Heavy floods rocked Yibin County, Sichuan province in August, requiring villagers to evacuate themselves and their belongings from Hengjiang village.

As rescue workers waded through the water to help one pig to safety, internet users were charmed after it was caught on camera “smiling.” A Photoshop battle soon ensued…

flood pig smiling
The original image.
flood pig smiling
Photo: MixSaffron/Reddit.
flood pig smiling
Photo: Shopdude/Reddit and Metalkon/Reddit.
flood pig smiling
Photo: Cynar/Reddit.
flood pig smiling
Photo: itsinfo/Reddit.
flood pig smiling
Photo: avisioncame/Reddit and Razor505/Reddit.

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