“‘Why did you do all this for me?’ he asked. ‘I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.’
‘You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. ‘That in itself is a tremendous thing.’”
This week I bring you a quote by E.B. White, from Charlotte’s Web. Here we see the beauty of a friendship formed between two animals and the value which such a friendship has. Charlotte doesn’t befriend Wilbur to get something back, but rather sees friendship for what it is—a precious and valuable gift.
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