Sheep, cows, and pigs are mentioned in the story, all animals which are kept in packs and controlled by humans. The animals in the story can be seen as symbols. This verges on a suggestion of the sexual, adding a further level of inappropriateness to the story. Finally, the fact that her clothing and medals were left behind creates a more vivid image of her death, painting a scene in which she was not simply swallowed whole but attacked in such a way that her clothing and medals would be removed. In another sense, these remains could be seen as a warning to the rest of Bertha's kingdom, especially other children, of the dangers of being good. On one hand, the man seems to pose a dark, even theological question of whether one's goodness follows one after death. One interesting detail the man gives in the story is that all that was left behind after Bertha was eaten were her clean clothes and medals. As he leaves, he thinks to himself with amusement that the children will now want to hear more inappropriate stories. The bachelor gathers his things and leaves the train. The man replies that the story kept them quiet, directly comparing his abilities to the aunt's. Their aunt, however, scolds the man for telling a story that is inappropriate for children. The children praise the man's story, saying it is the most beautiful - or even the only beautiful - story they ever heard. The children ask if any of the pigs were killed and the man replies that they all escaped. The man finishes the story by noting, "All that was left were her shoes, pieces of clothing, and the three medals for goodness" (8). The wolf heard the medals and came back for Bertha. However, Bertha started to shake from fear, causing her medals to make noise. The wolf nearly decided to go catch a pig instead. As Bertha ran away from the wolf, she wished that she had never been allowed into the park.īertha hid in a bush which masked her smell. Bertha ran away, but the wolf followed her. He came to the park to find a pig to eat however, because Bertha's white dress was so clean, the wolf saw her first. Bertha entertained herself by walking around the park and listening to her medals clink together.
#PIG IN THE GARDEN STORY FULL#
The prince described the rest of the park, which was full of colored fish, parrots, and "hummingbirds that could hum popular music" (7). The children appreciate the fact that the park in the bachelor's story had pigs and no flowers. Bertha also finds that there were no flowers in the park, which made her sad because she had promised not to pick any flowers and now was not even tempted. He says that though there were no sheep in the park, there were a variety of colored pigs.
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