When Wilbur finally meets his new friend, he finds out that they are very different.
• List some of Charlotte and Wilbur’s differences.
• What are some of the things that Wilbur dislikes about Charlotte, or some of the
things she does that scare him?
• What are some of her good qualities, or what does she do that Wilbur likes?
• Does Charlotte fit in at the barn? How do the other animals react to her?
All the animals react differently to the bad news that the old sheep gives Wilbur.
• What does the old sheep think about the farmers’ plan to kill Wilbur? Why?
• How does Wilbur react to the news? How does Charlotte react? Fern? Why?