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           Iknow,becauseIhavebeendownthereandseenthem.Itsays,’SomePig,’justasclearasclearcanbe.Therecanbenomistakeaboutit.Amiraclehashappenedandasignhasoccurredhereonearth,rightonourfarm,andwehavenoordinarypig."

           "Well,"saidMrs.Zuckerman,"itseemstomeyou’realittleoff.Itseemstomewehavenoordinaryspider."

           "Oh,no,"saidZuckerman."It’sthepigthat’sunusual.Itsaysso,rightthereinthemiddleoftheweb."

           "Maybeso,"saidMrs.Zuckerman."Justthesame,Iintendtohavealookatthatspider."

           "It’sjustacommongreyspider,"saidZuckerman.

           Theygotup,andtogethertheywalkeddowntoWilbur’syard.

           "Yousee,Edith?It’sjustacommongreyspider."

           Wilburwaspleasedtoreceivesomuchattention.Lurvywasstillstandingthere,andMr.andMrs.Zuckermanallthree,stoodforaboutanhour,readingthewordsontheweboverandover,andwatchingWilbur.

           Charlottewasdelightedwiththewayhertrickwasworking.

           Shesatwithoutmovingamuscle,andlistenedtotheconversationofthepeople.Whenasmallflyblunderedintotheweb,justbeyondthewordpig,"Charlottedroppedquicklydown,rolledtheflyup,andcarrieditoutoftheway.

           Afterawhilethefoglifted.Thewebdriedoffandthewordsdidn’tshowupsoplainly.TheZuckermansandLurvywalkedbacktothehouse.Justbeforetheyleftthepigpen,Mr.ZuckermantookonelastlookatWilbur.

           "Youknow,"hesaid,inanimportantvoice,"I’vethoughtallalongthatthatpigofourswasanextragoodone.He’sasolidpig.Thatpigisassolidastheycome.