The Farmer and the Pig Fable

The pig overheard the farmers conversation,
talking about their crops and needing weather salvation,
the farmers saying "it'll probably rain when pigs fly!,"
to help out the pig thought he'd give it a try,

He wallowed out of his mud and snuck around,
to the inside of the barn not making a sound,
climbing up the ladder to the hayloft above,
he wished someone would help him by giving him a shove,

But then he cast all fear and anxiety aside,
with a running start he thought he would glide,
alarmed he fell down to the earth with a thud,
wishing he had never left the confines of his mud,

He was slightly bruised as well as his pride,
thanking God he had a pretty thick hide,
thinking wait till he tells his friends that are so dear,
to "not believe everything that you hear!"


2-24-17
My Fable~

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 3/5/2018 8:05:00 PM
Wonderful . . . kept me smiling/laughing all day. You tell the story with exceptional skill, Cheryl. And lo, I will have new-found, make-believe respect for pigs (and not just when I'm eating a ham sandwich). Hugs, always, Paul
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Cheryl Hoffman
Date: 3/5/2018 8:19:00 PM
Thanks so much for very kind comment and visit Paul; glad you enjoyed my pig poem and that you got chuckle out of it! Thanks for stop by! hugs~Che :) ps Glad you have respect for all the porky pigs now lol! :)
Date: 2/28/2017 8:42:00 PM
LOVE, LOVE this little piggy tale Che !! ~~Jeanie ~~
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Date: 2/28/2017 8:48:00 PM
Glad you enjoyed it Jeanie! Thanks for kind comment!~Che :)
Date: 2/26/2017 12:15:00 AM
Good one, Cheryl. Laughing at the absurd imagery of it all. Your pen and imagination make for a wonderful pair. Lovely, adorable fable of a poem. Loved it w/a 7. Love has no limit, dear.
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Date: 2/26/2017 7:56:00 AM
Thanks so much for kind comment Freddie; glad you got laugh out of it!~P & L~Che :)
Date: 2/25/2017 8:32:00 PM
Fun little fable!
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Date: 2/25/2017 8:54:00 PM
Thanks so much for kind comment Kim!~Che :)
Date: 2/24/2017 11:53:00 AM
LOL! Awesome! I love this little tale ;) a 7 and a fave! Thank you so much xomo!
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Date: 2/24/2017 2:01:00 PM
Thanks so much for kind comment Mo!~Che xo
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Date: 2/24/2017 1:57:00 PM
Thanks so much for kind comment Mo!~Che xo
Date: 2/24/2017 10:35:00 AM
Love this humorous yarn, Mrs Cheryl:)
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Date: 2/24/2017 1:57:00 PM
Thanks so much for kind comment Daniel!~Che :)
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