Here is the tale of a pig, living with his two aunts. When the cart to market is not working, the aunts are forced to send Robinson to market to sell their eggs and buy needed supplies. Robinson does well with the marketing, but then falls in with a cook, who wants to show him his boat. That is how he is waylaid and taken to sea. However they treat him well, and give him every good thing to eat. It is only when he hears the Captain and cook talking about the upcoming birthday party for the captain, with a menu of pork and applesauce, that the pig realizes he is in trouble. However the cat, who has been trying to give the pig hints throughout, finally goes into action, gets the pig on a row boat, while putting holes in the other boats, and sends the pig on his way to a chain of islands which doesn't have enough draft for the main ship. The little pig makes it to shore, and takes up residence on an island that supplies ample food and water, and decides not to return to hi home country, but stay on the island and live like Robinson Crusoe. This is a book with less pictures and more writing than most her books, but still I enjoyed the story.
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