Charlotte's Web; Chapter 3

The barn Wilbur went to was very large. It had weird smells and strange objects. But it was peaceful. The animals did not interact with each other. Fern would visit Wilbur almost every single day. Fern enjoyed watching him from outside of the pigpen on an old milking stool. She was not allowed to take Wilbur out of the pen or get into the pen. The animals grew to trust her and love her just as Wilbur did. One day Fern did not come and Wilbur was very sad and bored. Then the goose talked to him and told him that there was one board loose on the pig pen. Wilbur found the loose board and escaped. He enjoyed his time out for a moment until he was spotted by Mrs. Zuckerman. Then Mr. Zuckerman, Lurvey and the cocker spanial cornered him and even with the coaching of the other animals, which confused Wilbur terribly, he could not get free. Mr. Zuckerman had some warm slops and Wilbur decided it was not worth the trouble to be free when he could eat and be comfortable inside the coziness of his pen. When Wilbur was safe and sound back inside eating to his heart's content, he enjoyed the warm compliments of the people saying he would make a good pig. Then he decide he was too young to be free in the world and even though it was early he was ready for bed.