A YOUNG PIG was shut up in a fold-yard with a Goat and a Sheep. On one occasion when the shepherd laid hold of him, he grunted and squeaked and resisted violently. —
一个年轻的小猪被关在一个圈舍里，跟一只羊和一只山羊在一起。有一次，牧羊人抓住他，他开始咕噜咕噜叫并且进行剧烈反抗。 —

The Sheep and the Goat complained of his distressing cries, saying, “He often handles us, and we do not cry out. —
羊和山羊抱怨他令人不安的呼喊声，说：“牧羊人经常抓住我们，我们却不叫唤。 —

” To this the Pig replied, “Your handling and mine are very different things. —
”小猪回答道：“你们被抓住只是为了取你们的毛或者奶，但是他抓住我是为了我的生命。” —

He catches you only for your wool, or your milk, but he lays hold on me for my very life.”
他指的是，牧羊人抓住小猪是为了要宰杀它，而抓住羊和山羊则是为了获取它们的产物。