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A Pig was housed with a Goat and Sheep. The master came and laid hold of him, upon which he grunted loudly and resisted violently. The Sheep and Goat complained at the noise upon which the Pig replied, "the master catches you for your wool or milk, but he lays hold of me for my very life."
Townsend version
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."
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