You tell a woman,"Choose the man with the fattest pig in town," and then you ask her, "You choose the chicken or the pig?" If she chooses the chicken, you know you got a good woman.
I'm not exactly sure, but think about it. If you pick the pig, you get pork chops, bacon, pig feet, and chitterlings. Once you've eaten all of that, you're out of food. But, if you pick the chicken, you can eat eggs for as long as the chicken keeps laying them. Sure, the pig may be more tasty, but the chicken will last longer and choosing it shows you will make sacrifices and have foresight. Besides, pigs are filthy creatures.
Yeeey, more illustrations, and such a good proverb too! You cut a very handsome figure if I do say so. JUST WAIT. Everyone will be wearing suspenders and ball caps next season in the hopes of making themselves as dashing ;D ~
So why choosin the chicken would make a woman good?