The Pig Who Thought She was a Puppy - A Story about Being Yourself

On a farm there once lived a family who had pigs, chickens, horses, and two dogs.

But the funny thing about one of the dogs was she wasn’t a dog at all. She was a baby pig. Instead of rolling around in the mud and eating from a trough like the other pigs, she would eat from a dog bowl and track mud in the house. She wanted to be Sadie's friend, so she pretended to be a dog.

The family dog, Sadie, didn’t mind having Teacup the pig as her sister because she thought she was a dog as well; Teacup really fooled Sadie. She would do what Sadie did: wag and chase her tail, drink from a water bowl, chase after a ball, and eat dog treats for tricks. They were like two peas in a pod and loved each other dearly.

One afternoon, when walking the prairie alone, Sadie saw a breed that looked like Teacup, so she walked over to the pig pen and started talking to the pigs to learn more about her.

“What breed of dog are you?” Sadie asked with curiosity.

“I am not a dog like you. I’m a pig.” the mother pig said dignified.

“Oh, you just remind me of someone I know. But I could be mistaken.”

Then Sadie was telling her stories how Teacup and she were on a road trip to the park to the mother pig, how they chased ducks by the lake, caught frisbees in their mouths, and played tug-o-war against each other.

Eventually, the mother pig grew appalled at what she was hearing and blurted out the truth to Sadie, “She isn’t a dog. She is a pig. She shouldn’t be doing those things.”

“What! That can’t be! I’ll go ask her.” Sadie yelped.

Sadie dashed into the house through the dog door and saw Teacup sleeping on their doggy bed.

“Hey, Teacup. Wake up! I need to ask you something important!”

Teacup snored and grunted as she woke up, “What is it Sadie?” she said grumpily.

“The pigs told me you aren’t a dog, is this true?

Teacup’s eyes went to the floor and finally admitted the truth about who she was, “Yes I am a pig, but I only pretended because I wanted you to like me.”

“Oh, Teacup that’s the silliest thing I’ve ever heard! You don’t have to be someone else for me to like you. I would have liked you if you were a dog or not.”

Sadie found out that her sister wasn’t a dog at all, she was a pig. She didn’t care if her sister was a pig, or a horse, or a chicken, just that she was herself.

Sadie and Teacup still had lots of fun together, but she returned to doing pig things as well, like rolling around in the mud, but she still traipsed mud through the kitchen floor, just like Sadie.

Be true to who you are because in the end a mask can only be worn for so long until we find out who is under it.

The End

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