Oink !: A Short Story

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Sometimes they don't know what they would do without each other, The Pigs name was Ivy and she was very lively, and boys name was George and he had spurge of energy. They would do everything together, they would do George’s chores that needed to be done on the farm. George would exclaim "Come on Ivy!" and Ivy would "Oink!" in response.
First thing George did every morning were his chores on the farm. One of these chores involved him doing the daily morning feeding. Like every morning, he went out to the barn to start feeding. He went pen by pen feeding, but as he was approaching Ivy's pen it was apparent something was wrong. The pen was open. He was frightened because he didn't know where she was at or where to begin looking.
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Once he reached town, her footprints no longer proved to be helpful because of the change to brick road. He started to ask people if they had recently seen a pig go by. After asking multiple people, one person claimed that, "She went down that wooded path a few minutes ago." Immediately, he started jogging to the path while wondering, "Will there be hoof prints in the dirt like before?"
After Ivy's little dip in the pond she travels back to the path. As she gets farther along down the path, Ivy thinks to herself, "I wonder where this path leads?" Then there a sign appears that warns, “Do Not Enter." Of course, her curiosity prompted her to continue despite the warning. Unfortunately, it began to rain. Luckily, the tired and worn out Ivy finds a hut close by to rest inside as the storm passes.
Well now that he's back on the beaten path, he is on his way. Before he gets to the meadow, it starts to pour down rain. He keeps on fighting though and is determined not to stop until Ivy is found. When he gets to the sign that reads, “Do Not Enter,” he looks down and to see a faint hoof print. Excitedly, he keeps on going as the rain is still coming down, but not as