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Charlotte's Web
Charlottes's Web Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wilbur | The famous runt pig raised by Fern Arable who is saved from being turned into pork chops by a clever spider. |
| Charlotte | The grey barn spider who spins words like "SOME PIG!" and "TERRIFIC" into her web to save Wilbur. |
| Templeton | The greedy, food-loving farm rat who searches trash dumps for newspaper ads to give Charlotte inspiration for her web words. |
| Homer Zuckerman | Fern Arable's uncle and the owner of the farm barn where Wilbur lives and where the magical written webs appear. |
| 514 | The total number of spider eggs tucked inside Charlotte's peach-colored sac, from which 511 babies eventually "fly" away. |
| Ballooning | The natural process where newborn spiders spin small silk parachutes and use the warm breeze to fly away to new homes. |
| Joy and Aranea | Two of Charlotte's three baby daughters (along with Nellie) who choose to stay behind in the barn instead of ballooning away. |
| Humble | The final word woven into the silk web at the county fairgrounds, which Templeton found on a scrap of paper in the trash. |
| Terrific | One of the early words woven by Charlotte into her web to amaze the local townspeople, along with "Some Pig" and "Radiant." |
| E.B. White | The famous American author who wrote this classic 1952 children's novel, as well as "Stuart Little" and "The Trumpet of the Swan." |
| Dr. Dorian | The local doctor to whom Fern's mother turns for help when she becomes worried that Fern spends too much time talking to barn animals. |
| What's a life, anyways? | The poignant quote spoken by Charlotte to Wilbur at the fairgrounds before passing away, reflecting on the natural cycles of life. |