# Prickly Porky the Porcupine — Green Meadow Stories character guide

> Prickly Porky the Porcupine in Green Meadow Stories by Thornton W. Burgess.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Prickly Porky, So Prickly Porky, Prickly Porky Enjoys, Suddenly Prickly Porky

**First appearance:** 0137-xxvii-prickly-porky-takes-a-sun-bath

## Who they are

A slow porcupine with sharp quills who enjoys sunbathing.

## In the story

### [Prickly Porky Takes a Sun Bath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxvii-prickly-porky-takes-a-sun-bath)

Takes a sun bath on the doorstep of the old deserted house, blocking the entrance.

### [The New Home in the Old Pasture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxix-the-new-home-in-the-old-pasture)

Keeps Reddy confined earlier and recites a verse about politeness, then leaves before Granny returns.

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