I saw this story in the Daily Mail and I melted from the cuteness of it all. Cinders the piggy was afraid to get his dainty tootsies dirty and stayed away from the mud…until the owners remembered a set of mini-wellies they had and used as pencil-holders. The result? Behold, and ooh and aah in unison with the whole world:

And for all of us animal lovers, rest assured: Cinders is a pet–so it won’t end up in a sausage of British import near you. (More pictures in the original article.)