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Mr. Piggy by DCFTEF
By splishsplashCreated: 2022-01-05 17:02:06
Updated: 2022-03-17 13:39:34
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Mr. Piggy by DCFTEF
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cane
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(17/04/2016)
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You are Filthy Rich
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Owner of Barnyard Bargains
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The #3 retail chain in all Equestria
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You're successful because you give the ponies what they want
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Case in point;
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Spring time is exam season in the Equestrian education system
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It's a lousy time to hold important exams, you know because you're a father yourself
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Young colts and fillies don't want to concentrate on studying when Spring is in the air
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They'd rather be outside, playing in the newly returned sun
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So many Ponyville parents feel the need for a little extra reminder,
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Something that will keep their foals' minds on responsibility when there are so many distractions
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Sales of spanking canes multiply during exam season
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And you're happy to provide the customers with what they want
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You order an extra barrel of top-quality rattan canes from Singapone
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Since you buy in bulk you can offer 'em at a discount; 50¢ a piece
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Are you taking advantage of some poor foal's misfortune to make a profit?
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Sure, but it's not your problem
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If you don't study hard you get spanked hard instead, kid
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CAPITALISM BABY! Gotta love it!
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Anyway, you're tending your flagship retail store in Ponyville
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Built on the site of your Grand-Sire's trading post
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You like coming down from your office to work the floor when you can
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Meet the customers
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Keep your staff from slacking
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Best of all you don't have to pay some pony to do work you can do with your own hooves
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Your wife & daughter don't understand
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They LOATHE manual labor and would rather pay employees to do the heavy lifting
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It's just as well
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You love your family like any good Equestrian father
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But a few hours escape from them sure benefits your sanity
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So it's a day like any other
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Early afternoon, too early for ponies to be getting off work
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The store is slow
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You make good use of the time
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Straightening up displays, making sure the floor is swept
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>"Umm...excuse me...sir?"
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A little pegasus looks up at you with big, sad eyes
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Blank flank. White and gray dapple coat.
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She's holding a hammer under her wing
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>"I don't have enough money for this, but I only need it for a second,
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>"Can I borrow it, please?"
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She's a little young to be swinging a hammer around your store
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More information is needed
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>"What's a little lady like you need such a big hammer for?"
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She sniffles, and tears pool up in her eyes
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>"I...*sniff*...I did a bad thing, sir.
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>"I took something from your store without paying."
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Well, usually you take a hard line with shoplifters
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It's store policy to call the Ponyville Constable when you catch one
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With younger offenders, you typically march them straight home and turn them over to their parents
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Ponyville is a small town...everypony knows where everypony else lives
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But for some reason you want to know this sad filly's story
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>"That's not good, sweetie, do you want to tell me about it?"
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She sniffles again and explains;
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>"I know it was bad. My Mommy caught me and made me bring it back.
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>"Now I'm gonna get a spankin' when I get home.
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>"But Momma said;
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>>'If you steal from a store you deserve to pay for your own cane!'
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>"So...can I please use this hammer without buying it?"
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You still don't understand, but she withdraws a ceramic piggy bank from her saddlebag
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>"I've had Mr. Piggy for a long time,
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>"I'm sure he has enough money inside him."
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She sets her bank on the counter
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You tip it over a little with your hoof
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It's the traditional kind of bank with no rubber stopper in the bottom
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Now you understand the hammer...
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A good business stallion would let her smash the bank, sell the cane and talk this filly into a brand-new piggy bank to replace the one she just smashed
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Housewares and home goods...second floor aisle 3.
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But she's so sad, it tugs at your heart
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>"Goodbye Mr. Piggy"
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She sniffles;
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>"I really liked having you on my dresser."
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With tears rolling down her cheek she kisses her piggy on its cold ceramic nose
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Even the hard-edged capitalist in you can't take this
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It gives you heartburn to lose a sale...but you have to do something
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>"Well, this is a high-quality hammer"
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She looks even sadder
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>"I'm sure it could do the job, but I have a better idea.
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>"If your Momma really wants you to come home with a cane I could sell it to you on credit"
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She sniffles and asks;
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>"What's credit?"
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>"Well, it means you can take an item home today and pay me for it slowly, as you get the money
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>"How does five pennies a week sound? You'll be all paid up in just a little more than 2 months...and Mr. Piggy can go home safe with you."
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She's still a sad filly with a lot to worry about
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But you've made her a little bit happier
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>"Just 5 pennies a week? I can afford that!"
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You're not going to charge a little filly interest on a 50¢ item that's going to be used to spank her own rear-end
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So you go through the motions of setting up a formal credit account
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This can be a learning experience
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You explain the papers and show the filly her payment schedule
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Then you pick one of the smaller canes out of the barrel for her
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>"Thanks so much, Mister!"
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She hugs her ceramic piggy like a stuffed plush animal
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>"You hurry along now, don't keep your Momma waiting."
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The dapple filly is still going home to a painful ordeal
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She shoplifted, and she's gonna suffer for it, you can't change that
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But maybe you made her day just a little less awful
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>"Thank you, Mr. Rich. You're really nice."
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There are not many ponies in town who'd say that
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There's almost a smile on her face as she leaves to endure her just punishment
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You close the cash register
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Your employees can handle the store for the rest of the day
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The boss is going home
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You want to spend some time with Diamond Tiara
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See if her homework is done...if she needs some help studying
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Maybe even read her a story if she's not too cool for that
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Sometimes, something just reminds you there are more important things than profit.
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