The Ox Who Envied the Pig
The Ox named Big Red had a little brother named Little Red.
They both did work on a farm by carting. The farmer who lived on the farm had a
daughter who was about to get married and the mother said that the pig who
lived on the farm needed to be fattened up so they could use it for the wedding
feast. The Ox Little Red noticed that the Little Pig was getting special kinds
of food and envied him. He asked his brother why they were only fed grass and
straw and they are the ones who do all the work on the farm, yet the pig who
was lazy and did nothing all day got special treatment with food. The older
brother told his brother that he should not envy the little pig because the
farmer was feeding him food to feed the pig to death. He told him that the
farmer wanted to fatten the pig up so he could be the meal at the wedding. He
told his little brother that he should be content with eating the straw because
that meant they would live for long. A few days after, the pig was killed and
served at the daughter’s wedding. The Big Red Ox told his brother to see what
happened to the pig after all of the food he consumed. The little ox knew that their
plain food was perfectly fine, unlike the pig who ate his way to death.
Author's Note
I focused on this story because I thought it was interesting
and it stuck out to me. I liked that although it was a short story, it was very
entertaining and had a great plot. In my storybooks, I have like telling Animal
stories or sometimes turning human-based stories into one with animal
characters. I think this story would be fun because I could do the opposite and
take an animal-based story and make it human-based.
Bibliography:
Author: Ellen C. Babbit
Title: THE OX WHO ENVIED THE PIG
Link: Story
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