Life for Fern and Wilbur is happy and peaceful. Fern loves to take care of Wilbur, feeding him, bathing him, taking him for walks in her baby carriage. Wilbur is allowed to sleep in a box in the Arables' kitchen, and then, as he grows, a bigger box in the woodshed. When he turns two weeks old, Wilbur is moved outside to a straw-filled box under the apple tree, and Fern is relieved to see that her little pig knows how to stay warm at night by covering himself with straw.
Days go by peacefully, with Wilbur riding along in Fern's doll stroller and following her and Avery down to the brook, where he plays in the mud while.....
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