Friday, 14 October 2011

Swinebolt's Strategem

Some close readers of The Diary will recall a post - here - in which our daughter Rachael named one of the seven pigs 'Swinebolt' on account of his habit of always being late for everything, and having to run very fast to catch up.

Now Swinebolt has developed an idea to get round this problem. Yesterday, as The Diary approached the pigs in their new field at around the time they would normally be fed, one of them - it turned out to be Swinebolt - snorted in what was evidently alarm, sending the others in a mad panic dash into the cover of the bracken at the end of the field, leaving Swinebolt to receive the food which The Diary wasn't bringing.

While this sort of behaviour goes to prove what intelligent animals pigs are, it is obviously the pig equivalent of crying wolf, so Swinebolt really does deserve his come-uppance. It brought to mind the fact that pig, in the form of wart hog, is one of the Tanzanian lions' favourite foods.

1 comment:

  1. Of course pigs are very intelligent!
    Swinbold is a good example and a loyal member of the Pigs syndicate !
    the boars from the Ardennes after discussing the plan strategies departed on their way and now staying at a secret
    location.
    So you are warned, an invasion is always possible
    See: PIG MOVES OCTOBER

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