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22 - The Columbian Compromise

  • May 27
  • 1 min read

Wilma:

That Columbus, he did not give, he only took.

In 1493, Columbus took pigs from the Canary Islands to Cuba and Jamaica.

Pigs did not like Columbus, but it was a quick trip.

And pigs liked Cuba and Jamaica very much – good food, good sun, good naps.

Pigs figured they could tolerate one mean guy for one short trip.

Pigs had lots of piglets all across the Caribbean,

So pigs might say the Columbian Compromise paid off.

 

Mona:

Wait for next boat, pigs.

Work with nice folks, not mean guy.

Pigs getting greedy.

 
 

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Sources

Passionate Pig is grounded in the following sources: Jason Detzel, “A Brief History of the Pig in the United States” in Cornell Small Farms, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, October 7, 2019.

 
 
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