Pigs is Pigs and Other Favorites

by Ellis Parker Butler

Book Overview

Railway agent Mike Flannery wants to charge the livestock rate for a shipment of two guinea pigs and refuses to accept the lower pet rate, saying "pigs is pigs". Flannery believes that the "guinea" is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1417924713
• ISBN13: 9781417924714
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The funniest short story I have read!

Pigs is Pigs, the title story is a hilarious account of a country station master determined to do things "by the book" when a consignment of guinea pigs arrives. The wheels of bureaucracy and the life cycle of guinea pigs lead to a hilarious story for young and old. You will never look at a guinea pig (hamster?) the same way again.