Fern Arable

Fern Arable is the human protagonist of E.B. White's juvenile book Charlotte's Web. She is the beautiful and kind-hearted daughter of Nancy and John Arable and the little sister of Avery (the latter of whom is a 10-year-old, while she is 8). She also is fond of a boy named Henry Fussy. She is the former owner of the runt of the litter of eleven piglets whose mother had only ten teats. She stops her own father (who was going to kill him because he couldn't get nourished and therefore, he would probably die anyway) from killing the piglet with an axe and offers to take care of him instead. She names the piglet Wilbur and takes care of him for three weeks before having to sell him. However, she visits him in her uncle Homer Zuckerman's barn often and even stays with him at the fair.
Fern is voiced by Pamelyn Ferdin (who actually was an animal rights activist at the time, and still is) in Paramount's 1973 animated feature film, and by Debi Derryberry in this Paramount's 2003 direct-to-video sequel, who also voiced Jimmy Neutron. She is portrayed by Dakota Fanning in this Paramount's 2006 live-action remake.
Fern and her family are from Maine and of German descent.
==Gallery==
5593ACE9-3676-4583-BB66-48E2A1BF4528.png|Fern in 2003 sequel.
Fern Arable convincing her father to spare Wilbur.png|Fern convincing her dad to spare Wilbur.
Fern giving Wilbur a bath.png|Fern bathes Wilbur.
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Wilbur and co at the fair.png
Fern and Henry boarding the Ferris Wheel.png|Fern boarding the Ferris Wheel with Henry Fussy.
Arables and Zuckermans Christmas dinner.png|Fern and her family at the Zuckerman's Christmas table.
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