Short Fiction · Character
Pigling Bland
One of Aunt Pettitoes's eight hungry piglets, sent off to market with his brother, whose misadventures strand him alone in a world of suspicious strangers.
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Also known as Pigling, Bland
First appearance: The Tale of Pigling Bland
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The sedate and responsible pig who is sent to market but dreams of growing potatoes.
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Pigling Bland is a polite, slightly anxious young pig whose journey to market goes sideways almost immediately, leaving him dependent on the dubious hospitality of Mr. Peter Thomas Piperson. Told not to meddle and…
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