdly, squeal, squeal,' said Grandfather Porky Pig. "'Ridiculously, grunt, grunt,' said Sammy Sausage. " 'Senselessly, squeal, squeal,' said Master Pink Pig. " 'Senselessly, squeal, squeal,' said Pinky Pig. " 'Senselessly, squeal, squeal, snld "That Shows How Little You Know, Pinky Pig." Pinky Ptg's molher, and Master Pink Pig's mother said the same. "Mrs. Pink Pig and Mrs. Pinky Pig, rives of Master Pink Pig and Pinky Pig agreed with the others too. "So did Sir Benjamin Bacon and 8Ir Percival Pork. "Little Black Squealer agreed with the others too. "They all agreed that Mrs. Duck had talked absurdly, and as she stood by them they all squealed and grunted and twisted their funny little lit-tle tails and said over and over again, " 'Simply absurd the way yon talk Mrs. Duck. "'It's not absurd at all, qunck, quack,' said Mrs. Duck. "'Your family name Is not a name of which to be proud. In fact,' she added, 'I should be really quite ln-comfortable ln-comfortable If I had sucb a name. " 'I don't know what I would do about It. " 'I am Indeed thankful that we have no name like that of Pig. "I'd be mortified, which, pigs, means the same as ashamed, yes, I'd be terribly, horribly, wretchedly mortified. "'Thankful I am that I wasn't given such a greedy family name.' "'Well,', said Tlnky Pig, 'It's more of an honor than was ever paid you, Mrs. Duck. " 'People are never called ducks. You're not even selfish ducks, you are simply of no account at all. "'No one could be named after yon. You aren't of ' enough consequence.' con-sequence.' " 'Indeed, quacked Mrs. Duck. That shows how little you know, Pinky Pig. " 'When things are lovely and when children are kind and nice you will often hear It snid, "Oh, Isn't she a perfect dockl" " 'Now, what have yon to say to that, pig family 7 "The pigs all walked away toward the mud In the pen. They had remembered re-membered hearing something about ducks that was nice, but they didn't want to tell Mrs. Duck so. "'I think we must be going,' said Grandfather Porky. 'Good-day!' "'Good-day,' quacked Mrs. Duck, as she grinned. 'Of course they had to be going,' she said to herself. 'They knew they were in the wrong, but they couldn't bear to admit It.' "She wobbled back to the duck pond to tell the others all about it, and the pigs went back to the pen. Brother Bacon had his party in which all the pigs joined, for they thought they needed a good meal and some comfort after such an extremely diss agreeable talk I", |
