A young Pig was shut up in a fold-yard with a Goat and a Sheep. On one
occasion when the shepherd laid hold of him, he grunted and squeaked and
resisted violently. The Sheep and the Goat complained of his distressing
cries, saying, “He often handles us, and we do not cry out.” To this the Pig
replied, “Your handling and mine are very different things. He catches you
only for your wool, or your milk, but he lays hold on me for my very life.
