Honesty, empathy, and learning from one's mistakes contribute to how we live our lives as adults. This story is about a curious boy given the responsibility of caring for a registered hog. His curiosity about the consistency of the hogs feed formulation gets him in trouble. The hog passes out and the boy, thinking the hog is dying, faces shame and possible humiliation over what he has done. His wise father determines the reality of the problem and with a calm and loving manner explains what has happened and consoles the young boy.