A pig found his way into a meadow where a flock of sheep were grazing. The shepherd caught him, and was proceeding to carry him off to the butcher's when he set up a loud squealing and struggled to get free. The sheep rebuked him for making such a to-do, and said to him, "The shepherd catches us regularly and drags us off just like that, and we don't make any fuss." "No, I dare say not," replied the pig, "but my case and yours are altogether different: he only wants you for wool, but he wants me for bacon."
有一头猪跑进正在牧场里吃草的羊群中，牧羊人抓住了他，要把他送到屠夫那里，猪鬼哭狼嚎般拼命挣扎着想逃出来。羊群指责他大惊小怪，对猪说： “我们经常被牧羊人抓住，就像刚才那样被拖走，可从来不这样喊叫。”猪回答说：“我和你们绝对不一样，他抓你是为了你的毛，抓我却是为了吃我的肉呀。”