Reading

Reading is very important. By reading, we can improve our knowledge and insight. Lots of children nowadays prefer to play games and watch movies rather than read stories. It is a pity because many stories contain an important moral message for all of us. I hope children nowadays can realize how important books are and start reading them rather than just playing games.

One of the most inspiring book for me is ‘Charlotte's Web’, a children’s novel by American author E.B White and illustrated by Garth Williams. The novel starts with Fern Arable, an eight-year-old farm girl, who is an early riser. One morning, she wakes and sees her father, John, heading outside with an axe with the intention of slaughtering a runt pig. Fern objects and begs her father to let her nurse the piglet to strength and health. Fern’s father agrees, and she feeds the piglet from a milk bottle every day. Although he is just a runt, the pig grows well and Fern names him Wilbur. Before long, Fern nurses Wilbur to the point that he can eat food, though all of the other pigs in the litter have by now been sold. John would now like to sell Wilbur as well, and the Arables decide to sell Wilbur to Fern’s uncle, Homer Zuckerman. Fern will be able to visit Wilbur.
Wilbur’s life on the Zuckerman farm gets off to a rough start. He finds the days long and lonely. The lamb refuses to play with Wilbur because pigs mean “less than nothing” to her, which Wilbur points out is an illogical statement because nothing can be less than nothing. Still, the lamb remains uninterested in his company. Templeton, a rat, also refuses to play because he is a “glutton, but not a merrymaker.” Wilbur is about to despair as he goes to bed that night, but an anonymous voice informs him that it will be his friend.
Wilbur tries to discover the identity of his potential friend. It turns out that Wilbur’s mysterious friend is a spider named Charlotte A. Cavatica. At first, Wilbur struggles to find Charlotte because she lives in a web at the entrance of the barn. Charlotte has an impressive vocabulary, impeccable manners, and is very pretty. Although Charlotte at first appears cruel, she has a loyal heart. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as “Some Pig”) in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.

I recommend this book because this book teaches us about friendship and helping each other out . I also recommend this book because it didn’t contain any unsuitable or impolite words, which makes it suitable for children, teenagers and adults. I hope you enjoy this story just as much as I do .

Introduction and conclusion by Wang Qian, 7A
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