Pigs is Pigs by Ellis Parker Butler

"Pigs is Pigs" by Ellis Parker Butler is a short story published in 1905. When railway agent Mike Flannery insists on charging the livestock rate for two guinea pigs rather than the pet rate—declaring "pigs is pigs"—a bureaucratic standoff ensues. The customer refuses delivery, leaving Flannery stuck with the animals in his office. As he awaits resolution from his superiors, an unexpected biological problem rapidly multiplies beyond his control, teaching him an unforgettable lesson about classification and common sense. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937
Title Pigs is Pigs
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigs_Is_Pigs
Credits Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Short stories
Subject Humorous stories
Category Text
EBook-No. 2004
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 27, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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