Burnese, the Captain Cooker piglet

The rescue of Burnese the pig.

Burnese was rescued by Jayden and the people that work with Steve. Burnese and her siblings were in a controlled burn off, the other siblings died and the sow ran away. After they had caught the little piglet, she was kept a backpack for the rest of the day by one of the workers. Burnese was found in Dart Valley, the men thought the sow had 5 or 6 piglets. She was the runt of her litter. Burnese is a captain cooker pig. She has black fur and a little straight tail. She will live with Matt until she is old enough to live on a farm that belongs to one of the workers that works with Steve.

I want a pig to raise, they are really cute when they are little. Jasmyn

Jayden rescued Miss Burnese in a burn off. The other piglets ran away. Five piglets were dead in the burn off. Jayden saved Miss Burnese. Steve burned off space to plant trees in the forest. The burn off was at Dart Valley, it is near Motueka. Jayden put the little piglet in his backpack, and at the end of the day he gave it to Steve (Matt’s dad) to look after.
Miss Burnese is living with Matt and when she is older she will go and live on a farm. If Jayden hadn’t found her she might have died. Quentin

Steve is the forestry contractor. Steve lit a controlled fire nearby where there was a group of piglets. Most of the piglets were killed in the fire. After the fire burn off. Jayden, a man, went over the hills. Suddenly a piglet came running out and Jayden ran after it and caught it. He put it in his backpack for the whole day. When Jayden saw Steve, he gave him the pig.
So he took it home for Matt and Katherine to look after. It was a lucky pig. Dylan

A little piglet was rescued by Jayden from a controlled burn off. Jayden put the piglet in his bag for the rest of the day. After work Jayden went to Steve and gave him the piglet. When Steve got home he said to Matt “Here’s a piglet you have to look after.” Two weeks after Katharine named the piglet, Burnese. Burnese is small and black. She is really fluffy and she has a little straight tail. She will go to a farm when she’s older.
She is a really cute Piglet. Paige

We found this great story, which is based on emails, (it's a true story) in our School Junior Journal, 42. We read it to our buddies and Samantha and Jasmyn read it to the class. Ebony Beani, is a little Captain Cooker, just like Burnese.