Charlotte’s Web Chapter 8 – A Talk At Home
One Sunday morning, while talking to her parents at the breakfast table Fern tells them about all the conversations she hears in the barn. She tell them how the goose gave a rotten egg to Templeton and how Charlotte was the first to congratulate the goose when her eggs started hatching.
Mr. Arable grinned. “Maybe our ears aren’t as sharp as Fern’s.”
Chapter 8 Lessons Learned
Fern’s mother doesn’t believe that Fern can understand what the animals are saying.
Lesson Learned – Sometimes kids have incredible talents and strengths that may be difficult to believe.
Fern’s mother wants to take her to a doctor, her dad wants to indulge in what may be a fantasy.
Lesson Learned – Moms want to fix, dads want to have fun.
Bonus lesson – sometimes it takes being quiet to hear what is being said.
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