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Narrator:
[Six weeks later]
Wilbur was what the farmers call a "spring pig", which means he was born in springtime. By the time he was six weeks old, he'd grown so, you'd never have known he started life as a runt. Wilbur had gotten so big, in fact, that John Arable decided that it was time he stopped being a pet, and start being a pig. Arable:
[At the Arable house]
He's got to go, Fern. Fern Arable:
Papa, no! Arable:
You've had your fun raising a baby pig, but Wilbur's got to be sold. He's not a baby anymore and his brothers and sisters are already sold. Fern Arable:
[Fern starts crying and runs outside]
Oh Papa!
[Six weeks later]
Wilbur was what the farmers call a "spring pig", which means he was born in springtime. By the time he was six weeks old, he'd grown so, you'd never have known he started life as a runt. Wilbur had gotten so big, in fact, that John Arable decided that it was time he stopped being a pet, and start being a pig. Arable:
[At the Arable house]
He's got to go, Fern. Fern Arable:
Papa, no! Arable:
You've had your fun raising a baby pig, but Wilbur's got to be sold. He's not a baby anymore and his brothers and sisters are already sold. Fern Arable:
[Fern starts crying and runs outside]
Oh Papa!
Full Transcript
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Wilbur was what farmers call a spring pig
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meaning he was born in springtime
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When he was 6 weeks old
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he'd grown so
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you'd never have known he started life as a runt
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Wilbur had gotten so big in fact
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that John Arabel decided
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it was time he stopped being a pet
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and started being a pig
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He's got to go Fern
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Papa no
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You've had your fun raising a baby pig
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but Wilbur's got to be sold
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He's not a baby anymore
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and his brothers and sisters
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are already sold
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Oh Papa
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Movie Summary
Wilbur is a farm pig who's terrified that he'll end up on the dinner table. His friend Charlotte, a charming spider, comes to his rescue. She weaves words into her web, convincing the farmer that Wilbur is too special a pig to kill.

