He buried it halfway in the sand
"Come and help me get the pigs out of the sand pit!" he called out.
His master ran as fast as he could to the sand pit. There he saw one of the pigs halfway out of the sand. He and Peter together soon pulled it out completely. Then he took hold of the tail nearby. To his horror it appeared to break off in his hand.
"Run to the house and ask my wife to give you two shovels!" cried the owner of the pigs. "With the shovels we can dig out the rest of the pigs."
The boy ran to the house. He knew that his master kept his money in two big bags.
"My master says that you shall give me his two money bags," said Peter to his mistress.
The woman did not approve of doing this. "Are you sure he said both of them?" she asked.
"Yes, both of them," said Peter. "Go ask him yourself."