Pig Outwits Wolf: A Catawba Tale

"Come to my house for apples!" Wolf told Pig.

But when Pig came, Wolf had eaten the apples.

"Come to my house for apples!" Pig told Wolf.

But when Wolf came, there were no apples. "I'll eat you instead!" Wolf snarled. "Boil the water for cooking!"

Pig put water in the pot; soon the water was boiling.

"Wait!" Pig said. "What's that? I hear hunters; I hear their dogs!"

Wolf was scared. "Hide me!" he shouted. 

"Hide in the pot," Pig said, taking the lid off the pot.

Wolf jumped in.

Then Pig put the lid on, and Wolf died.

(red wolf by Audubon)

This is a story told by Susan Harris in the appendix to Catawba Texts.