, ▁H omer ▁Z uck erman . ▁At ▁H omer ' s ▁farm , ▁a ▁go ose ▁co ax es ▁a ▁sull en ▁Wil bur ▁to ▁speak ▁his ▁first ▁words . ▁Although ▁delight ed ▁at ▁this ▁new ▁ability , ▁Wil bur ▁still ▁year ns ▁for ▁companion ship . ▁He ▁attempts ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁go ose ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁him , ▁but ▁she ▁decl ines ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁to ▁h atch ▁her ▁eggs . ▁Wil bur ▁also ▁tries ▁asking ▁a ▁rat ▁named ▁Temple ton ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁him , ▁but ▁Temple ton ' s ▁only ▁interests ▁are ▁sp ying , ▁hiding , ▁and ▁e ating . ▁Wil bur ▁then ▁wants ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁a ▁l amb , ▁but ▁the ▁l amb ' s ▁father ▁says ▁sheep ▁do ▁not ▁play ▁with ▁p igs ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁time ▁before ▁they ▁are ▁sla ugh tered ▁and ▁turned ▁into ▁sm oked ▁ba con ▁and ▁ham . ▁Hor r ified ▁at ▁this ▁de press ing ▁discovery , ▁Wil bur ▁reduces ▁himself ▁to ▁tears ▁until ▁a ▁myster ious ▁voice ▁tells ▁him ▁to ▁" chin ▁up ", ▁and ▁wait ▁until ▁morning ▁to ▁reve al ▁herself ▁to ▁him . ▁The ▁following ▁morning , ▁she ▁reve als ▁herself ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sp ider ▁named ▁Charlotte ▁A . ▁Cav atica , ▁living ▁on ▁a ▁web ▁on ▁a ▁corner ▁of ▁H omer ' s ▁bar n ▁over looking ▁Wil bur ' s ▁p ig ▁pen . ▁She ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁plan ▁guaranteed