"Charlotte's Web"
by E. B White
1. runt - (noun) the smallest baby animal in a litter. Wilbur was called a
runt because he was small & weak and was not expected to amount to
anything.
2. litter - (noun) a group of baby animals born at the same time to one
mother is known as a litter. When Wilbur was born, he was part
of a pig litter.
