Pig fights with toxic friend

“Hello pig,” Cow said.

“Hello cow,” I said.

“I am hungry. I want to eat sugarcane.”

“Why do you tell me?”

“Please grow sugarcane, and when it is done, please bring it to me.”

After saying it, he left for his cage. I was standing still because of the surprise. 

Then Duck came. She said to me, “Hello, pig, I want to eat corn.”

“Then?”

“Please grow it for me.”

Again, she left after saying it.

“Hello pig,” Twin Piggies said.

“What’s the matter?” I said.

“We are hungry for tomatoes. Please grow them and bring them to us.” 

Like cow and duck, they left after telling me what they wanted but didn’t wait for my confirmation.

I felt they were too much, but I could not refuse directly since I knew their personality clearly.

The next day, I called them and said, “Cow, you want sugarcane; Duck you want corn; and twin piggies, you want tomato. In order to achieve it, you must find the seeds for me, you must buy soil, and you must build a well for me to get the water to water the vegetables.”

“You are a good friend. We believe you can help us,” all of them said and tried to show a pitiful expression. However, I was a strong-minded pig. I said, stressing each of my words, “Bring me the seed, soil, and the well,” and I left without looking back after I finished my speech.

White and wise lie

Human readers, you might think I am so selfish by lying about having a dog to my friends and even to Robert - because I want to protect myself. However, I can tell you that this lie is not to protect only myself but to protect Robert as well. Why? 

The wolf is not going to let me go. He is waiting for a chance. I believe Robert can fight him, but I think it is better to prevent the fight from happening - because if the fight occurs, it’s Robert who is going to combat the wolf, and he will be the one who gets injured. I don’t want him to be hurt, so I decided to keep and continue this lie. 

Do you believe me? 

I don’t care if you don’t believe me. Only I believe in myself; it is enough. 

Because I’m a happy pig.

 

Live and dead point of pig

“Hello, Robert,” Crow said.

“Hello, crow. Pig went out. This is your rose apple,” Robert said and gave the fruit to the crow. She received it, but she didn’t leave; she asked, “Are you the only dog in this house?”

“Now, it is yes.”

“What does it mean?”

“There is another dog,” he pointed to the dog's house opposite of his house, “but he is on vacation.”

“Did you see him?”

“No, but I heard his bark. Through his voice, I bet he is bigger and stronger than me.”

Crow didn’t say anything, just wagged her head.

I heard their conversation. 

‘I’m sorry Robert.’ I spoke in mind. ‘I can’t let anyone know the truth, even you, that I don’t have a dog because it’s my dead point.’

Why do you lie to pig?

“Hello, pig. Can I ask for your garlic chives?” Cow, Duck, and Twin Piggies said.

“Well, now Robert is in charge of them. Ask him,” I said.

All of them shook their head, “Then we don’t want them.”

“Why?”

“Before, he was kind and friendly. Now he is mean.”

“What did all of you do to him?”

“We didn't do anything. He changes.”

“If he changes, why does he change to all of you but not me?”

“Perhaps,” three of them whispered into my ears, “he is trying to take advantage of you.”

I laughed.

Don’t try to fool the dog

It was a lot of weeks. I didn’t think Robert could make it, but at last he made it. Though he was old, he was strong, energetic, and powerful, the same as when he was young.

I went out to take the vegetables to sell to the merchant. When I came back and approached home, I saw Cow, Duck and Twin Piggies running, and Robert was chasing after them.

When I reached the house, Crow told me that while I was away, Cow, Duck and Twin Piggies came to visit Robert and told him that they were the ones who told me to bring him. They said they were the real people who helped him. In return, Robert showed his teeth and chased them away.

“Why did he do that?” I asked.

“He knew what you asked those four guys and what they said,” Crow said.

I narrowed my eyes, “How does he know? I never told him.”

“I did.”

“How did you know?”

“I spied on you.”

“Why did you spy on me? Don’t you believe in me?”

“I believe in you, but I don’t trust you.”

After saying it, Crow flew away.

Robert came back from chasing. He welcomed me with his wet tongue on my face before he opened the gate for me.

Pig uses digital device

The sound of the wolf frequently appeared.

Crow told me that the wolf thought I didn’t have a dog. He thought I lied to him - because he never saw that dog, and no one saw it.

At night, I laid in the lounge in front of my door’s house. In my hand was a hot tea, and my eyes looked at the fireflies in the bush before my house. 

At that time, I heard the sound of the wolf howling but low. Suddenly, a dog’s bark came out in a loud pitch from the doghouse opposite to the house of Robert. The wolf’s howling was silent for a few seconds, then it appeared, and the dog’s bark vocalized after that. It happened a few times, then the wolf howling completely stopped.

“Hey,” the crow flew to perch on the branch of the tree in front of my house, “you really have the dog. It’s not Robert.”

I didn’t say a word, just smiled.

You should know that I didn’t have a dog. The voice of a dog barking was from the voice of the dog in my ex-master’s farm. I recorded his barking voice and put it in the doghouse, and I used the remote control to display the voice to threaten the wolf away.

Tongue and heart

It was in the early morning. I went to see Cow in his cage.

“Hello cow, I have something to talk about with you.”

“What is it?” Cow said.

“I heard that Robert is not dead yet. I want to bring him back.”

“It's a good idea.”

“But he is seriously sick. We have to take care of him.”

“I don’t have time. You do it.”

“I can, but at least you should help, like finding medicine, etc.”

The cow thought for a few seconds, then he said, “I don’t think it’s a good idea. Though we try to cure him, he might not be able to make it. It’s a waste of energy and time.”

“But if we have him, he can protect us from the wolf.”

“He is old now. Though he is cured, he might not be able to fight the wolf, and he would not live longer.” 

“You just help get medicine for me. If you do, I will grow garlic chives for you.”

“It does not mean I don’t want to help, but like I mentioned, it’s a waste of energy and time.”

“Okay, bye.”

I left and went to see Duck. I told her, like I said with the cow. She gave the same answer as the cow’s. I went to Twin Piggies; they said the same as the cow and the duck.

After hearing all of their comments, I returned home. Actually, I already took Robert in. He was lying next to my door. 

Look at him. He was weak. His pair of eyes looked at me, saying something that only my heart could hear. I didn’t say anything to him. I just smiled, then I took equipment and materials from my warehouse and started building a dog's house. Next, I took Robert to have a bath and brought him to his house.

Today, Crow came to take the rose apple late. When she arrived, I said to her, “Help get medicine for me, and I will give rose apples to you for seven more days.”

“Okay,” Crow said.