Padre Porko, the gentlemanly Pig and the General's Horse (9) [Padre Porko]
Padre Porko, the gentlemanly Pig and the General's Horse (9)
He trotted over to a hole in the stable-floor.
His voice, as he learned over the opening, was a soft whine through his nose.
" Is the lady of the house at home ? "
A grey muzzle appeared.
" I am only a poor widow, Don Porko ; my husband was caught in a trap last harvest time. But if my children and a poor soul like me can be of any help to you, you are more than welcome to our best. "
" Indeed you can, Mrs Furrynose, " said the Padre with enthusiasm.
" We animals are going to do what none of the veterinary professors knew how to do. Listen carefully. Of all the rats in this town which one has the strongest teeth ? "
Other heads had joined mother Furrynose at the opening, and now they all answered in a single unanimous squeak, " Uncle Israel, down at the flour-mill. "
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