Pigs is Pigs

Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' is a delightful and humorous novella that explores the bureaucratic absurdity of a situation where a railroad agent is adamant about charging more for two guinea pigs than for two pigs, as he insists they fall under different tariff categories. Written in a light-hearted and satirical tone, the novella serves as a critique of bureaucratic inefficiency and rigid...