The illustration that precedes the story. Tim is a runty pig who gets left behind by his mother. The pigs are walking through the mud. Tim has to use a snorkel to breathe because the mud goes over his head.
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Once upon a time, there was a family of pigs. The mother pig thought about one of her 4 babys. It's to small. she thought. So she was going to get rid of it. She told 3 of her babys her plan. That evning she named the small baby tim. That moring she took her babys for a walk in the wood. She gave the others a signal! they galliped away. Time was left alone in the woods! awoooo! sudenly he heard a wolf's howl! he was not alone! Wolfs were cosing in on him! there was a Bang! Tim was scard! then the wolfs ran away. a farmer apeared and picked Tim up. and the farmer's name was Mr. Zukermen Mr. Zukermen brought Tim to his farm. There were lots of aimals there. The Goose told Tim all about the farm.
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Tim grew and grew Time made lots of new freinds. The dog, the sheep, and even The barn yard cat. (wich relly didn't have eny freinds.) life was good. One day tim herd a buzzing nouse! It was a helicopter! A rope lowered down it had a bukek on the end. It skooped up tim!!! yikes! The he carid Tim to his old farm The animals welcomed Tim back. Tim cried "Mother! Moter! It's me tim!" Wen she saw he had grown she desided to keep tim. Tim had a family! The end