I followed them into the cave and was met with a shocking sight.
The boar lay dead on the ground.
It seemed the boar had used its last bit of strength to crawl back into the cave to die.
Beside the large boar were two piglets, about the size of puppies.
They circled their mother's body, nudging her gently with their noses.
While the girls wept, I saw an opportunity.
Holding up my knife, I said, "Excellent... roast suckling pig for dinner."
Kayla and Tanya shrieked almost simultaneously, "No!"
Tanya, usually timid, stepped in front of me. "Mr. Fraser, I won't let you hurt the piglets!"
Frustrated, I replied, "Okay, okay, I won't kill the piglets... but the boar is already dead. Can I at least butcher and skin it?"
"No!" they both screamed again. "Absolutely not! How can you be so
