" So,” said Silas. “Now there are only three of us.” “And a pig,” said Kandar. “Why?” asked Miss Lupescu, with a wolf-tongue, through wolf teeth. “Why the pig?” “It’s lucky,” said Kandar. Miss Lupescu growled, unconvinced. “Did Haroun have a pig?” asked Kandar, simply. "

― Neil Gaiman , The Graveyard Book