Vocab Ch. 21
to bring or get something back
retrieves
to welcome someone
greet
Who are the families looking for?
Fern
Where does Wilbur put the egg sac?
mouth
Where do the spiders explore?
their surroundings
something that you do to help someone
favors
everything that is around or near somebody/something
surroundings
Why did Charlotte help Wilbur?
because he is her friend
What does Wilbur promise Templeton?
Templeton can eat from Wilbur's trough first
How does Wilbur feel when the spiders leave?
distraught
to bite something with a lot of small bites
gnaws
a flow of cool air
draft
What does Wilbur insist he will do?
stay at the fair with Charlotte
What does Templeton do to get the egg sac?
gnaws through spider threads
How do the spiders leave?
spin a balloon of fine silk and sail away on a warm draft
needing or wanting something very much
desperate
pledge
a serious promise
What does Wilbur ask Templeton to do?
climb up and take the egg sac?
How does Charlotte say goodbye?
whispers goodbye and waves weakly with one leg
Who are the three spiders who stay behind?
Joy, Aranea, Nellie
to take a long time to do something
dawdles
extremely upset and unhappy
distraught
Why does Templeton dawdle?
others always ask for favors but he's not appreciated
What does Wilbur do to keep the egg sac safe back at the farm? (3 things)
1. put it in a safe corner
2. guards it
3. warms it with his breath
When are new spiders born?
every spring