{At
a country fair}
there was a Buffoon who made all
the people laugh
{by imitating the
cries} {of various
animals}. He finished off {by
squeaking}
so {like a pig} that the
spectators thought that he had a porker concealed
(about him}. But a
Countryman who stood by said: "Call that a
pig's squeak!
Nothing {like it}. You give
me {till tomorrow} and I will show you what
it's
like." The audience
laughed, but next day, sure enough, the
Countryman
appeared {on the
stage}, and putting his head down
squealed so hideously that
the spectators hissed and
threw stones {at him} to make him stop.
"You
fools!" he cried, "see what you have been hissing," and
held up a little
pig
whose ear he had been pinching to make him utter the
squeals.
Men often
applaud an imitation and hiss the
real thing.
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