Project Gutenberg 2007-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 248 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The Remarkable Adventures of an Old Woman and Her Pig An Ancient Tale in a Modern Dress Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Remarkable Adventures of an Old Woman and Her Pig" by Anonymous is a whimsical children's tale presented in the form of a narrative poem, likely written in the early 19th century. The story captures the misadventures of an old woman who impulsively purchases a pig and faces a series of comedic obstacles as she attempts to bring her new pet home. This charming tale demonstrates themes of perseverance, the absurdity of expectations versus reality, and the interconnectedness of various characters in a light-hearted format. In the story, an old woman, delighted by the discovery of a silver penny, decides to buy a pig but soon finds herself in trouble when the pig refuses to cross a stile. Throughout her comedic plight, she seeks assistance from various animals and elements including a dog, a stick, a fire, and an ox, but each proves unhelpful. As her frustrations grow, the old woman even involves a butcher, a rope, and eventually a cat, igniting a chain of playful chaos. Ultimately, it is the pig’s realization of impending danger that drives him to cross the stile with ease, allowing the woman to return home safely. The narrative unfolds with humor, showcasing the folly of the old woman's predicament while emphasizing the loyalty and cleverness of her pig. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Nursery rhymes PZ Text Children's Picture Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Poetry Category: Humour 40828 2025-06-09T13:47:16.574073 text/html 37326 2007-09-27T13:51:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1594964 2007-09-27T13:51:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1625282 2025-06-09T13:47:19.217058 application/epub+zip 1623908 2025-06-09T13:47:17.274101 application/epub+zip 70727 2025-06-09T13:47:16.896076 application/epub+zip 1657939 2025-06-09T13:47:20.936102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1649403 2025-06-09T13:47:18.818057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97992 2022-09-10T15:15:55.477610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27940 2025-06-09T13:47:16.134096 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27842 2007-09-27T13:51:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10348 2007-09-27T13:51:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18849 2025-06-09T13:47:21.084063 application/rdf+xml 19327 2025-06-09T13:47:16.970065 image/jpeg 2731 2025-06-09T13:47:16.933064 image/jpeg 1596752 2025-06-09T13:47:16.624109 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown