Dog and Pig

• Dog and Pig, Retold by Dr. Wajuppa Tossa and Prasong Saihong

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One day he had to go to town, so he told his pig and dog:

"Now, I have to go to town. You two must go to plough the field and try to finish before I come back home."

Pig and Dog went to the field. Once they arrived at the field, the pig said:

"This is a big field. Why don't I do half and you do the other half?  Pig why don't you go first. When you finish, let me know."

Dog then took a nap and Pig began ploughing the field diligently.

"Oint, oint, oint" . . .

When he finished his half, he called out to Dog:

"Dog, I've finished my half.  It's your turn now."

"Oh, Pig, can you go on ploughing the field? I don't feel well.  I have a headache."

Dog went on sleeping and Pig continued ploughing the field until he almost finished.  Then he went to Dog again.

"Dog, I almost finished your half.  How are you feeling?"

"Oh, Pig, can you go on ploughing the field? I don't feel well.  I have a stomachache."

Dog went on sleeping and Pig continued ploughing the field until he finished ploughing the entire field.   Then he went to Dog again.

"Dog, I have finished everything.  How are you feeling?"

"Finished?  I feel much better now.    How about you?"

"I feel exhausted," said Pig.

"Now why don't you take your nap?  I will do a little exercise."

So, the pig took a nap and the dog ran around all over the field until sunset.

"Pig, wake up and let's go home before dark."

When they got home, the farmer asked: "Have you finished ploughing the field?"

"Yes," the pig said.

"I did all the work, Father. I feel ache and pain all over," the dog said.

"What? I did all the work myself." The pig said. "Dog did not do anything. He just slept all day."

"No, I did all the work myself; Pig slept until I woke him up."

Pig and Dog began to quarrel.  The farmer became annoyed so he said:  

"Stop fighting.  Now, let's go to the field and prove. The one who did the most work will have left footprints in the ground."

So, they all went to the field.

"Look, father, look at my footprints," said the dog.

There were Dog's footprints everywhere.

"Where is my footprint?" asked the pig.

"Yes, where is your footprint, Pig?  

Pig, you did not do any work.   From now on you must eat bran and stay in the mud. Dog, you are good, now you can eat rice and whatever I eat and stay in the house with me."

Since then, Pig eats bran and stays in the mud.

And Dog eats rice and stays in the house.