The story of Flick begins at birth when born the runt of the litter gets rejected by his Father who is the farmers prize boar, this leads to him being badly tormented and teased by his brothers. But through the love of his Mother and sister Julie he lives to triumph and overcome all his set backs. Then with new found confidence he turns what was once an embarrassing feature into an asset.Without giving the story away Flick is a very unusual pig that does eventually become admired by all to end up making friends with a wonderful wild Hare a great character who after being helped by Flick becomes his best friend...These two then as the story evolves strike up a very strong friendship with a Beaver named Bodger.All wonderful characters that make this a story book for all kids to enjoy and delight in...