Farmer Jones got out of his car and while heading for his friend's door，noticed a pig with a wooden leg。His curiosity roused，he asked，“Fred，how'd that pig get a wooden leg？”“Well Michael，that's a mighty special pig！A while back a wild boar attacked me while I was walking in the woods。That pig there came a running，went after that boar and chased him away，saved my life！”
“And the boar tore up his leg？”“No he was fine after that。But a bit later we had that fire。Started in the shed up against the barn。Well，that pig started squealing like he was stuck we woke up before we got out here，the darn thing had herded the other animals out of the barn and saved them all！”
“So that's when he hurt his leg，huh，Fred？”“No，Michael。He was a might winded，though。When my tractor hit a rock and rolled down the hill into the pond I was knocked down。When I came to，that pig had dove into the pond and dragged me out before I drowned。Sure he did save my life。”“And that was when he hurt his leg？”“Oh no，he was fine。Cleaned him up，too。”
“OK，Fred。So just tell me。How did he get the wooden leg？”“Well，”the farmer told him，“A pig like that，you don't want to eat all at once。”
琼斯从车中走出来，正朝邻居的门口走去，他看到一头猪有一条木腿。他十分好奇，问：“Fred，为什么那头猪有条木腿啊？”Michael，那可是一头神奇独特的猪！不久前，我在树林中被一头野猪攻击，这头猪过来就把野猪赶走了，救了我的命呢！
“猪把腿弄伤了？”“没有，它没事。但是不久之后，有一场火灾。火起于马厩旁边的棚子。这只猪开始尖叫，就像被困住一样。我们被吵醒了，在我们都逃出去之前，这个家伙把其他的动物都拖出了马厩，救了它们的命！”
“就是那个时候猪的腿受伤喽？”“还不是，Michael。我的拖拉机撞上了一块大石头，从山上滚了下去，掉进了池塘里，我当时昏倒了。醒过来之后，才发现猪跳进池塘把我从池塘中拉了出来，这样我才没淹死。它可真救了我的命啊。”“它是这样伤到腿的吗？”“不是，它很好。”
“好吧，Fred。直接告诉我它那条木腿是怎么回事吧？”“好吧，”农民告诉他，“像这样的猪，你不会一次把他吃掉。”
1.curiosity n。好奇心[U][S1][（ about）][ to-v]
We burned with curiosity over what was in the box。（我们急切地想知道箱子里是什么东西。）
2.squeal v。发出长而尖的叫声
Some animals may occasionally squeal as if in pain。（有些动物好像因疼痛偶尔发出尖叫。）
1.head for 出发，前往，朝……，方向走去
Some people head for the beach。
（有些人来到了海滩。）
2.a while back 一段时间之前，不久之前，前阵子
3.knock out 击倒，使昏倒
Jack knocked his opponent out in the second round of the contest。
（杰克在比赛的第二回合就把对方击倒了。）
