Wisdom From 'Charlotte's Web'

I picked up Beth's school copy of 'Charlotte's Web' recently and enjoyed it so much.

Today, the girls are home with the flu.

What better time to watch the 'Charlotte's Web' DVD that CA just borrowed from the City library.

Good stories seem to improve with age and nostalgia.

Here are my favourite bits of wisdom.

ON GOOD LUCK

"Luck had nothing to do with this...It was good management and hard work."
- The goose, on being congratulated after the birth of 7 goslings

ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR

"Nobody feeds me. I have to get my own living. I live by my wits. I have to be sharp and clever, lest I go hungry. I have to think things out, catch what I can, take what comes."
- Charlotte, when Wilbur recoils at finding out she enjoys catching flies and drinking their blood

ON CUSTOMER SERVICE

"I always give them an anaesthetic so they won't feel pain. It's a little service I throw in."
- Charlotte, on how she handles her prey

ON FRIENDSHIP

"The quickest way to spoil a friendship is to wake somebody up in the morning before he is ready."
- Oldest sheep to Wilbur, when he tries to wake Charlotte up the first morning after she promises to show him her grand idea for saving his life