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           "Oink,oink,oink!"

           "Thetruckisrollingaway,Papa,"saidFern.

           Thetruck,withnooneatthewheel,hadstartedtorolldownhill.Mr.Arabledashedtothedriver’sseatandpulledontheemergencybrake.Thetruckstopped.Thegeesecheered.Charlottecrouchedandmadeherselfassmallaspossibleintheknothole,soAverywouldn’tseeher.

           "Comeoutatonce!"criedMrs.Arable.Averycrawledoutofthecrateonhandsandknees,makingfacesatWilbur.Wilburfaintedaway.

           "Thepighaspassedout,"saidMrs.Zuckerman."Throwwateronhim!"

           "Throwbuttermilk!"suggestedAvery.

           Thegeesecheered.

           Lurvyranforapailofwater.FernclimbedintothepenandkneltbyWilbur’sside.

           "It’ssunstroke,"saidZuckerman."Theheatistoomuchforhim."

           "Maybehe’sdead,"saidAvery.

           "Comeoutofthatpigpenimmediately!"criedMrs.Arable.Averyobeyedhismotherandclimbedintothebackofthetrucksohecouldseebetter.LurvyreturnedwithcoldwateranddasheditonWilbur.

           "Throwsomeonme!"criedAvery."I’mhot,too."

           "Oh,keepquiet!"holleredFern."Keepqui-ut!"Hereyeswerebrimmingwithtears.

           Wilbur,feelingthecoldwater,cameto.Heroseslowlytohisfeet,whilethegeesecheered.

           "He’sup!"saidMr.Arable."Iguessthere’snothingwrongwithhim."

           "I’mhungry,"saidAvery."Iwantacandiedapple."

           "Wilbur’sallrightnow,"saidFern."Wecanstart.IwanttotakearideintheFerriswheel."

           Mr.ZuckermanandMr.ArableandLurvygrabbedthepigandpushedhimheadfirsttowardthecrate.Wilburbegantostruggle.

           Theharderthemenpushed,theharderheheldback