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A man from the city is visiting a small farm for the first time…
As he steps out of his car, he spots a farmer doing something truly bizarre.
The farmer is hoisting a pig in his arms – grunting and sweating as he lifts it to the branches of an apple tree…
The pig munches away at an apple straight off the branch, its snout chomping with joyous abandon.
The city man squints and watches as the farmer moves the pig to another branch…
When the pig is finally satisfied, the farmer sets it down and grabs another pig from the pen, starting the whole peculiar ritual over again.
For a good half hour, the city man watches in growing disbelief…
Finally, unable to contain himself, he strides over and waves to the farmer.
“Excuse me, sir,” he calls out, “I have to ask. What exactly are you doing?”
The farmer pauses mid-lift, setting the latest pig down to give his arms a break…
“Feedin’ the pigs, of course,” he replies, wiping his brow.
The city man blinks, “This is the most inefficient method of feeding pigs I’ve ever seen!… “
“Have you considered just shaking the apples off the tree and letting the pigs eat them off the ground?… “
“You’d save hours of time!”
The farmer looks genuinely baffled, his face scrunching up as if the city man just suggested teaching pigs to tap dance.
After a moment, he shrugs and says…
“What’s time to a pig?”
