Will the party who addressed me last night kindly come out of hiding? When your stomach is empty and your mind is full, it's always hard to sleep, but sleep and Wilbur finally found each other. NARRATOR: Wilbur's stomach was empty, and his mind was full. You'll see me in the morning, and I'll explain everything then. I'll be your friend, and I'll try to save your life.
Yes, I want a friend, but I want to live, too. You're certainly making a beautiful noise. I want to stay here in my warm manure pile and breathe the beautiful air and lie in the beautiful sun.
Templeton, would you do something-omething- omething about Wilbur, please? Just as soon as cold weather sets in, they'll kill you. In the fall you'll be turned into smoked bacon and ham. Sheep, for instance, are highly regarded by Zuckerman because we furnish him with good quality wool. In the second place, sheep do not play with pigs. In the first place, you can't get out of your pen. Play? I hardly know the meaning of the word. I'm staying here and hatching my goslings. NARRATOR: It felt good to hear a word of praise, but what he really wanted was a friend. Something's wrong with that new pig, Homer. ♪ I can talk Now, aren't you glad, glad, glad? ♪ Dramatically improved Since I was dumb ♪ Oh, you can do better, better, better than that. I'm sitting, sitting on my eggs, but if you'd like to come here and talk, you're welcome, welcome, welcome. The young pig was taken from his home under the apple tree and sold down the road to Fern's uncle Homer Zuckerman. NARRATOR: The next day was the saddest one Fern and Wilbur had ever known. He's not a baby anymore, and his brothers and sisters are already sold.įern's learning the hard facts of farm life. You've had your fun raising a baby pig, but Wilbur's got to be sold. Wilbur had gotten so big, in fact, that John Arabel decided it was time he stopped being a pet and started being a pig. When he was 6 weeks old, he'd grown so, you'd never have known he started life as a runt. NARRATOR: Wilbur was what farmers call a spring pig, meaning he was born in springtime. It's my old comfy blanket, when I was little. It's time for him to start behaving like a pig. This pig now sits at the table like family? You know, Henry, you ought to have a dog or something. Papa gave him to me because he was the r-u-n-t. NARRATOR: But to a boy named Henry Fussy, fun was something he'd only heard about. ♪ I used to think The sum of 1 and 1 was 2 ♪
♪ I don't know how to say The things I'm thinking of ♪ ♪ Together we are better Than we used to be ♪ Seems you've already got more wildlife than you can take care of, Avery. Then you'd see what trouble a pig can be.Ī pig doesn't grow fat on kisses and hugs.įern was up at daylight, fighting injustice. I've got a mind to let you raise this pig. This is the most terrible case of injustice I ever heard of. If I had been very small, would you have killed me? This is a matter of life and death, and you say control yourself. He'd seen size of the pig, and he wasn't looking forward to what had to be done.įern, you will have to learn to control yourself. Root and grunt, push and shove, room for everybody. The air is so sweet, and everywhere you look, little miracles are happening.īuds swell into blossoms, eggs hatch, young are born.Įverything's off to a fresh start, and life is good and busy and brand-new.Īround a barnyard, big families are a blessing. NARRATOR: This old world is filled with wonders, but to me there's no place more wonderful than a farm in springtime, when the sun is just lifting on the skyline.