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Once upon a time, there lived four little pigs. Their names were Jock, Jack, Jake and Joe. Jock, Jack and Jake were brothers and they loved each other and Joe dearly. Jock was strong for a pig, but was much more deficient intellectually then the other pigs, unlike Jake, who was a weakling, but had IQ higher then his weight - and he was a fat pig. Jack, however, was perfectly balanced in intellect and strength. Joe was a quiet pig and tried to keep to himself, the only person who seemed to know him was Jake. They took pleasure in being free, which most other animals attributed to the fact that they didn't live with their mother any longer. Jock and Jack were happily married, and despite minor run-ins with other pigs on the continent, all pigs had prosperous gardens and numerous cattle.
During one of their walks, the pigs discovered bricks. Jake, being well read, knew that bricks are the best resource to build a house out of. "I want the bricks to build a house for myself!" he quickly exclaimed. Despite being smart, he wasn't very subtle. Jock and Jack quickly caught on, "Well, we want the bricks too!" even though they didn't know about the withstanding quality of bricks. Joe quietly supported Jake, "Since Jake saw the bricks first, I think he should be able to have them". But the support might have been influenced by the fact that Joe lived with Jake and would obviously benefit from them too. Jock and Jack proved to be quite stubborn - though they cared about Jake not getting the bricks rather then getting the bricks for themselves, - and refused to give them up. "Then it's war!" declared Jake, glaring stubbornly at the others.
And war it was - though somewhat of a simplistic one. Jock and Jack had to resort to throwing stones and sticks and shouting profanities at each other. Joe, being the multi-facetted pig that he is, joined efforts with Jake, and together they chanted "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!" while Jake designed high-tech weapons. Not to say that a few insults weren't thrown from their side too. Needless to say, Jake won the war, and being the supercilious pig that he was, he held Jock and Jack at gun point until they gave up their right to govern themselves to him. Since Joe has given up that right a long time ago, Jake was now the absolute ruler of the community, which he promptly titled Commonwealth, because it was a term he read from some complicated book, and he thought it sounded pretty.
Commonwealth then had a meeting during which Jock and Jack disgruntledly admitted that perhaps Jake should have the bricks. After basking in glory, Jake exercised his sovereign power and politely asked Jock to build his house for him - since he was the strongest. Jock resentfully remembered their unwritten contract, and glancing at the huge gun in Joe's hands, agreed. But Jake, in an unusual fit of kindness, allotted resources for the houses to the other pigs, wood for Jack and straw for Jock. Joe did not need any building materials, because as was mentioned before, he lived with Jake.
When all proper accommodations were established, the pigs realized that they lived in uncivilized society with no culture whatsoever. After numerous meetings and several months of hard work, the pigs had developed weapons such as cannons, mass production of numerous important products, the printing press, several universities (for the piglets, of course!), major advancements in both industry and technology. They developed navigation and discovered several new lands, where they saw new people, but the contract with Jake and the stern gaze he gave them always prevented the pigs from developing relations with them. They let the poor fools suffer in their natural, undeveloped state and lived in complete peace, not even thinking that violence existed any longer.
But soon, horror began. Joe had wandered away from Commonwealth, and was tragically, but predictably enough, killed by one of the "free" animals, the wolf. Jake took personal offense at that, but the whole community agreed with him and decided to wage conflict with the wolf. However, before any action could be taken, the wolf started to attack Jock's house. He huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down, but luckily enough, Jock managed to escape to Jack's house before he perished at the teeth of the wolf. But that did not stop the cruel animal, and soon he was huffing and puffing at Jack's house. This time it took a tad more effort since the house was made of wood, but soon enough, that task was accomplished too. But once again the pigs managed to escape to Jake's house. Jake was stricken with grief, but even in that state he had to protect what was entrusted to him, the will of the other pigs. Since he was the one with the strongest house (for which he had to fight so brutishly), it could withstand many huffs and puffs, so everyone was save within it. But the anarchy bound wolf could not comprehend defeat, and had to get some pork that night, so he tried to get in the house through the chimney. The pigs, basking in safety, decided to have a spot o' tea, and put a pot of water on. By the time wolf got down the chimney, the water was boiling, and so he perished. Boiled wolf is quite a delicacy in Commonwealth now.
And if anyone was to think that Jake would allow Jock and Jack to build stronger brick houses now, you are mistaken, for if everyone was to have brick houses, then how would Jake be special?
During one of their walks, the pigs discovered bricks. Jake, being well read, knew that bricks are the best resource to build a house out of. "I want the bricks to build a house for myself!" he quickly exclaimed. Despite being smart, he wasn't very subtle. Jock and Jack quickly caught on, "Well, we want the bricks too!" even though they didn't know about the withstanding quality of bricks. Joe quietly supported Jake, "Since Jake saw the bricks first, I think he should be able to have them". But the support might have been influenced by the fact that Joe lived with Jake and would obviously benefit from them too. Jock and Jack proved to be quite stubborn - though they cared about Jake not getting the bricks rather then getting the bricks for themselves, - and refused to give them up. "Then it's war!" declared Jake, glaring stubbornly at the others.
And war it was - though somewhat of a simplistic one. Jock and Jack had to resort to throwing stones and sticks and shouting profanities at each other. Joe, being the multi-facetted pig that he is, joined efforts with Jake, and together they chanted "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!" while Jake designed high-tech weapons. Not to say that a few insults weren't thrown from their side too. Needless to say, Jake won the war, and being the supercilious pig that he was, he held Jock and Jack at gun point until they gave up their right to govern themselves to him. Since Joe has given up that right a long time ago, Jake was now the absolute ruler of the community, which he promptly titled Commonwealth, because it was a term he read from some complicated book, and he thought it sounded pretty.
Commonwealth then had a meeting during which Jock and Jack disgruntledly admitted that perhaps Jake should have the bricks. After basking in glory, Jake exercised his sovereign power and politely asked Jock to build his house for him - since he was the strongest. Jock resentfully remembered their unwritten contract, and glancing at the huge gun in Joe's hands, agreed. But Jake, in an unusual fit of kindness, allotted resources for the houses to the other pigs, wood for Jack and straw for Jock. Joe did not need any building materials, because as was mentioned before, he lived with Jake.
When all proper accommodations were established, the pigs realized that they lived in uncivilized society with no culture whatsoever. After numerous meetings and several months of hard work, the pigs had developed weapons such as cannons, mass production of numerous important products, the printing press, several universities (for the piglets, of course!), major advancements in both industry and technology. They developed navigation and discovered several new lands, where they saw new people, but the contract with Jake and the stern gaze he gave them always prevented the pigs from developing relations with them. They let the poor fools suffer in their natural, undeveloped state and lived in complete peace, not even thinking that violence existed any longer.
But soon, horror began. Joe had wandered away from Commonwealth, and was tragically, but predictably enough, killed by one of the "free" animals, the wolf. Jake took personal offense at that, but the whole community agreed with him and decided to wage conflict with the wolf. However, before any action could be taken, the wolf started to attack Jock's house. He huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down, but luckily enough, Jock managed to escape to Jack's house before he perished at the teeth of the wolf. But that did not stop the cruel animal, and soon he was huffing and puffing at Jack's house. This time it took a tad more effort since the house was made of wood, but soon enough, that task was accomplished too. But once again the pigs managed to escape to Jake's house. Jake was stricken with grief, but even in that state he had to protect what was entrusted to him, the will of the other pigs. Since he was the one with the strongest house (for which he had to fight so brutishly), it could withstand many huffs and puffs, so everyone was save within it. But the anarchy bound wolf could not comprehend defeat, and had to get some pork that night, so he tried to get in the house through the chimney. The pigs, basking in safety, decided to have a spot o' tea, and put a pot of water on. By the time wolf got down the chimney, the water was boiling, and so he perished. Boiled wolf is quite a delicacy in Commonwealth now.
And if anyone was to think that Jake would allow Jock and Jack to build stronger brick houses now, you are mistaken, for if everyone was to have brick houses, then how would Jake be special?