In fact, she is so weak she will not be able to return to the barn. As she is speaking, Templeton returns with the news that the large pig in the next pen has won the blue ribbon. Everyone is sad, but Wilbur realizes that no matter how much longer he lives, he has had a very good life and a very special friend in Charlotte. Wilbur promises to care for his dear friend s eggs until they hatch. He enlists Templeton s help in retrieving the egg sac and carefully packs it for the trip home.
Charlotte is very pleased.
Soon, Fern and Uncle Homer arrive and learn that Wilbur did not win the blue ribbon. As they are talking, the President of the fair arrives and tells them that Wilbur has won a special award, a bronze medal, to be presented in a special ceremony that very morning. Homer promises that such a terrific, radiant, humble pig will have a home in his barn forever. You can have as many as you want.