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| rdfs:comment | - The plot is set in motion when a man named Mr. Morehouse goes to a parcel office at a train station to collect two guinea pigs. He expects to pay twenty-five cents, the rate for sending domestic pets by rail, for each animal. Mike Flannery, who runs the parcel office, insists that the rate for sending domestic pets does not apply to guinea pigs. He believes that guinea pigs are a kind of pig and that Morehouse should pay sixty cents, the charge for transporting two pigs, for the animals. Morehouse refuses to pay the higher charge and complains to the railroad company. While Morehouse waits for the matter to be resolved, the guinea pigs are left in Flannery's care. The two guinea pigs soon have six children. After a few months, Flannery finds himself having to take care of thousands of the
- Flannery is a station master who does everything by the book. One day, a package of guinea pigs arrives at his station. Flannery assumes by their name that they are pigs but one customer, McMorehouse, who wishes to purchase refuses to pay 48 cents for pigs because he thinks they are pets and should be 44 cents. Flannery decides to write to the head office and asks if they are pigs or pets. While waiting for an answer, the pigs begin to multiply. After a few days, the station is literally filled with guinea pigs and Flannery finally realizes they are pets, not pigs. He goes to McMorehouse's home to deliver them but McMorehouse has moved. Flannery decides to send all the guinea pigs to the head office and learns his lesson about handling pets. Says Flannery, "If the animals come in singles o
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| abstract | - The plot is set in motion when a man named Mr. Morehouse goes to a parcel office at a train station to collect two guinea pigs. He expects to pay twenty-five cents, the rate for sending domestic pets by rail, for each animal. Mike Flannery, who runs the parcel office, insists that the rate for sending domestic pets does not apply to guinea pigs. He believes that guinea pigs are a kind of pig and that Morehouse should pay sixty cents, the charge for transporting two pigs, for the animals. Morehouse refuses to pay the higher charge and complains to the railroad company. While Morehouse waits for the matter to be resolved, the guinea pigs are left in Flannery's care. The two guinea pigs soon have six children. After a few months, Flannery finds himself having to take care of thousands of the little animals. "Pigs Is Pigs" has been adapted as a 1914 American silent film and as a 1954 short animated cartoon from Walt Disney. The 1937 Warner Bros. short animated cartoon Pigs Is Pigs is not an adaptation of the story. Readers should be aware that there are a number of ethnic slurs in "Pigs Is Pigs". The character of Mike Flannery is a stereotypical foolish Irishman. His heavily and exaggeratedly accented speech is written phonetically (for example, "twenty-five cents" is written as "twinty-foive cents"). Many readers, especially those unfamiliar with an Irish accent, are likely to find Flannery's speech difficult to understand.
- Flannery is a station master who does everything by the book. One day, a package of guinea pigs arrives at his station. Flannery assumes by their name that they are pigs but one customer, McMorehouse, who wishes to purchase refuses to pay 48 cents for pigs because he thinks they are pets and should be 44 cents. Flannery decides to write to the head office and asks if they are pigs or pets. While waiting for an answer, the pigs begin to multiply. After a few days, the station is literally filled with guinea pigs and Flannery finally realizes they are pets, not pigs. He goes to McMorehouse's home to deliver them but McMorehouse has moved. Flannery decides to send all the guinea pigs to the head office and learns his lesson about handling pets. Says Flannery, "If the animals come in singles or if they come in sets, if they've got four feet and they're alive, they'll be classified as pets!"
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