第4期:早饭前(4)

Mr. Arable smiled. Certainly not, he said, looking down at his daughter with love.

But this is different. A little girl is one thing, a little runty pig is another. I see no difference, replied Fern,

still hanging on to the ax. This is the most terrible case of injustice I ever heard of.

A queer look came over John Arable's face. He seemed almost ready to cry himself.

All right, he said. You go back to the house and I will bring the runt when I come in. I'll let you start it on a bottle, like a baby.

Then you'll see what trouble a pig can be.