piglet 子豚、小豚
shut up (…に)しまい込む;
shepherd 牧羊者;
distressing 悲惨な、痛ましい;
wool 羊毛；
lay hold on …をつかむ, を握る;
Aesop’s Fable イソップ物語
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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. The Sheep and the Goat complained of his distressing cries, saying, “He often handles us, and we do not cry out.” To this the Pig replied, “Your handling and mine are very different things. He catches you only for your wool, or your milk, but he lays hold on me for my very life.” (A story form Aesop’s Fables)
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