The Hog

The Hog is a story about a couple who broke apart and go their separate ways, but meet again under different circumstances. It appears in Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill your Bones. The story is meant to be humorous to the reader.



The Story
When Arthur and Anne were in high school, they fell in love. They were both big, fat, and jolly and seemed suited to one another. But as sometimes happens, things didn't work out.

Arthur moved away and married someone else, and Anne didn't marry anyone. And not too many years later, she got sick and died. Some said it was from a broken heart. One day, Arthur was driving to a small town not far from where he and Anne had grown up. Soon he realized that a hog was following him. No matter how fast Arthur drove, the hog stayed right behind. Each time he looked back, there was the hog. It began to irritate him.

Finally he couldn't stand it any longer. He stopped his car and rapped the hog on its snout good and hard. 'Get out of here, you fat, dirty thing! he shouted. To his astonishment, the hog spoke to him, and it was Anne's voice he heard. "It's her ghost!" he thought. "She has come back as a hog!"

"I was doing no harm, Arthur," the hog said. "I was just out for a brisk walk, enjoying myself. How could you strike me after all that we meant to one another?" With that, she turned and trotted away.

(When you tell this story, have the hog speak in a high voice.)