The Boy and the Friendly Pig

Charlie, an eight-year-old boy living on a farm with rolling green hills and a big red barn, starts his days feeding chickens and collecting eggs. He adores all the animals around him, but one sunny afternoon he meets Rosie, a plump pink pig with a bright green ribbon and a curly tail that wiggles with excitement. When Charlie's mom mentions that Rosie is very clever, Charlie is intrigued and soon sees just how clever she is when the pig sniffs out a fallen apple hidden under a rock.

Eager to befriend Rosie, Charlie builds a wooden puzzle feeder filled with apple slices. Rosie pushes, rolls, and turns the box until the treats tumble out, and thus begins their daily puzzle time. Charlie makes each puzzle trickier, adding sliding lids, flaps, and hidden levers, and Rosie tackles them all with focus and patience. As word spreads across the farm, the farmer's children come to watch the clever pig at work. This gentle tale by Jane MEADOW, which can be read on Kids Tale Book, explores curiosity, patience, and respect for animals, showing how observation and trust can turn a farm animal into a best friend.