Letters of E. B. White by E. B. White

Author:E. B. White
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins

To FIFTH-GRADERS IN CLEVELAND HEIGHTS

[New York]

January 21, 1955

Dear Members of the Fifth Grade:

When I wrote Mrs. Stevenson the other day, I had not had time to read all your letters, but now I have done so, and they are a fine lot of letters. Thank you for letting me know what you thought about “Charlotte’s Web.”

You asked whether I had kept any animals on a farm. I have raised a good many young pigs, lambs, chicks, and goslings in my barn. I will tell you something that happened to the young geese last winter. There is a small pond down in the pasture and the geese use it for a swimming pool. They start from the barnyard, walking slowly; then as they get nearer the water, they break into a run; and then they spread their wings, take to the air, and land on the pond with a splash. But one night, early last winter, the pond froze during the night. The young geese had never seen ice, and knew nothing about it. They started for the pond, sailed into the air, and when they came down for a landing, their feet struck the ice and they skidded the whole length of the pond and crashed into the opposite bank. That’s how they learned about ice.

Thanks again for your letters.

Sincerely,

E. B. White

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