“Kung gayon,” sabi ng pankeyk, “maari mo ba akong tulungan sa pagtawid sa ilog? Hindi kasi maaring lumangoy ang
mga pankeyk.”
“Walang problema,” sabi ng baboy, “umakyat ka lamang sa
aking ilong at bubuhatin kita sa kabilang tabi ng ilog.”
Pagakyat ng malaking pankeyk sa ilong ng baboy, ang baboy
ay marahang tumawa at hinagis ang pankeyk sa himpapawid.
Flip! Flop! Sa sitwasyong ganito, wala nang maaring takasan
ang pankeyk. Nahulog ang pankeyk sa bukang bibig ng baboy
at ito’y nakain agad-agad.
“Well,” said the pancake to the pig. “Could you help
me to cross this river? Pancakes can’t swim, you see.”
“No problem,” snorted the pig. “Just climb onto my
nose and I will carry you across.”
So the big pancake climbed onto the pig’s nose. But
the pig gave a chuckle and tossed the pancake high
into the air.
Flip! Flop! This time there was no escape. The pancake fell right into the pig’s open mouth and was gobbled up straightaway.