After several days spent waiting for an idea of how to save Wilbur, Charlotte finally comes up with a plan. She reasons that if she can fool a bug, she should definitely be able to fool a man.
The next morning, Fern and Avery go to the Zuckermans' and swing on the rope swing in the barn. Once they tire of that pursuit, they decide to go visit Wilbur, where Avery quickly spies Charlotte in her corner. He decides he wants to add her to his collection, but he loses his balance and falls over Wilbur's trough, crushing Templeton's rotten egg. The awful smell runs the children out of the cellar. Soon, Lurvy brings Wilbur.....
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