Week 2 Story "Pig-Malion"

 "Pig-Malion"

    Once their was a young Dane named Archal, he was tall, snugly, and extremely mushy. He longed after the sausage based Hooman treat known as the "hog -ogg" but he saw too many Buzzfeed articles saying hog oggs were not good for his kind, so he stayed clear of them reluctantly. He grew anxious and decided to make his own hog ogg. He took the time to beg his person to take him to Petsmart where he picked out the most amazing Hog Ogg with the brightest red casing and most charismatic embroidered smile that was made with the finest of polyester blend stuffings. It may not have been a real hog ogg but to Archal, it was perfection

    Archal grew fond of the stuffy Hog Ogg. He snuggled it and protected it from the paws of greedy Hoomans. He chewed on it and licked it imagining the poly-cotton blend to be a blend of pork and beef instead. He took the time to make sure Hog Ogg was appropriately savored, he even began to show it off to everyone without letting them touch it. Arch and his Hog Ogg lived in peace and harmony.

    In early July on a day known by American hoomans as "Independence Day," Archal attended the Annual Festival of Oscar Meyer leaving Hog Ogg tucked in on the couch. While in attendance Arch watched a god like hooman eat an abhorrent amount of hog oggs, his name was Joey of Chestnuts. Archal wanted to be in his position, he wanted to consume that many hog oggs and not get sick. He went to the nearest hog ogg stand and begged "Joey of Chestnuts, if you really are the Champion of Hog Oggs please give me a hog ogg like my Hog Ogg, but maybe with a little chili and cheese, no relish though." Joey Chestnut was walking off his hog oggs at The Festival when he saw and heard this. In response he went to Amazon and ordered a case of dog safe hog oggs and chili and had them sent to Archal's hoomans' home where they prepared it for Arch.

    When Archal arrived at home he went to snuggle his Hog Ogg on the couch but noticed something was off. Hog Ogg was warm and on a paper plate. He sniffed Hog Ogg. Hog Ogg smelled like beef and not slobber. He performed one last test to confirm his suspicions, Archal licked Hog Ogg. "Oh it is true! Hog Ogg is real! And with chili and cheese!" he proclaimed. He ate Hog Ogg sparing not a single morsel of cheese. When finished, he turned over on his side to sad he no longer had Hog Ogg and noticed his polyester Hog Ogg was still there. He realized that this was HIS Hog Ogg and he still had him to snuggle and play with. Archal thanked Joey of Chestnut in his head before dozing off for a nap.

    Archal used the rest of the case of hog oggs sent by Joey to train to be the first pupper hog ogg champion. In 12 months time, Arch competed with Joey of Chestnut as the first ever Canine Competitor in the championship ( with canine friendly hog oggs of course). He did not win, he got tired and took a nap halfway through, but he sure did enjoy eating those tasty sausage snacks.

All Pictures are Personal

Baby Archie Protecting The Original Hog Ogg from Olive

Archie With a Strange Breed of Hot Dog (With Relish)

This is Collison the week after Halloween 2019 with a costume we got on sale for $3 at Walmart

Author's note:

    In my home, our dogs treat their toys as human kids do we also make up silly words for things that we think dogs would say. Archie had this one hot dog toy since he was a puppy that he adored, and what pup doesn't enjoy actual hot dogs. So I retold the story from the perspective of a dog with Archie longing for an actual hot dog rather than Pygmalion longing for his ivory woman and I didn't replace Hog Ogg, but merely added on.

Bibliography 

• Pygmalion, Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Tony Kline (2000 )Source.