Summary
The crickets feel that it is their duty to warn everyone of the end of summer and the coming of change. Everyone hears it and knows change is coming; there is a bit of sadness in the air.
Wilbur is still the center of attention, and he spends his time trying to look radiant for his visitors. His friends worry that the praise could go to his head, but he is a modest pig and not changed by his new fame. He worries, in his dreams, that Charlotte’s plan could still fail, but during the day, he is excited about the upcoming Fair.
One morning, he asks Charlotte if she is going with him to the Fair. First, she says no; she has work to do. She explains that it is time for her to lay her eggs. She gives in a bit when she sees how much it will worry Wilbur if she is not there, telling him she will go if she possibly can.