As simultaneous comment - I wish to bring to the attention of Friends of Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" a discussion point at Friends of Freddy the Pig, a detailed reading of Walter Brooks' props.
Friends of Freddy the Pig and Friends of George Orwell's Politics and the English Language should become aware of one another.
In Feddy Plays Football (page 94): Mr. Ollie Groper, the proprietor...(of the Centerboro Hotel)...never used a short word if a long one would do. "This here," he said as he shook hands, "is a most felicitious visitation."
This is a tacit acknowledgement of Orwell, which makes clear also that Animal Farm motivated Walter Brooks to create the Freddy the Pig books.
There are plenty of props in the books. When Freddy was checking in to the Centerboro Hotel in disguise, the reader learns:
Among the many disguises Freddy used in his detective work, the best was that of an old woman - probably because the bonnet hid his long nose, and the skirt came down to cover his trotters.
A source for contemplation of books with animals is
When I happened to find this interesting reading of Walter Brooks' props I requested copies of books from Stacks at the library and some of the Memorial Day weekend looked through them. The copy of Freddy Plays Football may be the one I read in the late 1950's. It was a busy weekend, I saw a color guard presentation at a cemetery and rode my bike along country roads.
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