Grandma Ruby had a tradition: every new car needed a lucky charm. When her granddaughter Sarah turned sixteen and got her first car—a slightly dented sedan that had seen better days—Grandma knew exactly what it needed.
“Every driver needs a co-pilot,” Grandma said, handing Sarah a small wrapped box.
Inside was the most cheerful little pig Sarah had ever seen. Round, pink, and sporting the happiest smile, it sat perfectly on the dashboard like it had been waiting its whole life for this exact spot.
“A pig?” Sarah tried not to sound disappointed. She’d been hoping for fuzzy dice or something cool.
“Not just any pig,” Grandma corrected. “A LUCKY pig. This little guy will keep you safe, remind you to smile, and bring good fortune on all your adventures.”
Sarah stuck the pig to her dashboard, mostly to make Grandma happy. The little piggy sat there, grinning away with its permanent expression of pure joy.
Then something funny started happening.
Every time Sarah got in the car feeling grumpy about early morning practice, the pig’s cheerful face would catch her eye. Hard to stay cranky when a delighted pig is smiling at you. When she was nervous about her driving test, she gave the pig a little tap for luck—and she passed on the first try. When her best friend had a terrible day, one look at the happy pig made her giggle despite everything.
“Your pig is magic,” her friend declared after finding a parking spot right in front of the movie theater on a busy Friday night.
“That was just luck,” Sarah said.
“Lucky pig luck!” her friend insisted, giving the piggy a grateful pat.
Soon, the Lucky Dashboard Piggy became part of the crew. Sarah’s little brother would say goodbye to the pig every time he got out of the car. Her dad started blaming it (jokingly) whenever he couldn’t find good parking. Her mom swore the pig helped her parallel park better.
Sarah brought the pig inside during road trips, setting it on hotel nightstands like a tiny travel companion. It sat on her desk during college application season, its unwavering smile reminding her that everything would work out. She even took a picture with it on graduation day.
“Still have that pig I gave you?” Grandma asked one afternoon, four years after that first gift.
Sarah glanced at her dashboard, where the Lucky Piggy sat in its usual spot, still grinning, still bringing good vibes. The pig had been there for her first date, her first fender bender (minor, thankfully), her first road trip with friends, her college visits, and countless drives where she needed to think, cry, or sing along badly to the radio.
“Of course I do,” Sarah said, reaching over to give the pig an affectionate pat. “Best co-pilot I’ve ever had.”
The pig didn’t respond, naturally. It just kept smiling that joyful, unshakable smile—the same smile that had greeted Sarah every single morning for four years, rain or shine, good days or bad, always ready for the next adventure.
“Told you it was lucky,” Grandma said with a knowing smile.
And you know what? She was absolutely right.
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