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Charlotte's Web By E. B. White

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“A miracle has happened on the farm!” (Eph. chapter 11). In the book Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White, there is an extraordinarily smart spider named Charlotte who weaves words on her web that describe the pig Wilbur. Whenever this happens, many people come to visit the barn and they call it a miracle! Charlotte weaved many words into her website, these words were, SOME PIG, TERRIFIC, RADIANT, and HUMBLE. All of these words have extreme significance, especially SOME PIG. “When Charlotte weaved ‘SOME PIG’ into her web, Wilbur tried to look like ‘SOME PIG’.” (White chapter 11). Charlotte was Wilbur's first friend at the barn. Wilbur heard from an old sheep at the barn that he would be cooking bacon and ham when winter comes. Wilbur cried after hearing this. Charlotte assured Wilbur that he wouldn’t die. Charlotte thought if she weaved a word on her website, people would think Wilbur was special. So Charlotte weaved “SOME PIG” on her website and many people came to read this miracle. Wilbur was treated like a king, but still not assured that he wouldn’t die, so Charlotte weaved another word. …show more content…

Charlotte weaved “TERRIFIC” because when the miracle happened, Wilbur acted terrifically. So Charlotte worked all night on weaving this word. In the morning when Wilbur was getting his food, Lurvy the slopper, screamed “ANOTHER MIRACLE HAS OCCURRED” All the people had returned to see a special pig who was now TERRIFIC. Mr. Zuckerman, the owner, was very happy to have such an important pig. But Charlotte was still not assured that he wouldn’t be cooked, so Charlotte weaved another

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