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* HeelRealization: Seeing all of Charlotte's messages about Wilber in the web causes Zuckerman to realize how important Wilber is to the farm and decides to let him live his whole life.
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* BabysFirstWords: In the 1973 adaptation, the goose encourages him to speak for the first time; Wilber's first oral word in that manner is his own name.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Not to the extent that Templeton is, but she is just as adept with a good quip.
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* MeaningfulName: He's named after a knitted sweater which used to be made from a sheep's wool.
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* AdaptationalDumbass: While he was never depicted as bright, in the 2006 movie, he doesn't even know how to talk. He knows how to say simple words like "what's" and "pig", but Zuckerman has to teach him how to say "some".
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* MistakenForInsane: She SpeaksFluentAnimal, but her father doesn't realize this, so when she tells him that the animals talk to each other, he thinks she has gone insane.
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* MeaningfulName: Her full name, Charlotte A. Cavatica, pays homage to the scientific name of the barn spider (''Araneus cavaticus'').
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The other lambs in Cardigan's flock waste no time letting him know that they think he's a loser and a freak because he's different from them.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The other lambs in Cardigan's flock waste no time letting him know that they think he's a loser and a freak because he's different from them. It's unknown if the other lambs ever fully accepted him by the end of the sequel after Wilbur rescues him from Farley.
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* BlackSheep: Literally, and the only one on the farm, making him the object of ridicule and rejection.
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* BlackSheep: Literally, and the only one on the farm, making him the object of ridicule and rejection. Even after he befriends Wilbur, the lambs continue to mock Cardigan behind his back after learning he prefers the lifestyle of a pig instead of a sheep.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the 2006 version. He's negative and snarky, yet in the end he helps nurture Charlotte's egg sac, wrapping himself around it to keep it warm in he winter.
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* PetTheDog: When the time comes for Charlotte to spin her next miracle web, he gives her the proper spelling of "terrific", the message she selected this time around. As the goose's spelling is far too intricate, Charlotte sides with him.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason why she goes to extreme lengths to save Wilbur from getting eaten is because he is the first one who, instead of shun her for being a spider, befriends her.
* CreepyGood: Trope named by the male goose. Because of her being a spider, many farm animals (sans Wilbur) keep their distance from her, but she’s overall very nice.
* CreepyGood: Trope named by the male goose. Because of her being a spider, many farm animals (sans Wilbur) keep their distance from her, but she’s overall very nice.
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* AuthorAvatar: They're named after the original author's initials: '''Elwyn''' '''Brooks''' White.
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* ObliviouslyEvil: Downplayed with his attempt to kill Wilbur as a newborn, as while he has difficulty understanding why his daughter is so upset at him for trying to kill the runt of the litter, he eventually agrees to let her raise Wilbur to spare her pain. However, this is played straight with the plan to slaughter Wilbur for Christmas; like Zuckerman and Lurvy, he sees this as completely normal, and doesn't realise he's causing Wilbur a great deal of stress.
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* BigBad: Downplayed. He's not really a bad man, but he plans to slaughter Wilbur for Christmas and [[ObliviouslyEvil is ignorant of the stress he's causing him]]. As such, he's the main antagonist, but is no villain.
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* BalloonBelly: In all adaptations he gets one of these from stuffing himself at the fair for an entire night.
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* TemporaryBulkChange: In the animated film Templeton gets a huge BalloonBelly from the fair, but goes back to his normal size. In the book and 2006 film, however, he eventually becomes permanently fat from getting first rights to Wilbur’s food.
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* OnlyFriend: After being rejected by the flock, Cardigan considers Wilbur alongside Nellie, Arania, and Joy to be his only friend of the entire farm.
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* BadassAdorable: Near the end of the film, he manages to escape from Farley by headbutting his face.
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* AgeLift: In the book and 2006 adaptation, he's pretty much a piglet and characterized as a child. In the 1973 adaptation and 2003 sequel, he's a young adult porker.
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porker by the end and in the 2003 sequel. Technically, though, he’s one year old by the end of all versions (and in the sequel), which is pig adolescence.
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