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6 THE CONCEITED PIG.
sty fast asleep, opened her little brown
eyes, and asked in a very angry voice
what was the matter. Several of the
little pigs answered at once that it was
only Wilful who was making such a noise
that nobody could go to sleep.
"Hush, hush, hush!" cried Wilful, as
soon as his brothers were silent ; *' hush !
do not you hear a great cracking and
noise the other side of the yard ? I am
quite sure that the stables are on fire.
Had not we better all go and help to put
it out directly?"
" Nonsense and stuff, you foolish little
fellow!" exclaimed his mother; "you
are always fancying something or other
is the matter, and wanting to poke your
nose into things that don't concern you.
I cannot hear any noise at all, and I beg

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Conceited pig
DescriptionWith six illustrations by Harrison Weir, engraved on wood.
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