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"Run downhill!" suggested the cows.

"Run toward me!" yelled the gander.

"Run uphill!" cried the sheep.

"Turn and twist!" honked the goose.

"Jump and dance!" said the rooster.

"Look out for Lurvy!" called the cows.

"Look out for Zuckerman!" yelled the gander.

"Watch out for the dog!" cried the sheep.

"Listen to me, listen to me!" screamed the goose.

Poor Wilbur was dazed and frightened by this hullabaloo. He didn't like
being the center of all this fuss. He tried to follow the instructions
his friends were giving him, but he couldn't run downhill and uphill at
the same time, and he couldn't turn and twist when he was jumping and
dancing, and he was crying so hard he could barely see anything that was
happening.

After all, Wilbur was a very young pig - not much more than a baby,
really. He wished Fern were there to take him in her arms and comfort
him. When he looked up and saw Mr. Zuckerman standing quite close to
him, holding a pail of warm slops, he felt relieved. He lifted his nose
and sniffed. The smell was delicious - warm milk, potato skins, wheat
middlings, Kellogg's Corn Flakes, and a popover left from the
Zuckermans' breakfast.

"Come, pig!" said Mr. Zuckerman, tapping the pail. "Come pig!"

Wilbur took a step toward the pail.

"No-no-no!" said the goose. "It's the old pail trick, Wilbur. Don't
fall for it, don't fall for it! He's trying to lure you back into
captivity-ivity. He's appealing to your stomach."

Wilbur didn't care. The food smelled appetizing. He took another step
toward the pail.

"Pig, pig!" said Mr. Zuckerman in a kind voice, and began walking
slowly toward the barnyard, looking all about him innocently, as he
didn't know that a little white pig was following along behind him.

"You'll be sorry-sorry-sorry," called the goose.