A certain magician owned a learned pig, who had lived a cleanly
gentlemanly life, achieving great fame, and winning the hearts of all
the people. But perceiving he was not happy, the magician, by a
process easily explained did space permit, transformed him into a man.
Straightway the creature abandoned his cards, his timepiece, his
musical instruments, and all other devices of his profession, and
betook him to a pool of mud, wherein he inhumed himself to the tip of
his nose.
"Ten minutes ago," said the magician reprovingly, "you would have
scorned to do an act like that."
"True," replied the biped, with a contented grunt; "I was then a
learned pig; I am now a learned man."