Charley s Wonderful Journey. 



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Then they galloped like lightning back 

 to the river, and the Donkey stuck his toes 

 into the bank, and threw up his heels and 

 .stopped there, but Charley flew straight on. 

 He was a long time crossing the river; but 

 he got over at last, and he asked the Pig if 

 lie knew the way home. 



"It's a long way off," said the Pig, "and 

 I should like to have dinner first; don't you 

 feel hungry?" 



"I think I am," said Charley; "but how 

 tcan we get dinner before we go home.?" 



"But I haven't got anything to cook," 

 said Charley," after they had lighted the 

 fire, "and nothing to cook it in." 



"But I have," said the Pig. 



" You ! " said Charley. " Where ?" 



"Why, you stupid," said the Pig. "I'm 

 a pig, and there's a fire; why can't we have 

 roast pork ?" 



"I never thought of that," said Charley; 

 "but won't it be too hot for you?" 



"What a goose you are," said the Pig. 

 "You just take off your flesh and bones. 



"Yes, that's the trouble," said the Pig. 

 ■"We must have fire, and I suppose you 

 haven't a match in your pocket?" 



"No," said Charley; "mamma won't let 

 me have any matches." 



"I thought not," said the Pig; "and of 

 •course you haven't a knife in your pocket?" 



"Oh, yes," said Charley, "I have a knife." 



"Then why didn't you say so?" said the 

 Pig impatiently. "There's plenty of dry 

 wood and leaves over on the hill there, and 

 plenty of punk to make a fire with, if you've 

 only got the flint and steel." 



and then see if you feel hot, shivering here 

 in the cold, waiting till dinner's ready." 



"But how can you take off your own 

 flesh and bones ?" said Charley. 



"How else can you have roast pork?" 

 said the Pig. " You had better go in the 

 garden and get some sage and onions for 

 stuffing. I wish we had some apple-sauce." 



"Where did the other pig come from?" 

 asked Charley, when he came back. 



" What other ?" said the shadow Pig. 



"If you please," said Charley, "I don't 

 know which is you and which is the other." 



