THERE'S A PIG IN MY BED! (GERMAN OCCUPATION OF CHANNEL ISLANDS)
If you have read about rationing in the UK during World War II, you will know that it was difficult, time-consuming, but also that it basically worked, due to the Ministry of Food, Lord Woolton, (don't forget Lord Woolton's pie!) the many shop keepers, and all of the citizens who made it happen. Although waiting in queues for ages to get either sardines, one orange, or a bit of plaice was not easy for most housewives. But rationing on the Channel Islands was another thing entirely, because this was the only place in the UK occupied by German troops, who landed there to use the deep harbors. They took whatever they could find, left little for the citizens, and their occupation led to some seriously crafty ways of getting around restrictions and military oversight. One recent story I read--true--is about a small pig which had been hidden in some crofter's cellar. How they managed to do this without detection I do not know, except people...
