▁abandoned , ▁Wil bur ▁has ▁Temple ton ▁retrieve ▁her ▁egg ▁sac ▁to ▁take ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁farm , ▁just ▁before ▁she ▁dies . ▁Once ▁he ▁returns ▁to ▁H omer ' s ▁farm , ▁he ▁gu ards ▁the ▁egg ▁sac ▁until ▁the ▁winter . ▁The ▁next ▁spring , ▁Charlotte ' s ▁ 5 1 4 ▁children ▁are ▁h atch ed , ▁but ▁leave ▁the ▁farm , ▁causing ▁Wil bur ▁to ▁become ▁sad den ed ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁wanting ▁to ▁run ▁away . ▁Just ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁the ▁ram ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁three ▁of ▁them ▁did ▁not ▁fly ▁away . ▁P leased ▁at ▁finding ▁new ▁friends , ▁he ▁names ▁them ▁Joy , ▁Nell ie , ▁and ▁A rane a , ▁but ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁he ▁lov es ▁them , ▁they ▁will ▁never ▁replace ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁Charlotte . ▁ ▁Vo ice ▁cast ▁ ▁Henry ▁Gib son ▁as ▁Wil bur , ▁a ▁p ig ▁who ▁was ▁almost ▁killed ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁runt . ▁Over ▁time , ▁however , ▁he ▁grows ▁so ▁much ▁that ▁one ▁would ▁never ▁have ▁known ▁he ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁runt . ▁When ▁he ▁lear ns ▁of ▁his ▁fate ▁of ▁being ▁sla ugh tered , ▁Wil bur ▁instantly ▁breaks ▁down ▁into ▁tears , ▁until ▁Charlotte ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁do ▁whatever ▁it ▁takes ▁to ▁save ▁him . ▁Wil bur ▁is ▁a ▁friendly ▁p ig , ▁but ▁also ▁pr one ▁to ▁anx iety . ▁ ▁Deb bie ▁Reyn olds ▁as ▁Charlotte ▁A . ▁Cav atica , ▁a