Charlotte's Web

Fern's tears and pleas change her father's mind. He then gives her permission to take care of the pig on her own. Part of his reason is to show Fern how difficult the tesk will be.

"Fern," said Mr. Arable, "I know more about raising a litter of pigs than you do. A weakling makes trouble. Now run along!" "But it's unfair," cried Fern. "The pig couldn't help being bornsmall, could it? If I had been very small at birth, would you have killed me? "Mr. Arable smiled. "Certainly not," he said, looking down at his daughter with love. "But this is different. A little girl is one thing, a little runty pig is another.""I see no difference," replied Fern, still hanging on to the ax. "This is the most terrible case of injustice I ever heard of."A queer look came over John Arable's face. He seemed almost ready to cry himself.

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