a pig from the stars Yes replied King Pig You know sometimes the stars seem so close I feel I could almost touch them Touch them said the professor with a smile An impossible dream even for a king Do you know said the king I often look up at the stars and wonder Do pigs like us live up there Or strange shiny star-pigs There are many mysteries in this universe the king continued I sometimes say to myself ARGH Argh asked the Professor curiously Why do you say that Something has fallen on my head you idiot said the king The professor turned round and saw that sure enough the king had been flattened by a falling object It was a pig sparkling with silver Wh where did you come from spluttered the king The pig pointed upwards 6 a pig from the stars and other stories
A O O DAN
a pig from the stars I I fell came the reply Two guards rushed up with spears An intruder in the palace one grunted Don’t worry your Highness we’ll have him in the dungeons double quick The king gave the guards his best royal glare You fools he said Can’t you see He gazed up into the night sky This is a pig from the stars The king looked at the new arrival a small fellow all covered in silver that shone in the starlight Tell us O Pig From The Stars what is it like up there among the wonders of space I don’t know the pig replied M My head is spinning I can’t remember a thing Your Highness he’s probably just some peasant who wandered by began one of the guards Wandered by shrieked the king He fell on my head From up there he continued looking up at the sky a pig from the stars and other stories 9
