Just at the right time, a pig named GG Bond came into the world.

Then there's a pig named Homer who saunters out of his bedroom, which has been enlarged five times.

But there is no use talking about Charlotte until we have talked about her best friend - a pig named Wilbur.

From 1972 she wrote stories for young writers about a pig named Tamworth, named after the town she grew up in.

Even the narrator's pig, named Clint Eastwood, is meant to be a symbol of the West's cultural reach.

The stories follow a pig named Poppleton who moves from the city to a small town and enjoys humorous adventures with his friends and neighbors.

In one of the best episodes, Nora photographs a pig named Snowball.

He also quickly befriends a pig named Mefisto.

A second pig, named Percival was later added to meet the high demand to ride the pig.

The second of the trio, a pig named Flenser, said, "We heard you were more likely to be hanging around with administration stiffs."