Some Pig

As you may recall from yesterday’s post, this week I’m livin’ large at the Northwest Washington Fair.

I don’t know about you, but I can’t even think about a fair without getting all misty-eyed about Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White.

I loved that book when I was a kid.

And I still love that book as an immature adult. So after my shift as Corndog Queen, I set out in search of a humble pig (bonus points for wordy spider sidekick).

Well, I was making my way through the swine barn when…

Holy Hambone, Batman!

I ran smack into Uncle instead!

Or at least I thought I did.

Further inspection told a different story.

It turns out that “Uncle” is really an “Auntie.” 

And she’s rather large because she’s due to pop a posse of porkers any day.

By week’s end, I just might get to see a runty little Wilber, after all!

I will try to refrain from shouting, “Where’s Papa going with that ax?”

Writers –

You can’t take us anywhere.

PROMPT: If you don’t know Uncle, you’d better reread your E.B. White classic. Then pick a character and write his or her backstory. Templeton the rat, the stuttering goose, or the grumpy old sheep – I’m pretty sure they’ve all got tales to go with their tails.