He swayed and toppled and landed on the edge of Wilbur's trough.
The trough tipped up and then came down with a slap. The goose egg was right underneath.
There was a dull explosion as the egg broke, and then a horrible smell.
Fern screamed. Avery jumped to his feet. The air was filled with the terrible gases and smells from the rotten egg.
Templeton, who had been resting in his home, scuttled away into the barn.
“Good night!” screamed Avery. “Good night! What a stink! Let's get out of here!”
Fern was crying. She held her nose and ran toward the house. Avery ran after her, holding his nose.
Charlotte felt greatly relieved to see him go. It had been a narrow escape.
Later on that morning, the animals came up from the pasture—the sheep, the lambs, the gander, the goose, and the seven goslings.
There were many complaints about the awful smell, and Wilbur had to tell the story over and over again,
of how the Arable boy had tried to capture Charlotte, and how the smell of the broken egg drove him away just in time.
It was that rotten goose egg that saved Charlotte's life,said Wilbur.
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