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it is a farmer family and they have a lot of pigs.
One pig is born runt.
The daughter asks the mother where the father goes out in the morning.
She says this night born some pigs, why my father goes out with an axe.

her mother said because there is a runt pig and so she said but why he has an axe.
She said he wants put down the pig because it is small and weak and some day probably will be dead.
She cries a lot and tries to stop her father and when she say why do you want to kill the pig. She says it is terrible, a runt pig, it is weak..

She says if I born weak and small you kill me?
Finally she convinced him don;t kill the pig and he decides I give you the pig and take care him.

that moment he was waiting for her and she didn’t come.
I want to fro out here

a goose told him you can go out.
Now I started that part.

It is a farmer family and they have a lot of pigs.
One pig is born runt.
The daughter asks the mother where her father went in the morning. / she asked about her father’s whereabouts
She says yesterday night some pigs were born, why did my father leave with an axe?

Her mother said because there is a runt pig and so she said but why does he have an axe?
She said he wants to put down the pig because it is small and weak and some day probably die. / it won’t survive long.
She cries a lot and tries to stop her father and when she says why do you want to kill the pig.  He says it is terrible, a runt pig, it is weak..

She says if I had been born weak and small , would you have killed me? (3rd conditional)
Finally she convinced him not to kill the pig and he decided to give her the pig and let her take care him.

At that moment he was waiting for her but she didn’t come.

a goose told him you can go out / escape / run away
Now I started that part.

The Wilbur’s new home was at the lower part of the barn, underneath of the cows. Mr. Zuckerman knew the pigs like manure, so that place was perfect for him, warmth and comfortable for young pig. Fern was going there almost every day and spent whole afternoons thinking, listening and watching Wilbur. She sat on a milking stool which she found and they weren’t using and she placed it in the sheepfold next to Wilbur’s pen, because Mr. Zuckerman didn’t want (allow) her go into the Wilbur’s pen or take him out it. All the animals trusted her, she was quiet and friendly, and she was happy to be near to him and him to see her, but Wilbur never had any happy, no rides, no walks, no swims. He spent his time eating, sleeping, he was boring and a day he want to go out to the pen, that day Fern didn’t come.

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The Wilbur’s new home was at the lower part of the barn, underneath of the cows. Mr. Zuckerman knew the pigs like manure, so that place was perfect for him, warm and comfortable for young pigs. Fern was going there almost every day and spent whole afternoons thinking, listening and watching Wilbur. She sat on a milking stool which she found and they weren’t using and she placed it in the sheepfold next to Wilbur’s pen, because Mr. Zuckerman didn’t want (allow) her go into the Wilbur’s pen or take him out of it. All the animals trusted her, she was quiet and friendly, and she was happy to be near to him and him to see her, but Wilbur was not happy / didn’t find much happiness there, there were no rides, no walks, no swims. He spent his time eating, sleeping, he was bored and one day he decided to go out to the pen / he decided to escape from the pen, that day Fern didn’t come.

Vocabulary

goose (n) big water bird
I saw a goose today

happy  (adj)
Wilbur was not happy

happiness (n)
He never found happiness

warmth (n)
I put my hands in my pockets to keep the warmth

warm (adj)
I stand close to a fire, it feels very warm

to convince (v) make someone think that you are right
She convinced her father not to kill the pig

convincing (adj): something that sounds logical and believable and makes you change your mind
The idea that if we all stay home the virus will disappear is convincing

Grammar

something is boring

Tom is bored