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Thus

admonished

,

I

slung

my

stone

with

so

good

aim

that

it

went

bang

against

the

hog

's

flank

as

if

against

the

head

of

a

drum

;

but

it

had

no

other

effect

than

that

of

causing

the

animal

to

start

to

its

feet

,

with

a

frightful

yell

of

surprise

,

and

scamper

away

.

At

the

same

instant

Jack

's

bow

twanged

,

and

the

arrow

pinned

the

little

pig

to

the

ground

by

the

ear

.

"

I

've

missed

,

after

all

!

"

cried

Jack

,

darting

forward

with

uplifted

axe

;

while

the

little

pig

uttered

a

loud

squeal

,

tore

the

arrow

from

the

ground

,

and

ran

away

with

it

,

along

with

the

whole

drove

,

into

the

bushes

and

disappeared

,

though

we

heard

them

screaming

long

afterwards

in

the

distance

.

"

That

's

very

provoking

,

now

,

"

said

Jack

,

rubbing

the

point

of

his

nose

.

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"

Very

,

"

I

replied

,

stroking

my

chin

.

"

Well

,

we

must

make

haste

and

rejoin

Peterkin

,

"

said

Jack

;

"

it

's

getting

late

.

"

And

without

further

remark

,

we

threaded

our

way

quickly

through

the

woods

towards

the

shore

.

When

we

reached

it

we

found

wood

laid

out

,

the

fire

lighted

and

beginning

to

kindle

up

,

with

other

signs

of

preparation

for

our

encampment

;

but

Peterkin

was

nowhere

to

be

found

.

We

wondered

very

much

at

this

;

but

Jack

suggested

that

he

might

have

gone

to

fetch

water

,

so

he

gave

a

shout

to

let

him

know

that

we

had

arrived

,

and

sat

down

upon

a

rock

,

while

I

threw

off

my

jacket

and

seized

the

axe

,

intending

to

split

up

one

or

two

billets

of

wood

.

But

I

had

scarce

moved

from

the

spot

when

,

in

the

distance

,

we

heard

a

most

appalling

shriek

,

which

was

followed

up

by

a

chorus

of

yells

from

the

hogs

,

and

a

loud

hurrah

.

"

I

do

believe

,

"

said

I

,

"

that

Peterkin

has

met

with

the

hogs

.

"

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"

When

Greek

meets

Greek

,

"

said

Jack

,

soliloquising

,

"

then

comes

the

tug

of

--

"

"

Hurrah

!

"

shouted

Peterkin

in

the

distance

.

We

turned

hastily

towards

the

direction

whence

the

sound

came

,

and

soon

descried

Peterkin

walking

along

the

beach

towards

us

with

a

little

pig

transfixed

on

the

end

of

his

long

spear

!

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