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Charlotte's Web: Chapter 19 'The Egg Sac' by E.B. White | Children Book Read Aloud

In the morning, as the birds begin to sing, Wilbur wakes up and looks around for Charlotte. When he spots her, he sees that she looks small and wan—beside her, though is a “curious object” which looks a lot like “cotton candy.” When Wilbur asks Charlotte what the object is, she says it’s her “magnum opus”—her greatest work. It is an egg sac full of five hundred and fourteen eggs.

https://www.litcharts.com/lit/charlotte-s-web/chapter-19-the-egg-sac

Charlotte's Web: Chapter 18 'The Cool of the Evening' by E.B. White | Children Book Read Aloud

In the cool of the evening, when shadows darkened the Fair Grounds, Templeton crept from the carte and looked around. Wilbur lay asleep in the straw. Charlotte was building a web. Templeton's keen nose detected many fine smells in the air. The rat was hungry and thirsty. He decided to go exploring. Without saying anything to anybody, he started off. 

http://bilseung.blogspot.com/2013/09/chapter-18-cool-of-evening.html

Charlotte's Web: Chapter 17 'Uncle' by E.B. White | Children Book Read Aloud

The scene at the fair is jovial and bustling as the Zuckermans and the Arables arrive. The Ferris wheel is turning, and the smell of hamburgers fills the air. Mr & Mrs arable give the overexcitedFern and Avery some money to go off by themselves and play games, and the two children run off into the hubbub dreaming of rides, prizes, and treats.

https://www.litcharts.com/lit/charlotte-s-web/chapter-17-uncle 

Charlotte's Web: Chapter 16 'Off to the Fair' (Part 2) by E.B. White | Children Book Read Aloud

Wilbur and Charlotte are ready to go to the fair - but Wilbur won't get onto the truck without a struggle.

The night before the fair, all the humans in the story dream about it.  Fern dreams she gets sick in the swings. The morning of the fair, all is hustle and bustle. Fern puts on her prettiest dress because she knows she'll be seeing boys. Lurvy prepares Wilbur's crate. Mrs. Zuckerman gives the pig a bath in buttermilk, and he emerges looking like "the cleanest, prettiest pig you ever saw."

https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Charlottes-Web/chapter-16-summary/

Charlotte's Web: Chapter 15 'Crickets' by E.B. White | Children Book Read Aloud

As the long days of summer wind down, crickets all across the countryside sing a song mourning the season’s end. The animals wonder when the first frosts will arrive, and are sad summer has come to a close.

https://www.litcharts.com/lit/charlotte-s-web/chapter-15-the-crickets

Charlotte's Web: Chapter 14 'Dr Dorian' by E.B. White | Children Book Read Aloud

Fern's mother leaves to visit a town doctor named Dr. Dorian. She tells him about her concerns for Fern - how much time Fern spends with Wilbur the pig, the web that Charlotte weaves letters into, and the miracle that everyone believes has happened.

Charlotte's Bedtime Stories | From Chapter 13 of Charlotte's Web by EB White

At the end of Chapter 13 Wilbur is tired after spending the day being 'Terrific' and he asks Charlotte to tell him a bedtime story. She tells Wilbur about her remarkable cousins and sings him a lullaby. 

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Charlotte's Web: Chapter 13 'Good Progress' by E.B. White | Children Book Read Aloud

Charlotte works hard on her web all through the night while the other barn animals sleep all around her. The process is long and boring, and Charlotte talks to herself “as though to cheer herself on” as she spells out the long word “terrific.”

https://www.litcharts.com/lit/charlotte-s-web/chapter-13-good-progress

Charlotte's Web: Chapter 12 'A Meeting' by E.B. White | Children Book Read Aloud

One evening, Charlotte calls a meeting of all the barn animals. She takes a roll call and finds that everyone is present except for Templeton. Charlotte announces that she has called the meeting in order to get suggestions from the other animals—she needs new ideas for another web in order to keep the momentum going and ensure that Wilbur’s life is safe. The goose suggests writing “terrific” in the web, and Charlotte agrees that the word will impress Homer.

https://www.litcharts.com/lit/charlotte-s-web/chapter-12-a-meeting