Thirteen fun facts about Piglet from Winnie the Pooh
1. Piglet is the second shortest animal in the 100-acre wood, second only to Roo.
2. Piglet’s favorite food is haycorns.
3. Piglet was first introduced in the book Winnie the Pooh and featured prominently in The House on Pooh Corner.
4. Piglet was not included in the first Disney Pooh movie, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, in 1966. Piglet has appeared in all subsequent Disney Winnie the Pooh features.
5. Piglet is the only animal in the woods to have seen a Heffalump.
6. Piglet used to live in a Beech tree south of Pooh’s house. Owl has since moved into the Beech tree and Piglet moved in with Pooh.
7. Piglet was voiced by John Fielder until his death in 2005. The piglet character was subsequently voiced by Travis Oates.
8. Piglet wears a long striped shirt. The shirt was originally green. Disney changed the color to pink.
9. When Piglet gets nervous his ears twitch.
10. Next to this house was a piece of a broken sign which read, “Trespassers W.” This was believed to be Piglet’s grandfather’s name, and it is short for “Trespassers Will”, which is short for “Trespassers William”. Piglet’s grandfather had had two names in case he lost one – Trespassers after his uncle, and William after Trespassers.
11. Piglet has the ability to read and write and will occasionally write short notes.
12. The original Piglet was among Christopher Robin Milne’s toys and today resides in the New York Public Library beside CRM’s original teddy bear.
13. Piglet is best friends with Pooh.
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