Way back in the mists of time (about 1960) PT was given a birthday present of the Readers Digest Junior Omnibus .
In the passage half a century, I have lost track of my copy and recently MumofPT has asked me if I could find the text of the “Pigs is Pigs” story as published in the Omnibus.
Now I can find the original 1905 text by Ellis Parker Butler easily enough. But the condensed version is proving a harder nut to crack.
Would anybody able to point me in the right direction?
astro
January 27, 2016, 5:46am
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penultima_thule:
Way back in the mists of time (about 1960) PT was given a birthday present of the Readers Digest Junior Omnibus .
In the passage half a century, I have lost track of my copy and recently MumofPT has asked me if I could find the text of the “Pigs is Pigs” story as published in the Omnibus.
Now I can find the original 1905 text by Ellis Parker Butler easily enough. But the condensed version is proving a harder nut to crack.
Would anybody able to point me in the right direction?
The version on project Gutenberg is only a few pages. Is the condensed version really much shorter?
Thank you for your assistance.
IIRC the Omnibus version was about half that length and most of Flannery’s vernacular was in more standard English. Could be wrong though.
Disney did a good treatment of Pigs is Pigs.
astro
January 28, 2016, 6:21am
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The acceptable use of the word “dago” was interesting.
astro
January 28, 2016, 6:25am
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The acceptable use of the word "dago" in the story was interesting.
noun, plural dagos, dagoes. (often initial capital letter) Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
“Pigs is pigs,” he declared firmly. “Guinea-pigs, or dago pigs or Irish pigs is all the same to the Interurban Express Company an’ to Mike Flannery. Th’ nationality of the pig creates no differentiality in the rate, Misther Morehouse! 'Twould be the same was they Dutch pigs or Rooshun pigs. Mike Flannery,” he added, “is here to tind to the expriss