The Adventures of Snout the Brown-Snout Pig
A Modern Fairytale Series
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As I turn around, a brick hurls just over my head. When stocky Choppie can't make it to me fast enough, she tosses the first thing that she can wrap her fungus toes around.
"I asked you to build a wooden box for momma's necklace and earrings weeks ago. Where is it?" Choppie looks up to me and points to the ground. I hate it when my sisters do that. They make me walk on all fours.
One day, I won't have to do what Choppie, Squeeley, Squeaky, or anyone says. I won't have to put up with them calling me names. I'm not swine. I don't have any parasites. I can't help the way my toe was formed. It happened before I was born. No one would even know about my toe if my sisters didn't tell everyone.
"I want the box by tomorrow, Snout! I'm not playing!" Choppie smacks the tip of my brown snout, turns away, and returns to her favorite patch of grass, "So, get busy!"
"Where is my earring, Snout?" Squeeley calls with Squeaky looking on snickering.
"Ouch!"
"I think he's found it," the twins laugh.
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About the Book
The story of the Three Little Pigs is famous, as is their victory over the Big Bad Wolf. But what if there was actually a fourth little pig who was never mentioned? Meet Snout, a brown-snout pig and the fourth sibling of the Three Little Pigs. Snout is lovable, wise, and courageous, but a series of wild adventures will put him to the test.
He leaves home to find his way in the big, scary world. He goes to a farm and meets three blind field mice with big dreams. They want to become house mice, but a mean old farmer could stand in their way if Snout doesn’t step in. Snout travels even further, though; he makes it to church, to the bank, and even to far off Hollywood!
The Adventures of Snout the Brown-Snout Pig is a four-volume, sixteen-story collection of modern fairytales. Through these stories, children learn that nonviolence can be powerful, that strength does not lie in brute force, and that good can triumph over evil. Snout learns, too, as he grows from a little piggy into an adult pig, thanks to his many brave quests and colorful friends.
About the Author
John D. Evans is a poet, author, educator, and founder of The Evans Poetry Collection. He is a member of the Poetry Society of America, the Academy of American Poets, and the Illinois State Poetry Society. He is the author of several books and collections, including Things That Make My World Go ’Round, How Deep I Can Be, and Diary of a Renaissance Man.