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He is being fattened because he is going to be killed and be used as meat.

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What kind of farm animals were in Charlottes Web?

The main farm animals in "Charlotte's Web" are pigs, sheep, geese, and horses. The story primarily focuses on the pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte who work together to save Wilbur from being slaughtered.


How do the characters in Charlottes Web work together?

Templeton (the rat) helps Charlotte find words, Charlotte writes words on her web to save Wilbur, the sheep tells Wilbur and Charlotte that Wilbur is going to dye so everyone gets ready to save Wilbur, and the goose comforts Templeton to go to the fair to help Charlotte write words on her web.


Who are the animals in Charlotte's web?

wilbur the sheep the goose and the others pig


In Charlotte's Web what idea did the sheep have for helping Charlotte find new words?

The sheep suggested that Charlotte weave words like "Terrific" and "Radiant" into her web to describe Wilbur, in order to attract more attention from visitors and save him from being slaughtered.


What are the animal names in Charlotte's Web?

Templeton


How does Wilbur react to the “bad news” the sheep gives him?

He remembers that flies are pests and everyone is trying to get rid of them one way or another.


What is the name of the cow in Charlotte's Web?

Wilbur Arable is the full name of the pig in the book Charlotte's Web.


How do you know if sheep are being kept for wool or meat?

By the breed of sheep being kept but eventually all sheep end up as meat.


What is the flesh of a sheep called?

The flesh of a sheep is called mutton or lamb depending on the age of the sheep when it is slaughtered, younger being lamb.


He sets the wolf to guard the sheep?

Wolves do not typically guard sheep. This is because the sheep are usually being eaten by the wolves that stalk them.


What are some examples of foreshadowing in Charlotte's Web?

One example of foreshadowing in "Charlotte's Web" is when Charlotte first decides to save Wilbur by writing messages in her web, hinting at her eventual plan to help him avoid being slaughtered. Another example is when the old sheep mentions that the Zuckermans typically raise a pig to fatten up for the county fair, setting up the tension surrounding Wilbur's fate at the end of the story.


Do sheep like being sheared?

Sheep grow wool and it is shorn off. And no it doesn't hurt them.