Claim: Though Fern cares deeply for all the animals on the farm, Wilbur is her best friend.

"Fern loved Wilbur more than anything. She loved to stroke him, to feed him, to put him to bed. Every morning, as soon as she got up, she warmed his milk, tied his bib on, and held the bottle for him. Every afternoon, when the school bus stopped in front of her house, she jumped and ran to the kitchen to fix another bottle for him." (White Charlotte's Web E & White W 4​