Паутина Шарлотты: Обед паучихи

Well? Still want to chat, or are you going to join them?

wɛl? stɪl wɔnt tɪ ʧæt, ər ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ ʤɔɪn ðɛm?

I've never met a spider before. Did you make that? Is that what you were concentrating on last night?

aɪv ˈnɛvər mɛt ə ˈspaɪdər ˌbiˈfɔr. dɪd ju meɪk ðət? ɪz ðət wət ju wər ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ ɔn læst naɪt?

Yes.

jɛs.

It's amazing. Think you could teach me how to make one of those?

ɪts əˈmeɪzɪŋ. θɪŋk ju kʊd tiʧ mi haʊ tɪ meɪk wən əv ðoʊz?

Hold that thought, please.

hoʊld ðət θɔt, pliz.

What are you doing?

wət ər ju duɪŋ?

Making breakfast.

ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈbrɛkfəst.

Oh, boy.

oʊ, bɔɪ.

Relax. First, I give him a little nip to anesthetize him so he'll be more comfortable. It's a little service I throw

rɪˈlæks. fərst, aɪ gɪv ɪm ə ˈlɪtəl nɪp tɪ anesthetize ɪm soʊ hil bi mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl. ɪts ə ˈlɪtəl ˈsərvɪs aɪ θroʊ

in. Then I wrap him up. Then I just say grace because, well, that's always nice, and he'll make a perfectly delicious meal.

ɪn. ðɛn aɪ ræp ɪm əp. ðɛn aɪ ʤɪst seɪ greɪs bɪˈkəz, wɛl, ðæts ˈɔlˌweɪz nis, ənd hil meɪk ə ˈpərfəktli dɪˈlɪʃəs mil.

So, you eat flies?

soʊ, ju it flaɪz?

No, no, no. I drink their blood.

noʊ, noʊ, noʊ. aɪ drɪŋk ðɛr bləd.

That's disgusting.

ðæts dɪsˈgəstɪŋ.

Well, that's easy for you to say. You have all your meals brought to you in a pail. I don't get that kind of royal treatment.

wɛl, ðæts ˈizi fər ju tɪ seɪ. ju hæv ɔl jʊr milz brɔt tɪ ju ɪn ə peɪl. aɪ doʊnt gɪt ðət kaɪnd əv rɔɪəl ˈtritmənt.

I am a trapper. I have to catch my food. Which is why I make my home near you.

aɪ æm ə ˈtræpər. aɪ hæv tɪ kæʧ maɪ fud. wɪʧ ɪz waɪ aɪ meɪk maɪ hoʊm nɪr ju.

Please don't hurt me.

pliz doʊnt hərt mi.

Well, since you said "please." And just imagine how many bugs there would be in this barn, no, actually, in the world, if spiders

wɛl, sɪns ju sɛd "pliz." ənd ʤɪst ˌɪˈmæʤən haʊ ˈmɛni bəgz ðɛr wʊd bi ɪn ðɪs bɑrn, noʊ, ˈæˌkʧuəli, ɪn ðə wərld, ɪf ˈspaɪdərz

didn't catch them. Insects would take over the planet! The way I see it, I'm doing everyone a favor.

ˈdɪdənt kæʧ ðɛm. ˈɪnˌsɛkts wʊd teɪk ˈoʊvər ðə ˈplænət! ðə weɪ aɪ si ɪt, əm duɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən ə ˈfeɪvər.

Except for the fly.

ɪkˈsɛpt fər ðə flaɪ.

Yes. Except for the fly. I think now is the time for me to say salutations.

jɛs. ɪkˈsɛpt fər ðə flaɪ. aɪ θɪŋk naʊ ɪz ðə taɪm fər mi tɪ seɪ salutations.

What?

wət?

Salutations.

salutations.

Okay. I'll leave.

ˌoʊˈkeɪ. aɪl liv.

No, Wilbur. "Salutations" is just a fancy way of saying hello.

noʊ, ˈwɪlbər. "salutations" ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈfænsi weɪ əv seɪɪŋ hɛˈloʊ.

Oh! Hello. Hey, you know my name! What's yours?

oʊ! hɛˈloʊ. heɪ, ju noʊ maɪ neɪm! wəts jʊrz?

My name? My name is Charlotte. Charlotte A. Cavatica.

maɪ neɪm? maɪ neɪm ɪz ˈʃɑrlət. ˈʃɑrlət ə. cavatica.

Charlotte. Great name!

ˈʃɑrlət. greɪt neɪm!

Thank you. I've always thought so.

θæŋk ju. aɪv ˈɔlˌweɪz θɔt soʊ.