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About This Passage
This is the chapter's quiet, happy ending for Charlotte. She is tired and old now, yet she knows she has finished the great thing she set out to do, save Wilbur, and so she feels peaceful and content. Copying it shows how a hard, loving job, once it is done, can fill even a weary heart with peace.
Her heart was not beating as strongly as usual and she felt weary and old, but she was sure at last that she had saved Wilbur's life, and she felt peaceful and contented.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell what happens in this chapter in order, from Wilbur waking to find the egg sac to the family driving off to the judges' booth. When you reach Charlotte's egg sac and the word 'Humble' in the web, slow down and tell why each one matters.
Discussion Questions
- Charlotte calls her egg sac her 'great work' and 'the finest thing I have ever made.' Why does Charlotte feel her egg sac is her greatest work of all? Use Charlotte's own words about the egg sac to explain what you think.
- Charlotte is proud of her beautiful, strong egg sac, but her voice also sounds sad. Why does Charlotte feel both proud and sad as she shows Wilbur the sac? Use the details of what Charlotte says to explain what you think.
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Vocabulary
Item 1
Not proud, and modest; the web word the family reads about Wilbur this morning.
Item 2
Very tired and worn out; how Charlotte feels as she grows old.
Item 3
A soft, silky case; Charlotte's egg sac looks like one made of cotton candy.
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