31.夏洛的网-71

"Jump into the air!" cired Charlotte.
Wilbur jumped as high as he could.
"Keep your knees straight and touch the ground with your ears!" called Charlotte.
Wilbur obeyed.
"Do a back flip with a half twist in it!" cried Charlotte.
Wilbur went over backwards, writhing and twisting as he went.
"O.K., Wilbur," said Charlotte. "You can go back to sleep.
O.K., Templeton, the soap ad will do, I guess.
I'm not sure Wilbur's action is exactly radiant, but it's interesting."
"Actually," said Wilbur, "I feel radiant."
"Do you?" said Charlotte, looking at him with affaction.
"Well, you're a good little pig,
and radiant you shall be.
I'm in this thing pretty deep now- I might as well go the limit."
Tired from his romp, Wlibur lay down in the clean straw.
He closed his eyes.
The straw seemed scratchy
-not as comfortable as the cow manure,
which was alwaus delightfully sofr to lie in.
So he pushed the straw to one side and stretched out in the manure.
Wlibur sighed.
It had been a busy day- his first day of being terrific.
Dozens of people had visited his yard during the afternoon,
and he had had to stand and pose,
looking as terrific as he could.
Now he was tired.
Fern had arrived and seated herself quietly on her stool in the corner.
"Tell me a story, Charlotte!" said Wilbur, as he lay waiting for sleep to come.
"Tell me a story!"