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"Babe - Pig in the City"
By Evamarie Spataro

‘Babe Pig in the City’ is a delightful sequel to the hit movie ‘Babe’. This movie begins where ‘Babe’ left off. It all starts when Mr. Hoggit comes home
after the sheep dog contest, where people line up to see Babe.

All was well on the Hoggit’s farm until Mr. Hoggit went to fix the water pump. Babe wanted to help and fell into the well. Sadly, Mr.Hoggit was in the well when Babe fell in.  Babe severely injured Mr. Hoggit with his leap. Mr. Hoggit couldn’t do any farm work, so Mrs. Hoggit had to do everything.

One day, two men from the bank came to the farm. With all the fan mail the Hoggits received, the bills were unnoticed and were not paid. Another dilemma was Mrs. Hoggit couldn’t pay the bills because she wasn’t selling any vegetables to make money. The bank was going to sell the farm. Mrs. Hoggit had to bring Babe to a show to make extra money in an effort to pay the bills. When Mrs. Hoggit got off the plane at the stop over, the drug-sniffing dog found Babe in the luggage and barked. The humans thought that Babe had drugs in him. The people at the airport checked Mrs. Hoggit and Babe. By the time they are released they have missed their flight. They are stranded in the city and have to stay there for the night. All the adventure begins in the hotel where Mrs. Hoggit and Babe stayed in. To their surprise, it’s all filled with lots of animals! I won’t spoil the ending; it’s much more fun seeing it for yourself.

I enjoyed this movie a lot. I liked it because it had an entertaining story line and, of course, the talking animals. Actually, I prefer ‘Babe Pig in the City’ to the original movie ‘Babe’. My favorite character was the little Jack Russell terrier, who got around on wheels. I liked him because he acted the same way as my Jack Russell Terrier, Wishbone.

I wouldn’t take little children (ages 2-5 are considered little) to this movie because it has some tension in it, and that might scare them. This is a great movie that kids and adults will enjoy.

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