Nick woke up to a round, pink, staring face with two beady black eyes blinking at him at five second intervals. He sat up groggily, and tried to rub the sleep out of his eyes. He realized that his feet were secured to the ground with some dark brown muck. A quick look around told him that he was alone in a barn except for the pig.
The PIG.
It stood a few feet ahead of him on its hind legs. It kept wringing its hands (or hooves, whatever), as if it were anxious or in tension. The pig's head was tilted to one side, and it regarded Nick with a mix of terror, pity and a tinge of sadness.
Now that can't look pretty on any face.
Unaware of the consequences of his next action, Nick continued staring back at the pig, his mind working furiously trying to grasp on anything to get him out of this fix. Unfortunately, the pig did not take well to this gesture, its face abruptly losing all traces of sympathy.
Scientifically speaking, a pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates.
Suddenly, the Baryard exploded with hundreds of 'even-toed ungulates'; most of them bursting through gates Nick had not noticed before. The pig in front of him was now staring at him with an expression of anger, disdain, and possibly arrogance, as if Nick were the animal who hadn't showered for three weeks.
Now, our friend has been presented with a very peculiar situation that we would not really associate our heroes with. Confronted in the middle of nowhere by an army of dangerously annoyed pigs with not even a twig to defend yourself?
'Ahem', Nick cleared his throat.
'Keep shut you pathetic creature, have patience while we decide your sorry fate!' , the pig snapped in rapid piggish.
'Excuse Me, But I don't speak piggish', replied Nick in perfect piggish.
'I see', said the pig, obviously not seeing anything.
'Eh'
'So how do you walk on two legs?'
'Uhm...'
'Ha! I knew this fellow was useless...'
'SHUT UP! Both of you!' Barked another gruff looking pig. This time both Nick and the pig obeyed.
But this was just some chit-chat Nick was having to buy himself some time to think. Unluckily, his mind was absolutely blank. Only a miracle could save him now.
And so it did...
The PIG.
It stood a few feet ahead of him on its hind legs. It kept wringing its hands (or hooves, whatever), as if it were anxious or in tension. The pig's head was tilted to one side, and it regarded Nick with a mix of terror, pity and a tinge of sadness.
Now that can't look pretty on any face.
Unaware of the consequences of his next action, Nick continued staring back at the pig, his mind working furiously trying to grasp on anything to get him out of this fix. Unfortunately, the pig did not take well to this gesture, its face abruptly losing all traces of sympathy.
Scientifically speaking, a pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates.
Suddenly, the Baryard exploded with hundreds of 'even-toed ungulates'; most of them bursting through gates Nick had not noticed before. The pig in front of him was now staring at him with an expression of anger, disdain, and possibly arrogance, as if Nick were the animal who hadn't showered for three weeks.
Now, our friend has been presented with a very peculiar situation that we would not really associate our heroes with. Confronted in the middle of nowhere by an army of dangerously annoyed pigs with not even a twig to defend yourself?
'Ahem', Nick cleared his throat.
'Keep shut you pathetic creature, have patience while we decide your sorry fate!' , the pig snapped in rapid piggish.
'Excuse Me, But I don't speak piggish', replied Nick in perfect piggish.
'I see', said the pig, obviously not seeing anything.
'Eh'
'So how do you walk on two legs?'
'Uhm...'
'Ha! I knew this fellow was useless...'
'SHUT UP! Both of you!' Barked another gruff looking pig. This time both Nick and the pig obeyed.
But this was just some chit-chat Nick was having to buy himself some time to think. Unluckily, his mind was absolutely blank. Only a miracle could save him now.
And so it did...
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