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It is a tale of two brothers who are separated as babies only to reunite as adults during a war. It is told almost entirely non-verbally.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/WatsPig|title = Western Animation: Wat's Pig|access-date = 5 February 2015|website = TV Tropes}}</ref> It based loosely on the story of [[The Prince and the Pauper]].<ref name="Dalton">Ray Harryhausen. Tony Dalton. ''A Century of Model Animation: From Méliès to Aardman''. 2008. Watson-Guptill. p. 228.</ref>

Many years later, the two brothers live as neighbours, never knowing of each other's existence or identities. In the castle, the brother lives as a powerful and wealthy Earl, while his brother Wat, who has been raised since childhood by the pig, scrapes a living in his humble hovel. When a nearby Baron threatens the Earl with war, the brother in the castle is too soft to fight. Wat is the sole survivor of a battle.

The twins are united just as the Earl approaches the castle; their overjoyed mother recognises Wat and embraces him. The frightened brother has Wat take his place in battle. Wat is preferred by those who formerly served the Earl, who flees to the hovel. Later, he awakens to find Wat and his mother and the pig resting and the castle destroyed, and Wat tries to trach him the life of a peasant.<ref>[https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/39011-Wats-Pig BCDB]{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>