Poems,stories and pictures by Irina Mouravleva.
Big pig (stretching on the chair): lets do final stretch.
One hour and we are out of here.
First pig (crawling on the floor): this why we follow bugs like
this. (crawling out of the door).
Big pig: don’t worry, we go home soon too.
Second pig: Thursday and Friday!
We can do it!
Big pig (showing wolf pictures on the cell phone): only our girls are working full time.
First pig: its
Friday!
Friday, Friday.
Lets go!
Big pig: now
they got a lot of money and we will receive it.
Wolf (looking
at the pictures): looks like airport to me.
First pig: they
told us they are going home after work!
First pig: the wolf.
He doesn't look
right.
Big pig (to
himself): who else we find.
Push him.
Second pig:
I think we are overheated the wolf.
First pig: we
are trying too hard.
Big pig: where's
Mrs piggy.
Second pig:
make sure the wolf gets ships out to her house with the order.
First pig: when I move, wolf has to say something to me.
Big pig: you
are good.
When I say you
are good, you are good.
Trust the professional.
Why are you
choking?
First pig: now
we have to stay on the kitchen and make money of food.
Big pig: everyone
prepares differently.
Big wolf: your
pigs are dressing provocatively.
First pig: does
it.
Finish the potatoes
here.
Big wolf: they
are all dressed up.
It’s a good
idea, I mean nightmare.
First pig: not
for you.
Second pig:
pigs come fully dressed all the time.
And you are
telling us now.
Big pig: wolf,
its not pigs, its you.
The pigs are
comfortable.
You should go
to downtown more.
Wolf: where is the girl?
Pig: in the different town.
Wolf: there are two different towns!?
Pig: we don't know where it is.
Wolf: she doesn't speak langish.
Pig: all right brother.
Wolf: you pigs are so slow.
Hurry up, man.
Pig: you gave garbage to do.
Wolf: this where is the money!
Pig: we didn't want to bring a lot of attention.
Wolf: the girl will fix you up.
She is only eight.
Wolf: we saw her with a glass of wine.
Pig: wine?
How could we be wrong with this!
Big pig: only five minutes.
Big wolf:
let me take a look.
How many
pigs do you have?
Big pig:
about fifty.
Big wolf:
the list is complete.
Big pig:
the rest are slow.
They don't
eat much.
After one
year.
Big wolf:
cameras will tell everything.
We have cameras
here.
First pig:
pigs not eating much is a myth.
Second pig:
one of the wolves told me ,
“Watch your
water bottle”.
First pig:
its only watch your water bottle.
Second pig:
no, he looked at me and said, watch your water bottle.
First pig:
you were drinking, this why he said.
Third pig:
very suspicious.
Big wolf: you are not pigs.
You are
wolves.
And we will
find out soon!
Did you
finish all the booze?
First wolf:
it wasn't a lot.
Big wolf:
we are not going to have the same issues like yesterday.
Second
wolf: we do extra work.
Big wolf:
back in my days
“Five
minutes, five minutes!”
Now you got
fifteen.
Wolf: who is this!
Big pig:
our new pigs.
It took
forever to make them look like drums.
Wolf: I
wish more wolves were like this, but you know, now days.
Big pig:
its nice you showed up.
Our purple
room.
Wolf: purple
now?
Big pig:
yes, very busy.
Dishes are
big.
Some pigs
are eating for years.
Wolf: don't
tell anyone that I will be staying here overnight.
Big pig: no
rush.
Try “pigs
are better then wolves".
Wolf: this
what I got in trouble for yesterday.
Big pig:
excellent, excellent.
Wolf: pigs, where are you?
I can't
find you!
Big pig:
may be you stop blowing and you can find us.
First wolf: some one put roll of the toilet paper outside in the cold.
Second
wolf: pigs.
When we
were sleeping.
First wolf:
why pigs are not nice?
Big wolf:
you are too young to understand.
Second
wolf: pigs think we will eat them.
First wolf:
we go on break and come here!
Big wolf:
you two both take five hundred orders and lets do as much as we can.
You are the
wolves!
First wolf:
no, we are not the wolves.
Second
wolf: pigs go home at two o'clock.
Big wolf:
those are bad pigs.
Wolves go
home in the dark!
In the
dark.
Big wolf: pigs are super crazy.
First wolf:
they don't know how to jump.
Second wolf:
jump, jump, jump, no way!
First wolf:
I wanted to give my wallet away and only one who refused were pigs.
Big wolf: few
things we have to do and then we are done.
First wolf:
and we can go home?
Big wolf: no,
you can't go home.
Second wolf:
we thought we can go home early.
Big wolf: may
be some wolves will go home early.
First wolf:
big wolf and his answers.
Big pig: we have to buy something to barricade this door.
This wolf always
tries to impress some kids from one to four.
First pig: he
is only trying to have stuff done.
Mrs. piggy:
he doesn't want to eat us?
Big pig: he
has a job with break in cafeteria.
We have to remind
him, its not the same door.
First pig: wolf
is scandalous.
Big pig: “pigs".
Wolf can't live
without that name.
First pig: its cold.
Big pig: if it wasn't cold we wouldn't have a job.
Second pig: one hundred forty two pizzas, nine pizzas per hour.
First pig: lets finish all of them.
Big pig: only on the break.
Mrs piggy: we don't eat at work.
Second pig: oh, you don't eat.
Big pig: with this winter joy,
Lets deliver this natural pizza to its natural habitat.
To the squirrels.
They have been drinking from the morning.
Missis piggy: tell squirrels stop calling me “dude".
I am “she”, I am “her", I am “mrs. piggy”.
Big pig: wolf is late.
First pig:
wolf sent a complaint.
Apparently,
he doesn't fit in our houses.
Big pig:
reply, only for wolf, if you don’t fit, you have to quit.
First pig: the
only reason wolf comes here, is because his wife is cleaning the house.
Sometimes
she takes the whole weekend.
Big pig: how
many rooms do theh have?
First pig:
all the rooms are round and the storage.
Big pig:
really?
Second pig:
this why wolf comes so dramatic over here.
All he does
is complaining.
First pig: you
can't compare pig’s wife and wolf’s wife.
First pig:
we tell wolf, he is not at home.
Sweet and sour leopards.
Monkey: I am genius.
This is my dream.
Day dream.
Pig: I have those dreams in the morning.
Sour leopard: is this our fault too?
Pig: yeah.
Elephant: I have to wear my glasses.
I thought, I see two of you.
One here and one over there.
Sour leopard: I teleported.
Monkey: this is sour leopard.
He starts a lot of trouble and get no trouble.
Pig: fantastic.
Sweet and sour leopards.
Sour leopard: too much stuff to put away.
Monkey: banana.
Sour leopard: oh, yeah.
From the morning.
Monkey: yes.
We should be in shape.
At least one of us.
Sour leopard: you can save it.
Monkey: you can do it!
Until five o'clock.
Pig: take your time.
Sour leopard: who should I listen to?
From the time go a lot wider.
From eight o'clock!
Monkey: we practice on listening the cat first.
Perfecting ourselves.
At least we have a chance not worry about nothing.
Pig: best thing we do.
How it was before, fifty millions years ago.
Elephant: who, where?
Monkey: elephant, we speed diel you all our questions.
Sour leopard: a lot of money we are making?
Monkey: actually, no.
Pig: when you are working outside, you are getting more sun.
Sour leopard: by going back and forth?
Monkey: only five days a week.
Then you have weekends.
Pig: all two days.
Sour leopard: oh, well.
Monkey: we are preventing you from spending on miscellaneous stuff on extra weekends.
Pig: from this morning.
Sour leopard: is it?
Pig: when you wake up and going to work.
Monkey: you are not going to spend on weekend again.
Pig: you have more days to work for it.
Sour leopard: what if it is cold outside?
Pig: only – 1.
Monkey: you don't see frost on your hands.
How far are you moving banana boxes?
From outside to inside.
Sour leopards: where are the tigers?
Monkey: they are so soft.
Very weird feeling.
Pig: tigers take no for nonsense.
Monkey: we don't know who we will vote for.
Pig: election is on the weekend.
Monkey: don’t say anything to anyone.
You will work quietly.
Then we vote for your.
Pig: I think, you confuse the two.
Sour leopard: where are the small banana boxes?
If you take little cases from the ship.
Little pigs: we are still wondering.
Pig: okay!
Sour leopard: may be do some explanation to your little pigs?
Pig: good luck with that.
Sweet leopard: good morning!
Pig: boss, boss, boss!
Where are the cookies!
Monkey: you had some nice vacation.
Sweet leopard: I actually wasn't on vacation.
I was working in another zoo.
Pig: this is so nice.
President deer: you can’t find bigger then this?
Pig: only one ton.
It's not a lot for a pig.
Monkey: it’s for the kitchen paper.
How much he eats?
Pig: not everyone jokes differently.
President deer: I see every one is angry.
Or may be it’s me.
Pig: monkey, we made a mistake.
Monkey: we thought deer is different.
Pig: now we know what's different.
Now he is going to sit in front of you.
President deer: sometimes we have problems.
Nothing, nothing.
Pig (to the monkey): we don't like it.
President deer: I see beautiful young ladies!
Pig: no.
Pig: he is talking to us.
Monkeys: pigs always bring their women to very important meetings.
Pig: president deer brought a lot of food.
Monkey: we brought it back.
President deer (quietly): there are few normal animals.
The rest are pigs and monkeys.
Pig: we love it!
Bravo!
Monkey: does it.
Pig: you know what’s funny?
Wait until president deer starts to audit our business.
We watch it every day.
And our people.
Monkey: make it nice.
Pig is lying in the mud and monkey is eating banana. President deer and zebra are walking by.
President deer: right in front of my eyes.
Pig: quick break.
Monkey: eating soup.
We made some for you.
Pig: we are busy, but not very busy.
President deer: right in front of my eyes.
Monkey: you don't have to see what we are doing.
President deer: I don't want to see it.
My stress levels are high already.
Zebra: pigs are monkeys are crazy.
And this is not a joke.
(leave)
Monkey: zebras always say bad staff about us.
Pig: why are we so different!
Monkey: president deer has all the money.
Pig: what should we do.
Please them or please us?
Monkey: work.
Only one hour left.
Congratulations.
Pig: today, five hours of my day I thought it was Saturday.
Monkey: you know what I like about my job?
I don't think about it when I go home.
Pig: kids are happy!
Monkey: customers are happy!
Pig: too much work.
Bee (flying by): be happy.
And if someone is miserable, (swears) buzz them.
Pig: it is so true.
Monkey: actually, hold on.
President deer: why are you sliding?
Pig: lunch time.
President: raining.
Very good.
Pig: good for who?
Not good for my plants.
They supposed to be dry now.
President deer: are you working here?
You can get a copy of president burger.
Pig: this is cool.
President deer: have a good lunch.
Monkey: left?
All zoos are the same.
Bee: you can change it.
Pig: everyone should be like my three hundred nephews and cousins.
Bee: babies.
Pig: sleeping al day.
Someone rub my belly!
Monkey: this why you are sleepy?
Pig: they are staying in my house.
This why I tell my kids,
Get a job.
At least on the paper.
Bee: you have to experience.
If you work in the zoo
And never experience the management,
You are in the wrong zoo.