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Clare. "See how flexible it is! Piggy can turn it 

 any way he likes. The end of it is called the snout." 



Just then the mother pig (Grandfather called her 

 the sow) gave a loud grunt and began to dig a hole 

 in the ground with her snout; all the little pigs ran 

 up and tried to dig, too, with their little noses. 



"If you were to dig a hole, you would want a spade 

 or a hoe, would you not, children ? Or maybe some 

 dirty boy would use his hands; but not one of you 

 would think of us ng his nose, I am sure," continued 

 the teacher. 



"When pigs are wild they do not have their food 

 brought to them, but must find it for themselves. 

 They live largely upon roots, and their sense of 

 smell, which is keen, helps them to choose- the kinds 

 that are best to eat, and they dig these up with their 

 snouts. Pigs can dig real deep holes where the 

 ground is not hard and stony and they will some- 

 times dig from under their sty when the farmer 

 thinks he has them nicely housed." 



"Our old pig did that!" exclaimed Michael, 

 "and we had to chase her all round the alley before 

 we got her back." 



"Pigs are contrary creatures/' explained Grand- 



