Sept 30.2013 One morning at the breakfast table, eight year old Fern sees her father leave the house with an axe and asks her mother where he's going. Her mother delivers the shocking news that Mr Arable is going out to k** a runt that was born the night before. Fern chases her father down and persuades him to spare the runt, telling him that it is unjust to k** a piglet just because it is small. Moved by his daughter's plea, Mr Arable decides to give the runt to her to look after Fern names the piglet Wilbur and looks after him like a baby, pushing him in her pram alongside her doll and feeding him with a bottle. At five weeks old Mr Arable insists that Wilbur is sold and he goes to live in the Zuckerman barn down the road Wilbur initially struggles at the barn 10-1-2013 I went on CNN and read an article about how the government is shutdown, I think its really ridiculous!!! the Republicans and democrats can't seem to agree on anything. the democrats want obama care and the republicans are against it, i think it is so UNFAIR!! the republicans arent being considerate of the americans that are strugling and need extra help !!!! and i really dislike that. so now some stuff is shutdown like stores and companies , for example in d.c the trash is shutdown so now its gonna build up and really stink i think its terrible !!! , The article also stated that america is in very bad debt and we officially ran out of money WENDS , THURS, FRI ( absent )