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About This Passage
This short sentence is E. B. White letting the reader enjoy the sparkle of Wilbur before the danger of the Fair begins. The passage rewards the Scout for careful writing with three colors (pure, white, pink) and one soft comparison (smooth as silk), so the child hears how simple words can build a whole picture.
When Mrs. Zuckerman got through and rubbed him dry, he was the cleanest, prettiest pig you ever saw. He was pure white, pink around the ears and snout, and smooth as silk.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell someone who has not read Chapter 16 what happens from the moment Wilbur gets his buttermilk bath to the moment the truck drives away with everybody on it.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story shows that Charlotte has changed her mind about going to the Fair with Wilbur?
- How do you know Templeton did not want to go to the Fair at first, and what makes the old sheep's story change his mind?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Clean with nothing else mixed in.
Item 2
The color of fresh snow or milk.
Item 3
A soft, light red color.
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