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Chapter 21
Ifyou’regoingtostayhereIshallstay,too."
"Don’tberidiculous,"saidCharlotte."Youcan’tstayhere.ZuckermanandLurvyandJohnArableandtheotherswillbebackanyminutenow,andthey’llshoveyouintothatcrateandawayyou’llgo.Besides,itwouldn’tmakeanysenseforyoutostay.Therewouldbenoonetofeedyou.TheFairGroundswillsoonbeemptyanddeserted."
Wilburwasinapanic.Heracedroundandroundthepen.Suddenlyhehadanidea-hethoughtoftheeggsacandthefivehundredandfourteenlittlespidersthatwouldhatchinthespring.IfCharlotteherselfwasunabletogohometothebarn,atleasthemusttakeherchildrenalong.
Wilburrushedtothefrontofhispen.Heputhisfrontfeetuponthetopboardandgazedaround.InthedistancehesawtheArablesandtheZuckermansapproaching.Heknewhewouldhavetoactquickly.
"Where’sTempleton?"hedemanded.
"He’sinthatcorner,underthestraw,asleep,"saidCharlotte.
Wilburrushedover,pushedhisstrongsnoutundertherat,andtossedhimintotheair.
"Templeton!"screamedWilbur."Payattention!"
Therat,surprisedoutofasoundsleep,lookedfirstdazedthendisgusted.
"Whatkindofmonkeyshineisthis?"hegrowled."Can’taratcatchawinkofsleepwithoutbeingrudelypoppedintotheair?"
"Listentome!"criedWilbur."Charlotteisveryill.Shehasonlyashorttimetolive.Shecannotaccompanyushome,becauseofhercondition.Therefore,itisabsolutelynecessarythatItakehereggsacwithme.Ican’treachit,andIcan’tclimb.Youaretheonlyonethatcangetit.
