Chapter 58
The Money-BoxIN a nursery where a number of toys lay scattered about, a
money-box stood on the top of a very high wardrobe. It was made of
clay in the shape of a pig, and had been bought of the potter. In
the back of the pig was a slit, and this slit had been enlarged
with a knife, so that dollars, or crown pieces, might slip through;
and, indeed there were two in the box, besides a number of pence.
The money-pig was stuffed so full that it could no longer rattle,
which is the highest state of perfection to which a money-pig can
attain. There he stood upon the cupboard, high and lofty, looking
down upon everything else in the room. He knew very well that he
had enough inside him to buy up all the other toys, and this gave
him a very good opinion of his own value. The
