The Pig Riders of Rohan

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The Pig Riders of Rohan Dick Ham

A young farmhand named Rowan Boats found a piglet floating in the weeds while he was hiding from his tasks.

He tended to the little pink ball of ham, which grew until it was big enough to ride.

The pig, which Rowan named Lightning, ran faster than any known hog.

Rowan entered many pig races and won easily every time.

However, one day, the pig had piglets, 11 of them.

Rowan gave them to the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe and went on his way.

Two years passed and as Rowan rode into the hamlet of Nettleprick, he heard rumbling on the horizon.

However, twas not a storm but the piglets.

The piglets chased after their mother, whom Rowan tried to ride away on to avoid being crushed by the stampede.

To this day, the chase continues. You can see the flash of lightning, and then hear the thunder of the chasing piglets as they eternally pursue their mother.