Written and Illustrated by Zoe Ho
Orangepig’s mummy discovers one day, her daughter knee deep in things thrown away.
“Check out these maracas!,” the piggy rumbas.
“My dear piggy,” Mummy exclaims. “Don’t be playing such
silly games!
Get rid of the shoe box, the flip flops, the old socks! What use is a clock that has
ticks but no tocks?”
Orangepig replies, “One
pig’s trash
is another’s treasure,
Use your imagination, and you’ll always find pleasure.
Look at this car, the shiny chrome will go far. And an alien telephone, they don’t like to be alone!”
“Mummy, do you like this painting of
you?
OOooh I love this old can of blue. Look at the glinty gold wrapper I glued, it’s perfect for a prize winner like you!”
“Alright Orangepig, go take a bath,” says Mummy. “It’s time for school, my little hunny.”
pox? Let’s take your temperature and call Doctor Gox !” “Orangepiggy, do you have the
Orangepig giggles, “The pox? No way! I found a purple marker that was thrown away.
And now I am a spotty leopard looking for prey! RARR!”
“Ok Mummy, I’ll get dressed for school.
this pineapple will make me look cool.
And
My newspaper outfit is the latest hit, and a paper-plate bag adds some swag.
Plastic pack bubble wrap
pop, pop, pop!�
Chattering on fashion, Orangepig is all aglow. “They’re the latest designs from Paris you know,
recycling twist, I’ll be rolling in dough.” With a
Mummy says “I think you are wasting your time.”
Orangepig declines,
sublime! It’s refreshing like lime! “Recycling is
trash is another’s treasure,
One pig’s
Use your imagination and you’ll always find pleasure.”
No one at school is ready for the scene, of Orangepig as a
pineapple queen.
These boys should be reported to the dean.
These girls whisper, quiet as mice, “Look, she’s a pineapple!
Haha, that’s nice.
Let’s go and ask if we can have some rice.”
A thunderous flash flood flubs a riverside excursion one day, “How will we go home?” cry the piggies as their bus rolls away.
“Listen everyone,” Orangepig does a dropkick. “I have just the trick, but we need to work quick. Let’s gather snack bags, banana leaves and sticks!”
weave it together, this way and that. “We’ll
Blow up the bags and tie them to the raft. Fold up some paper to make fancy rain hats!”
paddle and push and heave and ho, The harder we work, the faster we go! “Now
best banana leaf boat in all Asia. Why if we had to, it’d float us to Malaysia!” This is the
Their parents’ hearts
burn with concern, but before the sun sets, the children
return.
The hugs are aplenty, and the tears are salty. The thanks for Orangepig the heroine are very, very hearty. The parents gush, “Thank you for saving Molly, Suzy, Bobby and Michael, by making things so amazing when you recycle.
Praised beyond measure, Orangepig blushes,
“One pig’s trash is another’s treasure, Use your imagination, and you’ll always find pleasure.”