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    The Tale of Pigling Bland
    The Tale of Pigling Bland
    The Tale of Pigling Bland
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    The Tale of Pigling Bland

    By Beatrix Potter

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    Pigling Bland is a young and sensitive sow. On the way to the market, got lost in a forest and spend the night in a chicken coop. Here he meets Pig-wig, a black Berkshire sow, stolen from her owner to be turned into bacon and ham. The two new friends will run away together to freedom. Book illustrated with beautiful Potter's watercolors.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKitabu
    Release dateJul 14, 2014
    ISBN9788867443390
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    Beatrix Potter

    Helen Beatrix Potter was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist; she was best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

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      The Tale of Pigling Bland - Beatrix Potter

      THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND

      ISBN 978-88-674-4339-0

      Series: RADICI

      © 2014 KITABU S.r.l.s.

      Via Cesare Cesariano 7 - 20154 Milano

      Thank you for choosing to read one of ours books.

      We wish you a good reading.

      Cover design: Rino Ruscio

      FOR CECILY AND CHARLIE, A TALE OF THE CHRISTMAS PIG.

      ONCE upon a time there was an old pig called Aunt Pettitoes. She had eight of a family: four little girl pigs, called Cross-patch, Suck-suck, Yock-yock and Spot;

      and four little boy pigs, called Alexander, Pigling Bland, Chin- chin and Stumpy. Stumpy had had an accident to his tail.

      The eight little pigs had very fine appetites. Yus, yus, yus! they eat and indeed they DO eat! said Aunt Pettitoes, looking at her family with pride. Suddenly there were fearful squeals; Alexander had squeezed inside the hoops of the pig trough and stuck.

      Aunt Pettitoes and I dragged him out by the hind legs.

      Chin-chin was already in disgrace; it was washing day, and he had eaten a piece of soap. And presently in a basket of clean clothes, we found another dirty little pig. "Tchut,

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