Two years ago (I was 12 years old at the time), I saw a small children's book in English in a bookstore window. The cover depicted a funny man in a top hat and some kind of unusual, fantastic multi-colored car. The author was Roald Dahl, and the book was called “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” I decided to buy this book by an English writer completely unknown to me. And when I came home and started reading, I couldn’t put it down until I finished reading it to the very end. It turned out that “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is a wise, kind fairy tale about children and for children. I read a magical, fantastic story about children from a small provincial town and in its heroes I recognized myself and my friends - sometimes kind, and sometimes not so much, sometimes so generous, and sometimes a little greedy, sometimes good, and sometimes stubborn and capricious.

I decided to write Roald Dahl a letter. Two months later (letters from England take a long time) the answer came. Thus began our correspondence, which continues to this day. Roald Dahl was glad that his book, which is read and loved by children all over the world, is also known in Russia; it is a pity, of course, that only those children who know English well can read it. Roald Dahl wrote to me about himself. He was born and raised in England. At the age of eighteen he went to work in Africa. And when the Second World War began, he became a pilot and fought against fascism, which he hated. Then he began to write his first stories, and later – fairy tales for children. Now there are more than twenty of them. Now Roald Dahl lives in England, in Buckinghamshire, with his children and grandchildren and writes books for children. Many of his books (including the fairy tale “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”) have been adapted into films and performances. Roald Dahl sent me many of his books. These are all wonderful tales. I felt sorry for the guys who don’t know English and can’t read Roald Dahl’s books, and I decided to translate them into Russian, and started, of course, with the story “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” I translated the book together with my mother, and the poems were translated by my grandmother, a pediatrician. I really hope that the story of little Charlie and the wizard Mr. Wonka will become the favorite fairy tale of many children.

Misha Baron

Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Dedicated to Theo

In this book you will meet five children.

AUGUST GLUP - greedy boy,

VERUCA SALT - a girl spoiled by her parents,

VIOLETTA BURGARD - a girl who constantly chews gum,

MIKE TIVEY is a boy who watches TV from morning till night,

CHARLIE BUCKET – main character this story.

1. Meet Charlie

Oh, so many people! Four very old people - Mr. Bucket's parents, Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine; Mrs. Bucket's parents, Grandfather George and Grandmother Georgina. And Mr and Mrs Bucket. Mr. and Mrs. Bucket have a little son. His name is Charlie Bucket.

- Hello, hello, and hello again!

He is glad to meet you.

The whole family - six adults (you can count them) and little Charlie - lived in wooden house on the outskirts of a quiet town. The house was too small for such big family, it was very uncomfortable for everyone to live there together. There were only two rooms, and one bed. The bed was given to my grandparents because they were so old and weak that they never got out of it. Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine occupied the right half, and Grandpa George and Grandma Georgina occupied the left. Mr. and Mrs. Bucket and little Charlie Bucket were sleeping in the next room on mattresses on the floor.

In the summer this was not bad, but in the winter, when cold drafts walked across the floor all night, it was terrible.

About to buy new house or at least one more bed was out of the question. The Buckets were too poor.

The only one in the family who had a job was Mr. Bucket. He worked in a toothpaste factory. All day Mr. Bucket screwed on tubes of toothpaste. But they paid very little for it. And no matter how hard Mr. Bucket tried, no matter how much he hurried, the money he earned was not enough to buy at least half of the essentials for such a large family. There wasn't even enough for food. The Buckets could only afford bread and margarine for breakfast, boiled potatoes and cabbage for lunch, and cabbage soup for dinner. Things looked a little better on Sunday. And the whole family was looking forward to Sunday, not because the food was different, no, just everyone could get something extra.

The Buckets, of course, were not starving, but all of them (two grandfathers, two grandmothers, Charlie’s parents, and especially little Charlie himself) were plagued by a terrible feeling of emptiness in their stomachs from morning to evening.

Charlie had it the worst of all. And although Mr. and Mrs. Bucket often gave him their portions, this was not enough for his growing organism, and Charlie really wanted something more filling and tasty than cabbage and cabbage soup. But more than anything he wanted... chocolate.

Every morning on the way to school, Charlie stopped at the storefronts and pressed his nose to the glass, looking at the mountains of chocolate, while his mouth watered. Many times he saw other children take bars of creamy chocolate out of their pockets and chew it greedily. It was real torture to watch.

Only once a year, on his birthday, did Charlie Bucket get to taste chocolate. For a whole year, the whole family saved money, and when a lucky day came, Charlie received a small bar of chocolate as a gift. And every time, having received a gift, he carefully put it in a small wooden box and carefully kept it there, as if it were not chocolate at all, but gold. For the next few days, Charlie only looked at the chocolate bar, but never touched it. When the boy’s patience came to an end, he tore off the edge of the wrapper so that a small piece of the bar was visible, and then bit off just a little, talcum powder to feel the amazing taste of chocolate in his mouth. The next day Charlie took another small bite. Then again. Thus, the pleasure stretched out for more than a month.

But I have not yet told you about what tormented little Charlie, the chocolate lover, more than anything else in the world. It was much worse than looking at mountains of chocolate in shop windows, worse than seeing other children eating creamy chocolate right in front of you. It is impossible to imagine anything more terrible. It was this: in the city, right in front of the windows of the Bucket family, there was a chocolate factory that was not just large. It was the largest and most famous chocolate factory in the world - THE WONKA FACTORY. It was owned by Mr. Willy Wonka, the greatest inventor and chocolate king. It was an amazing factory! It was surrounded by a high wall. It was possible to get inside only through large iron gates, smoke was coming from the chimneys, and a strange buzzing was coming from somewhere deep inside, and outside the walls of the factory, for half a mile around, the air was saturated with the thick smell of chocolate.

Twice a day, on his way to and from school, Charlie Bucket passed this factory. And each time he slowed down and delightedly inhaled the magical smell of chocolate.

Oh, how he loved that smell!

Oh, how I dreamed of breaking into the factory and finding out what was inside!

2. Mr. Willy Wonka's Factory

In the evenings, after a supper of watery cabbage soup, Charlie usually went to his grandparents' room to listen to their stories and wish them good night.

Each of the old men was over ninety. They were all thin as a skeleton and wrinkled like a baked apple. They lay in bed all day: grandfathers in nightcaps, grandmothers in caps so as not to freeze. Having nothing to do, they dozed. But as soon as the door opened, Charlie came into the room and said, “ Good evening, Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine, Grandpa George and Grandma Georgina,” the old people sat up in bed, their wrinkled faces lit up with a smile, and the conversation began. They loved this baby. He was the only joy in the life of the old people, and they looked forward to these evening conversations all day. Often the parents also came into the room, stood on the threshold and listened to the stories of the grandparents. So the family forgot about hunger and poverty, at least for half an hour, and everyone was happy.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (book)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"() - Roald Dahl's fairy tale about the adventures of the boy Charlie in the chocolate factory of the eccentric confectioner Mr. Wonka.

The story was first published in the USA, in 1964 by Alfred A. Knopf (English) Russian , in the UK the book was published in 1967 by George Allen & Unwin (English) Russian . The book was filmed twice: in 1971 and in 2005. In 1972, Roald Dahl wrote a sequel to the story - “Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator” (eng. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator ), and planned to create the third book in the series, but did not realize his plan. The book has been published several times in English and translated into many languages. In Russian, the story was first published in 1991 in translation by M. and E. Baron (in the Raduga publishing house) and in a retelling by S. Kibirsky and N. Matrenitskaya (in the Pioneer magazine and as a separate book), and was subsequently published several times other translations of the tale.

Plot

Little boy Charlie Bucket Charlie Bucket) lives in a very poor family: seven people (a boy, his parents, two grandfathers and two grandmothers) live in small house on the outskirts of the city, of the whole family, only Charlie’s father has a job: he screws caps on tubes of toothpaste. The family cannot afford the basic necessities: there is only one bed in the house, on which four old men lie, the family lives from hand to mouth, eating only cabbage. Charlie loves chocolate very much, but receives it only once a year, one bar for his birthday, as a gift.

Eccentric chocolate magnate Mr. Willy Wonka Willy Wonka), who spent ten years as a recluse in his factory, announces that he wants to organize a drawing of five golden tickets that will allow five children to visit his factory. After the excursion, each of them will receive chocolate for life, and one will be awarded a special prize.

The lucky ones who found five tickets hidden under a chocolate wrapper were:

Augustus Gloop Austus Gloop) - a greedy and gluttonous boy, “food is his favorite pastime”;
Veruca Salt (English) Veruka Salt) - a spoiled girl from the family of the owner of a nut processing factory, accustomed to having all her demands immediately fulfilled;
Violet Beaurigard (eng. Violet Beauregarde) - a girl who constantly chews gum has set a world record - chewing one piece of gum for three months;
Mike Teavee (English) Mike Teavee) - a boy who watches TV from morning to night, a fan of gangster action films;
Charlie Bucket is the main character of this story.

In addition to children, their parents also participate in the tour of the factory: each child came with their mother and father, except Charlie, who is accompanied by his grandfather Joe. During a visit to the factory, all the children, with the exception of Charlie, ignore Wonka's warnings and find themselves victims of their vices, ending up one by one in various situations, which force them to leave the factory.

In the end, there is only Charlie left, who gets the main prize - he becomes the assistant and heir of Mr. Willy Wonka. The remaining children receive the promised lifetime provision of chocolate.

Factory premises

Willy Wonka's factory is very large, located both on the surface and underground, the factory has countless workshops, laboratories, warehouses, there is even a “candy mine 10,000 feet deep” (that is, more than 3 kilometers deep). During the excursion, children and their parents visit some of the factory's workshops and laboratories

According to Dahl, the basis for the story told was the author’s childhood experiences. While studying at Repton boarding school, he and other boys received interesting gifts. “From time to time, every boy in our school received a simple gray cardboard box,” writes Dahl in his autobiographical story “Boy.” - Believe it or not, it was a gift from the big chocolate factory, Cadbury. Inside the box were twelve bars, all of different shapes, with different fillings, and all numbered from 1 to 12. Eleven of these chocolates were new inventions from the factory. The twelfth, well known to us, was the “control”. Roald and the other boys tasted them, and took it very seriously. One of Dahl’s verdicts was: “The taste is too delicate for the ordinary palate.” The writer recalls in “The Boy” that it was at that time that he began to perceive chocolate as something complex, as the result of laboratory research, and often dreamed of working in a confectionery laboratory, imagining how he was creating a new, hitherto unprecedented variety of chocolate. “They were sweet dreams, delightful fantasies, and I have no doubt that later, thirty-five years later, when I was thinking about the plot of my second book for children, I remembered those little carton boxes and novelty chocolates inside them and began writing a book called “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

Working versions of the story

The published work is quite different from the original plan, which remained in drafts. Manuscripts stored in the British Roald Dahl Museum allow us to trace how the content of the story changed while working on it.

The original version, dating back to 1961 by museum staff, was entitled “Charlie and the Chocolate Boy.” Charlie's Chocolate Boy) and differs significantly from the published story. Ten "golden tickets" are hidden in the chocolate bars every week, so Mr. Wonka gives a tour of the factory every Saturday. In that draft The main character's name is Charlie Bucket, the names of the other nine children, as well as the composition of the misfortunes that happened to them, differ from the names of the children and from the descriptions of incidents in the published book.

During the excursion, Charlie Bucket hides in a "chocolate boy" that is being made in the "Easter egg workshop." A chocolate figure with Charlie inside is delivered to Mr. Wonka's house as a gift for Freddy Wonka, the confectioner's son. At Wonka's house, a boy witnesses a robbery and raises the alarm. In gratitude for his help in catching the thieves, Mr. Wonka gives Charlie Bucket a candy store, Charlie's Chocolate Shop. Charlie's Chocolate Shop).

In the second known version of the story, the number of children traveling through the factory is reduced to seven, including Charlie Bucket. The factory workers are described as "men in white coats", and after each incident with a naughty child, a voice recites the corresponding poems.

The ideas for the 1962 version without a title are close to the final version of the story. Wonka only distributes seven tickets at a time (rather than weekly), making the search for a ticket more stressful. The participants of the tour and their characteristics are listed on the first page of the manuscript; in addition to Charlie Bucket, the children who visited the factory include:

August Gloop is a gluttonous boy;
Marvin Prune (ur. Marvin Prune) - a vain boy, mentioned, but his adventure at the factory is not described either in this or in subsequent versions of the story;
Hepiz Trout Herpes Trout) - a boy who spends all his time in front of the TV; in the published story, the boy suffering from TV mania will be named Mike Teavee;
Miranda Mary Parker (ur. Miranda Mary Parker) is a girl who is allowed to do whatever she wants.
Veruca Salt is a spoiled girl who gets everything she wants;
Violet Beaugard is a girl who constantly chews bubble gum.

Thus, the composition characters close to final.

Little people, “whipple scrumpets”, work at the factory. Whipple-Scrumpets), who recite poetry after each incident.

This version is not completed; the story ends with Augustus Gloop falling into the chocolate river. Dahl continues the story in another manuscript, called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Marvin Prune is eliminated from the list of heroes. At the end of the story, Charlie becomes Wonka's assistant and his heir.

IN final version In the story, the number of children was again reduced, together with Charlie there were five of them left (Miranda Parker was excluded), the factory workers received their usual name “Oompa-Loompas”.

Criticism of the work

The book's success was not immediate: the story was first published in 1964 and sold only 5,000 copies in the first year, but then, within five years, annual sales reached 125,000 copies. "Charlie" became the book with which Roald Dahl declared himself as an outstanding children's writer.

Since then, the book has been published several times different languages Over time, the popularity of the story does not decrease and “Charlie” remains the favorite fairy tale of many children around the world.

The famous British critic Julia Acklesher (eng. Julia Ecclesare) writes in the afterword to the story published by Puffin Books (English) Russian : “Charlie evokes the sense that Roald Dahl enjoys telling stories, just as we enjoy reading them. You are especially convinced of the accuracy of this feeling when you begin your journey through the chocolate factory. This shows how well Roald Dahl understands children." Indeed, “Dahl paints a children's paradise: a magical chocolate factory, with underground passages and secret caves.”

The fact that Dahl painted a children's paradise is not only the conclusion of an adult critic who, perhaps, has long forgotten his childhood views. Margaret Talbot, author of an article on Roald Dahl, recalls: “I actually sat next to three nine-year-old boys who spent forty-five minutes dreaming about Wonka’s factory and inventing their own sweets.<…>My son’s nine-year-old friend wrote me a letter about why he loves Dahl: “His books are imaginative and captivating. After I read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I felt like I had tasted all the sweets in the world."

However, despite the fact that the book has earned children's love, the attitude of adult readers towards it is quite wary; after the publication of the story, negative reviews were heard about the fairy tale.

The discussion began with an article by Canadian writer Eleanor Cameron, in which, among other things, the story “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” was harshly criticized. According to Cameron, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is the clearest example of bad taste "of any book ever written for children." This book was not only written about the temptation of sweets, it is itself such a temptation. “At first it seems charming to us and gives us short-term pleasure, but it does not satiate us and kills our appetite.” Science fiction author Ursula Le Guin agreed with Cameron's sentiments, although she admitted that "children aged eight to eleven really seem to adore" Dahl's books. The writer’s eleven-year-old daughter, “unfortunately,” has acquired the habit of finishing “Charlie” and immediately starting to read it from the very beginning. This lasted for two months. Reading Charlie, she seemed to be under the influence of an evil spell, and after reading this book she remained quite disgusted for some time, although in her normal state she was a sweet child. “What can books like Charlie teach children? Be “good consumers”?” asks Le Guin. - “No, thank you!” .

It should be noted that school librarians and teachers, as people largely responsible for the formation of children's reading habits, were actively involved in the analysis and discussion of Dahl's works, including Charlie. During a discussion in The Horn Book magazine (1972-1973), diametrically opposed opinions were expressed. Mary Sacker, a teacher from Baltimore, welcomes criticism of the story: "Reading Eleanor Cameron's excellent article in the October issue of the magazine, I finally found someone who agrees with my opinion about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Maria Brenton, a librarian from Wales, New York State, on the contrary, comes out in support of Dahl and his books: "Children of all abilities and backgrounds love 'Charlie' and 'James'. Books like these make boys and girls regulars in the library. So, Roald Dahl, please continue!" .

And in 1988, a librarian at the Boulder, Colorado Public Library moved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to a restricted collection because he supported the view that the book promoted a "poor man's philosophy." (After the fact that the book was removed from public access became known, the book was returned to its place).

Critics have pointed out that Charlie is a hero not because he has any outstanding personality traits, but because he is a quiet and polite boy from a poor family, accustomed to obeying. Only absence bad qualities makes Charlie a "good boy". It was pointed out that Dahl “goes too far” in his depiction of children’s shortcomings: the vices of the four “bad guys” are not extraordinary, but Dahl portrays children as carriers of mortal sins. Thus, the greedy August Gloop is the personification of gluttony, the spoiled Veruca Salt is of greed, the chewing gum lover Violetta is of pride, and TV fan Mike Teavee is of idleness. Charlie, on the other hand, demonstrates a complete lack of such characteristics. But why? Is it because he is poor and simply physically cannot indulge in, for example, gluttony?

Besides, Charlie is not so innocent. In an essay by Moscow schoolboy Bori Pastukhov, the Romantic (represented by Boris himself) and the Skeptic (the boy's father) are arguing. The Skeptic points out that Charlie had no right to buy chocolate when his family was starving, and should be punished just like the other heroes. To this the Romantic replies: “And, in my opinion, the whole beauty of the book is that Charlie was not punished. After all, none of us is weak, but we all hope for a miracle.” The skeptic agrees: “It’s hard to argue with that. That’s why we love books with a good ending.”

Work awards

1972 - New England Round Table of Children's Librarians Award.
1973 - Surrey School Award.
2000 - Millennium Children's Book Award
2000 - Blue Peter Book Award

Film adaptations

In 1971, the film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” was released, directed by Mel Stewart. Mel Stuart ) and producer David Wolper (eng. David L. Wolper ), with Gene Wider as Mr. Wonka. Roald Dahl wrote the first draft of the film's script, which was subsequently amended. Ultimately, the writer did not like the film. “Dahl thought the film was too focused on Willy Wonka,” says Lisa Attenborough, an employee of the Roald Dahl Museum. “For him, the book was a story about Charlie.”

In 2005, a second film adaptation appeared, the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp as Wonka.

In the third season (1968) of the BBC children's television program Jackanory. Jackanory ) the tale was read by actor Bernard Gribbins (eng. Bernard Cribbins ) .

In 1983, Swedish television showed the slide show “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (Swedish). "Kalle och chokladfabriken"), consisting of drawings by the Swedish artist Bent Anne Runnerström (Swedish. Bengt Arne Runnerström ) accompanied by a text read by actor Ernst-Hugo Jaregard.

In addition to film versions, there are a number of dramatizations and musicals based on the work. Audiobooks of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory have been published, including recordings of the story being read by the author, Roald Dahl.

Parodies and allusions to the work

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is a notable phenomenon of Western European and world culture, so it is not surprising that the plot and characters of this story often become the object of parody, and many cultural works contain allusions to this story by Roald Dahl.

The American animated series The Simpsons contains many such parodies.
- In Episode 14 of Season 15 (2004), "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner", Lisa Simpson mentions in conversation that her father, Homer, believes that in the story "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" told real story and looks for the factory described in the book;
- In episode 19 of the same 15th season, “Simple Simpson” (English) Russian ) a commercial is shown on television in which the lucky winner of the Golden Ticket is promised a trip to Farmer Billy's Bacon Factory. Farmer Billy's Bacon Factory ). Homer Simpson buys huge quantities of bacon in hopes of finding a Golden Ticket, but only finds a Silver Ticket, which allows him to act as a judge in a pig competition that will be held during the fair.
- In episode 13 of season 11 (2000) “Saddlesore Galactica” (English) Russian ) shows dwarf jockeys living near a chocolate waterfall - an allusion to the Oompa-Loompas.
- In episode 2 of season 6 (1994), “Lisa’s Rival,” one of the students, German Uther, is going to participate in a school competition and builds a diorama of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” but eats his work before the jury sees it.
- In the 41st (American) issue of The Simpsons comic strip, "Bart and Krusty the Clown's Fun Factory" Bart Simpson & The Krusty Brand Fun Factory ) 4 golden straws are hidden in bottles of sparkling water; whoever finds the straw receives an invitation to the Krusty factory, which produces various food products. The factory employs monkeys with chips implanted in their brains, and tourists tour the factory in a boat floating on a cherry soda river.
At the beginning of the 13th episode of the 1st season of the animated series “Futurama” “Fry and the Slurm Factory”, a commercial is shown, where the one who finds the “gold cap” in a can of a certain drink “Slurm” is promised a prize - a tour of the factory produced by Slurm. Fry finds the lid and sets off with the other winners on a journey along the Slurm River, along the banks of which there are “grunka-holes” (eng. Grunka-Lunkas) sing their songs.
In episode 20 of season 2 of the animated series Family Guy, “Wasted Talent,” someone who finds a certain “silver scroll” in a can of beer receives an invitation to a tour of the brewery. The heroes of the series, Peter and Joe, find the scrolls and go on an excursion; in addition, it is mentioned that the scroll was found by Charlie Bucket and his grandfather.
In episode 91 of the American television series "The Office" "Golden Ticket", one of the main characters, Michael Scott, organizes a promotion in the style of Willy Wonka: five "golden tickets" are hidden in five lots of paper, the finder of the "golden ticket" receives a ten percent discount for one year.
In the seventh season (2006) of the British version of the reality show Big Brother. Big Brother ) "Channel 4" Channel 4 (English) Channel 4 ) together with the Nestle company carried out a promotional campaign, during which those who found one of 100 “golden tickets” hidden under the packaging of KitKat bars received the right to become a participant in the show (“neighbor”) bypassing the qualifying casting.
In 1993, the rock band Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago. Veruca Salt ), named after one of the heroines of the story by Roald Dahl.
The debut album “Portrait of an American Family” (1994) by the American rock band Marilyn Manson included the composition “Prelude (Family Journey)” as the first song. Prelude (The Family Trip)), the text of which is a slightly modified text of the Upma-Loompa song from chapter 18 of the story “Down the Chocolate River” (eng. Down the Chocolate River).
The symbol of the American hockey team "Hershey Bears" Hershey Bears) is Coco the bear (eng. Coco), whose favorite book is “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”

Use of plot and characters

Confectionery

With the release of Tim Burton's film adaptation in 2005, a large-scale advertising campaign was launched to associate the brand with the new film. Currently branded products as The Willy Wonka Candy Company (English) Russian Sold in the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Games

Attractions

April 1, 2006 British amusement park "Elton Tower" Alton Towers ), located in Staffordshire, has opened a family attraction based on the book's themes. The attraction consists of two parts: first, visitors travel through the “factory” in pink boats floating on a “chocolate river”, then, after watching a video show, they find themselves in a glass elevator from which they explore the rest of the factory. The journey takes 11 minutes. The attraction's design is based on illustrations by Quentin Blake.

Dahl, Rowld Golden ticket, or Pioneer. - 1991. - № 8-9. (retelling from English by S. Kibirsky and N. Matrenitskaya)
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - M.: Raduga, 1991.(translation from English by M. Baron and E. Baron)
Dahl, Rowld. Golden Ticket, or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - M.: MP "Nimak", MP "KTK", 1991.(retelling from English by S. Kibirsky and N. Matrenitskaya, illustrations by V. Mochalov)
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - M.: Zakharov, 2000. - .(retelling by S. Klado)
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory // Dahl, Roald. Children's bestsellers: Sat. - M.: Paper Gallery, 2001. - .(translation by M. Freidkin)
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory // Dahl, Roald. (translation by I. Bogdanov)
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory // Dahl, Roald. Extraordinary stories: Sat. - St. Petersburg. : ABC-classics, 2004. - .(translation by I. Bogdanov)
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory = Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - M.: Zakharov, 2004. - .(story in Russian, retold by S. Klado and in the original language)
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - M.: Rosman-Press, 2005. - .(translation by Maya Lahuti)
Books for reading in English, adapted for the Pre-Intermediate level, with tasks and exercises:
- Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory = Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - M.: Iris-Press, 2007. - (English Club). - .
- Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory = Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - M.: Iris-Press, 2009. - (English Club). - .

Links

Also in Russian translations: “Charlie and the Great Glass Lift”, “Charlie and the Great Glass Cable Car”
The names of the factory workshops and Mr. Wonka's inventions may differ in different Russian translations. Here and below, the names are given in accordance with the translation of the story by M. Baron and E. Baron
Nudd, Kevin. The Children's Books of Roald Dahl. RoaldDahlFans.com. - Article from Book and Magazine Collector (January 1989). Retrieved May 5, 2010.
In the story “The Boy,” Dahl calls “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” his second book for children; in fact, this is the author’s third published children’s story: the first was “Gremlins,” the second story was “James and the Giant Peach.”
Dahl, Roald Repton and Shell, 1929–36 (ages 13–20) // Boy: Tales of Childhood - Puffin Books. - .
Cm.: The story in the early drafts of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (English). Roald Dahl Museum and Story Center. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
Dahl, Roald. The secret ordeal of Miranda Piker (English). Times Online (July 25, 2005). Retrieved May 5, 2010. According to the Roald Dahl Museum archive catalog (stock description RD/6/2/4), a chapter featuring Miranda Parker was previously published in Puffin Post Magazine: Dahl, Roald. Spotty Powder // Puffin Post Magazine. - 1973. - Vol. 7. - No. 1. - P. 8-10. Information about the fund RD/6/2/4 can be found in the museum's online catalogue.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Politically Correct Oompa–Loompa Evolution. RoaldDahlFans.com. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
Pierce, Cassandra.

Interesting and funny book. A story about a magical chocolate factory. About a man who made dreams come true, and a very ordinary little boy.
The book makes fun of bad traits human character. The same greed, gluttony, arrogance, despondency, envy, spoiling. The images of the four children who received tickets first became collective images of these qualities. Our world is full of such children. So much that sometimes you begin to wonder how all the children in the world might end up like this.

A girl whose wishes were always indulged by her parents. As soon as she wanted something, many people rushed to fulfill her wish and present everything to her. in the best possible way. A spoiled and arrogant child.

A girl chewing gum every day. This image is more complicated. What's wrong with chewing gum? After all, this is also sweetness, and sweets bring joy to people... But, wait. Let's imagine this picture. Is it pleasant to talk to a person who constantly chews? That's it... let's imagine it more vividly...
Violetta doesn't know how to give up. She cannot yield to a single person in the world even in such stupidity as chewing gum. From here the image is supplemented with new features. Impudence, arrogance, boasting. Now I think the picture has become quite clear....

This image is also not entirely simple compared to others. The question arises, why is this boy bad? Many people watch TV every day. But what's so bad about that?
Let's remember some details. Mike stated that everyone was stopping him from watching TV. He is not at all interested in the feelings of the people around him. Only himself, his me. The whole world for him...
Plus, he's constantly waving his toy guns everywhere. What an ill-mannered boy. But it’s not even a matter of bad manners, but what’s in his head.
This child screams about murder, shooting, massacre with complete confidence and delight. He is sure that killing is fun. And he doesn’t see that in fact, even such a little thing as a word spoken with passion can bring considerable pain.

All these images develop throughout the book. And each of them receives his own, completely deserved punishment. But calling it punishment would not be entirely correct. After all, no matter how cruel their fate seemed, it benefited them.
It was more of a lesson than a punishment. And I think this lesson taught them a lot.

Charlie was very different from all the other children from the very beginning. An ordinary boy. He didn't even know that in fact, he was the happiest child in the world. He knows how to believe in miracles. Sincere and kind. He is never capricious and does not ask for what he does not need. Charlie shared the chocolate among everyone in their large family, while he himself was starving. He is ready to help all his loved ones and loves them very much. His relatives - their friendly, albeit poor family - are the most precious thing he has.

Willy Wonka is perhaps the most mysterious character in the entire book. The eccentric of eccentrics! Grandpa Joe corrects Charlie when he calls Wonka a "chocolate engineer." Wonky is not an engineer, but wizard ! This word is deliberately vividly remembered. Wizard , the real one wizard. ...But what is real magic??

The ending of the book is ambiguous, but at the same time such incompleteness speaks louder than any words. Let everyone imagine what happened to Charlie next. Let everyone imagine their own chocolate dream and be happy for the boy who will finally be happy. After all, he deserved to live in best place worldwide.
This book is full of depth. philosophical meaning. This story shows that real miracles happen to kind and honest children. Therefore, you should never despair and lose faith in a miracle.
The book also shows that adults are children at heart. Good one example

Willie looks at each of his inventions with childish delight. He truly believes in Lumpoland, even if it seems absurd to others. Willy Wonka is constantly in a hurry, he is very nimble and dexterous. Mischievous like a boy. His smile is beautiful because all his emotions are reflected on his face. And these emotions light, kind, bright... They cannot be described in words, as real magic

Grandpa Joe, like his grandson, was very happy to meet Willy Wonka and visit his factory. This is sincere childish happiness and delight. Like a dream come true. He was so happy for his grandson that he jumped out of bed and started dancing, although he had not danced for many, many years.

No matter how many years pass, each of us still remains a child at heart. This is the most magical of all miracles.

I want to talk about them because they help to better understand this story and reveal the images of the characters more colorfully.

There were 2 film adaptations based on this book. The first one is from 1971 and the second one is from 2005. In my opinion, both films are great, but the second one was closer to the book.
I really liked that in the 2005 film adaptation, much attention was paid to the story of Willy Wonka himself. They made the ending complete. They revealed his image not just as an eccentric wizard, but as a person with his own history and dreams. Thanks to the wonderful acting, Willie became completely real, alive. That's exactly how I remembered him. So bright emotions, which is difficult to describe in words. And his wonderful smile, when Wonka simply glowed with joy... So sincere, open, alive. This image became the decoration of the entire film.
In the film, Willy Wonka specifically does not want to say the words “parents.” He repeats himself, saying the same thing twice. He hits his face on the glass elevator doors. But, not paying attention to this, he continues to lead the tour through the factory with the same smile. He pretends he doesn't remember his past. But in fact, he simply doesn’t want to and is afraid to remember.

He was the son of a brilliant dentist. And, of course, Father did not allow Willie to eat any sweets. Willie wore terrible braces on his teeth, for which he was probably ridiculed and considered strange. He very rarely played with other guys, giving most of his time to his dreams. One day he went with other children to Halloween. A little boy in a white sheet with a face drawn on it. Surely he deliberately chose a suit that covered his face. After all, these huge braces looked more like some kind of sophisticated mechanism that unnaturally stretched the lips.
Willie really wanted to try the candy. He, like Charlie, enjoyed watching them behind the counter. And the way the other children ate chocolate carefree every day made him unhappy. Right before his eyes, his father took away everything that Willie managed to collect for Halloween and threw it into the fire. Chocolate will definitely cause allergies. Lollipops are a direct path to caries. And chocolate is simply an impermissible insolence...
But Willie still managed to try the candy. The first candy in his life. He found her in the fireplace, among the ashes. The only one preserved, in the same shiny wrapper. It may be dirty, but just as magical.
Willie wanted to become a pastry chef and told his father about his dream. The father was angry and said that then Willie could leave his house. Willie took an old backpack with things. His father added to him right at the door that now, if the boy decided to return, he would no longer be here.
And Willie set off, dreaming of a wonderful trip to the confectionery capitals of the world. But he arrived too late, and there were no trains at that hour. The boy had no choice but to return home... but he no longer had a home. The father kept his words. And when Willy Wonka returned, he was simply not at home. Not a single trace.

Willie couldn't understand why Charlie didn't want to go with him. He never thought that this story could end like this. Why? Why did the boy refuse? What did he do wrong?
Willie couldn't calm down. He looked up Charlie again to find out the answer. And the answer was very simple.
"I'm very sad right now. What helps you when you're sad, Charlie?
-My family."
Willie never had real family. He loved his father, but was sure that he hated him and could not forgive him. Willie was afraid to find out the truth, just like that day when he was left alone.
Charlie suggested going to his father's together. Willie was very happy about this, he replied: “With joy!”
Willy Wonka is just like a child at heart. The magic is in simplicity...
It turned out that all this time his father did not forget about his son. He collected newspaper clippings about his factory. And I forgave him a long time ago and realized that I myself was no less to blame. Forgiveness was needed for both of them. The scene when they met was very beautiful and warm.

In the film, the story ends with a very happy and homely warm scene. Willy Wonka became a dear guest in Charlie's house. He got more than just a successor. Willie got a real family. And this is real happiness.

I especially liked some moments in the 1971 film. This film showed the story even more vibrant and magical. I especially remember the phrases that, in my opinion, explain the main ideas of the book:
"We are musicians. And we are dreamers."

"Sheer absurdity!
“The smartest people came up with the absurd.”

Misha Baron

Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Dedicated to Theo

In this book you will meet five children.

AUGUST GLUP - greedy boy,

VERUCA SALT - a girl spoiled by her parents,

VIOLETTA BURGARD - a girl who constantly chews gum,

MIKE TIVEY is a boy who watches TV from morning till night,

CHARLIE BUCKET is the main character of this story.

1. Meet Charlie

- Hello, hello, and hello again!

He is glad to meet you.

The whole family - six adults (you can count them) and little Charlie - lived in a wooden house on the outskirts of a quiet town. The house was too small for such a large family; it was very inconvenient for everyone to live there together. There were only two rooms, and one bed. The bed was given to my grandparents because they were so old and weak that they never got out of it. Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine occupied the right half, and Grandpa George and Grandma Georgina occupied the left. Mr. and Mrs. Bucket and little Charlie Bucket were sleeping in the next room on mattresses on the floor.

In the summer this was not bad, but in the winter, when cold drafts walked across the floor all night, it was terrible.

Buying a new house or even another bed was out of the question; the Buckets were too poor.

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Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Dedicated to Theo

From the Translator

Misha Baron

In this book you will meet five children.

AUGUST GLUP - greedy boy,

VERUCA SALT - a girl spoiled by her parents,

VIOLETTA BURGARD - a girl who constantly chews gum,

MIKE TIVEY is a boy who watches TV from morning till night,

CHARLIE BUCKET is the main character of this story.

1. Meet Charlie

- Hello, hello, and hello again!

He is glad to meet you.

In the summer this was not bad, but in the winter, when cold drafts walked across the floor all night, it was terrible.

Buying a new house or even another bed was out of the question; the Buckets were too poor.

Twice a day, on his way to and from school, Charlie Bucket passed this factory. And each time he slowed down and delightedly inhaled the magical smell of chocolate.

Oh, how he loved that smell!

Oh, how I dreamed of breaking into the factory and finding out what was inside!

2. Mr. Willy Wonka's Factory

In the evenings, after a supper of watery cabbage soup, Charlie usually went to his grandparents' room to listen to their stories and wish them good night.

Each of the old men was over ninety. They were all thin as a skeleton and wrinkled like a baked apple. They lay in bed all day: grandfathers in nightcaps, grandmothers in caps so as not to freeze. Having nothing to do, they dozed. But as soon as the door opened, Charlie came into the room and said, “Good evening, Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine, Grandpa George and Grandma Georgina,” the old men sat up in bed, their wrinkled faces lit up with a smile, and the conversation began. They loved this baby. He was the only joy in the life of the old people, and they looked forward to these evening conversations all day. Often the parents also came into the room, stood on the threshold and listened to the stories of the grandparents. So the family forgot about hunger and poverty, at least for half an hour, and everyone was happy.

One evening, when Charlie came to visit the old people as usual, he asked:

– Is it true that Wonka’s chocolate factory is the largest in the world?

- Is it true? – all four cried. - Of course it's true! God! Didn't you know? It is fifty times larger than any other factory.

“Is it true that Mr. Willy Wonka can make chocolate better than anyone in the world?”

“My boy,” answered Grandpa Joe, sitting up on his pillow, “Mr. Willy Wonka is the most wonderful pastry chef in the world!” I thought everyone knew this.

“I, Grandpa Joe, knew that he was famous, I knew that he was an inventor...

- Inventor? - Grandfather exclaimed. - What are you talking about! He's a magician when it comes to chocolate! He can do anything! Is that right, my dears? Two grandmothers and one grandfather nodded their heads:

– Absolutely true, it couldn’t be truer. And Grandpa Joe asked in surprise:

“What, are you saying I never told you about Mr. Willy Wonka and his factory?”

“Never,” Charlie replied.

- My God! How is it me?

“Please, Grandpa Joe, tell me now,” Charlie asked.

– I’ll definitely tell you. Sit back and listen carefully.

Grandpa Joe was the oldest in the family. He was ninety-six and a half years old, which is not so little. Like all very old people, he was a sickly, weak and taciturn person. But in the evenings, when his beloved grandson Charlie came into the room, grandfather looked younger before his eyes. The fatigue disappeared as if by hand. He became impatient and worried like a boy.

- ABOUT! This Mr. Willy Wonka is an amazing man! - Grandpa Joe exclaimed. – Did you know, for example, that he came up with more than two hundred new types of chocolate, all with different fillings? No confectionery factory in the world produces such sweet and delicious chocolates!

“It’s true,” Grandmother Josephine confirmed. “And he sends them all over the world.” Right, Grandpa Joe?

- Yes, yes, my dear. He sends them out to all the kings and presidents in the world. But Mr. Willy Wonka doesn't just make chocolate. He has some simply incredible inventions. Did you know that he invented chocolate ice cream that doesn't melt without refrigeration? It can lie in the sun all day and not melt!

- But this is impossible! – Charlie exclaimed, looking at his grandfather in surprise.

– Of course it’s impossible! And absolutely incredible! But Mr. Willy Wonka did it! - cried Grandpa Joe.

“That’s right,” the others confirmed.

Grandpa Joe continued his story. He spoke very slowly so that Charlie would not miss a single word:

- Mr. Willy Wonka makes marshmallows that smell like violets, and amazing caramels that change color every ten seconds, and also little candies that just melt in your mouth. He can make chewing gum that never loses its flavor, and sugar balls that can be inflated to enormous sizes, and then pierced with a pin and eaten. But main secret Mr. Wonka - wonderful, speckled blue bird eggs. When you put such an egg in your mouth, it becomes smaller and smaller and eventually melts, leaving a tiny pink chick on the tip of your tongue. – Grandfather fell silent and licked his lips. “Just thinking about all this makes my mouth water,” he added.

“Me too,” Charlie admitted. - Please tell me more.

While they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Bucket quietly entered the room and now, standing at the door, also listened to grandfather's story.

“Tell Charlie about the crazy Indian prince,” asked Grandma Josephine, “he’ll like it.”

“You mean the Prince of Pondicherry?” – Grandpa Joe laughed.

“But very rich,” Grandma Georgina clarified.

-What did he do? – Charlie asked impatiently.

“Listen,” Grandpa Joe answered. - I will tell you.

3. Mr. Wonka and the Indian Prince

The Prince of Pondicherry wrote a letter to Mr. Willy Wonka,” Grandpa Joe began his story. “He invited Willy Wonka to come to India and build him a huge chocolate palace.

- And Mr. Willy Wonka agreed?

- Certainly. Oh, what a palace it was! One hundred rooms, all made of light and dark chocolate. The bricks are chocolate, and the cement that held them together is chocolate, and the windows are chocolate, the walls and ceilings are also made of chocolate, as are the carpets, paintings, and furniture. And as soon as you turned on the faucet in the bathroom, hot chocolate flowed out.

When the work was completed, Mr. Willy Wonka warned the Prince of Pondicherry that the palace would not stand for long and advised him to eat it quickly.

"Nonsense! - exclaimed the prince. “I won’t eat my palace!” I won’t even bite off a tiny piece from the stairs and I’ll never lick the wall! I will live in it!

But Mr. Willy Wonka was right, of course. Soon it turned out to be a very hot day, and the palace began to melt, settle and little by little spread over the ground. And the crazy prince, who was dozing in the living room at that time, woke up and saw that he was swimming in a huge sticky chocolate puddle.

Little Charlie sat motionless on the edge of the bed and looked at his grandfather with all his eyes. He was simply taken aback.

- And all this is true? Aren't you laughing at me?

- Pure truth! - All the grandparents shouted in unison. - Of course it's true! Ask whoever you want.

- Where? – Charlie didn’t understand.

- And no one... ever... enters... there!

- Where? – asked Charlie.

- Of course, to Wonka's factory!

- Who are you talking about, grandfather?

“I'm talking about the workers, Charlie.

– About the workers?

“All factories,” explained Grandpa Joe, “have workers.” In the morning they enter the factory through the gate, and in the evening they leave. And so everywhere except Mr. Wonka's factory. Have you ever seen a single person go in or out?

Charlie looked carefully at his grandparents, and they looked at him. Their faces were kind, smiling, but at the same time completely serious. They weren't kidding.

- Well, did you see it? - Grandpa Joe repeated.

– I... I really don’t know, grandfather. – Charlie even began to stutter from excitement. – When I pass by the factory, the gates are always closed.

- That's it!

- But some people must work there...

“Not people, Charlie, at least not ordinary people.”

- Then who? - Charlie shouted.

- Yeah, that’s the secret. Another mystery of Mr. Willy Wonka.

“Charlie, dear,” Mrs. Bucket called her son, “it’s time to go to bed, that’s enough for today.”

- But, mom, I have to find out...

- Tomorrow, my dear, tomorrow...

“Okay,” said Grandpa Joe, “you’ll find out the rest tomorrow.”

4. Extraordinary workers

The next evening, Grandpa Joe continued his story.

“You see, Charlie,” he began, “not so long ago, thousands of people worked at Mr. Wonka’s factory. But one day, out of the blue, Mr. Willy Wonka had to fire them.

- But why? – asked Charlie.

- Because of the spies.

- Spies?

- Yes. The owners of other chocolate factories were jealous of Mr. Wonka and began sending spies into the factory to steal his confectionery secrets. Spies got jobs in Wonka's factory, pretending to be ordinary workers. Each of them stole the secret of preparing some kind of sweet.

– And then they returned to their previous owners and told them everything? – asked Charlie.

“Probably,” Grandpa Joe replied. - Because soon the Ficklgruber factory began producing ice cream that did not melt even on the hottest day. And Mr. Prodnose's factory produced chewing gum that never lost its taste, no matter how much it was chewed. And finally, Mr. Slugworth's factory produced sugar balls that could be inflated to enormous sizes, and then pierced with a pin and eaten. And so on and so forth. And Mr. Willy Wonka was tearing out his hair and shouting: “This is terrible! I'll go broke! There are only spies all around! I'll have to close the factory!"

- But he didn’t close it! - said Charlie.

- Just closed it. He informed all the workers that, unfortunately, he had to fire them. Then he slammed the factory gates and locked them with a chain. And then the huge chocolate factory suddenly became deserted and quiet. The chimneys stopped smoking, the cars stopped roaring, and after that not a single chocolate bar or candy was released, and Mr. Willy Wonka himself disappeared. Months passed, Grandpa Joe continued, but the factory remained locked. And everyone said: “Poor Mr. Wonka. He was so good and made such excellent sweets. And now it's all over." But then something amazing happened. Early one morning, thin white streams of smoke emerged from the tall chimneys of the factory. All the residents of the city stopped what they were doing and ran to see what had happened. "What's happening? - they shouted. - Someone flooded the stoves! Mr. Willy Wonka must be opening the factory again!” People ran to the gate in the hope of seeing it open, thinking that Mr. Wonka would hire them again.

But no! iron gate were chained up just as tightly as before, and Mr. Willy Wonka was nowhere to be found.

“But the factory is working! - people shouted. – Listen and you will hear the roar of cars! They're working again! The smell of chocolate is in the air again!”

Grandpa Joe leaned forward and put his thin hand on Charlie's knee and said quietly:

“But the most mysterious thing, baby, were the shadows outside the factory windows. From the street, people saw small dark shadows flickering behind the frozen windows.

-Whose shadows? – Charlie asked quickly.

“That’s exactly what everyone wanted to know.” “The factory is full of workers! - people shouted. - But no one entered there! The gate is locked! This is incredible! And no one comes out from there!” But there was no doubt that the factory was working,” Grandpa Joe continued. – And it has been working since then for ten years. Moreover, the chocolate and candies that it produces become tastier and more amazing every day. And, of course, now, when Mr. Wonka comes up with some new unusual sweets, neither Mr. Ficklegruber, nor Mr. Prodnose, nor Mr. Slugworth, nor anyone else will know the secret of their preparation. No spy can enter the factory to steal the secret recipe.

- But, grandfather, WHO, WHO works at the factory? - Charlie shouted.

“Nobody knows that, Charlie.”

– But this is incredible! Has no one asked Mr Wonka yet?

“No one has seen him since then.” He no longer appears outside the factory gates. The only thing that comes out of the gate is chocolate and other sweets. They are unloaded through a special door in the wall. They are packaged, customer addresses are written on the boxes, and they are delivered by postal trucks.

- But, grandfather, what kind of people work there?

“My boy,” answered Grandpa Joe, “this is one of the greatest secrets.” We only know that they are very small. The barely noticeable shadows that sometimes flicker outside the factory windows (they are especially visible late at night when the lights are on) belong to little people, no higher than my knee...

“But there are no such people,” Charlie objected. Just then, Charlie's father, Mr. Bucket, entered the room.

He just returned from work. He had the evening newspaper in his hands, and he was waving it excitedly.

-Have you heard the news? - he shouted and raised the newspaper so that everyone could see the huge headline:

FINALLY

WONKA FACTORY

WILL OPEN ITS GATES

FOR THE LUCKY SELECTED

5. Golden tickets

Are you saying that someone will be allowed to enter the factory? - Grandpa Joe exclaimed. - Read what the newspaper says quickly!

“Okay,” said Mr. Bucket, smoothing out the newspaper. - Listen.

EVENING NEWSLETTER

Mr. Willy Wonka, the confectionery genius whom no one has seen for 10 years, sent the following advertisement to our newspaper today:

I, Willy Wonka, have decided to let five children (keep in mind: only five, and no more) visit my factory this year. These lucky ones will see all my secrets and miracles. And at the end of the trip, each visitor will receive a special gift - enough chocolate and sweets to last a lifetime! So, look for the golden tickets! Five golden tickets are already printed on gold paper and hidden under the ordinary wrappers of five ordinary chocolate bars. These bars can appear anywhere - in any store, on any street, in any city, in any country, in any part of the world, on any counter where Wonka chocolate is sold. And these five lucky golden ticket holders will be the only ones to visit my factory and see what's inside! Good luck to you all and happy finds!

(Signed – Willy Wonka)

- Yes, he’s crazy! - Grandmother Josephine muttered.

- He is a genius! - Grandpa Joe exclaimed. - He's a wizard! Just imagine what will happen now! The whole world will start looking for golden tickets! And everyone will buy Wonka chocolates in the hope of finding a ticket! He will sell more of them than ever! Eh, if only we could find a ticket!

– And enough chocolate and sweets to last you the rest of your life – FREE! – added Grandpa George. - Just imagine!

“All this would have to be delivered by truck,” said Grandma Georgina.

“It makes my head spin just thinking about it,” whispered Grandmother Josephine.

- Nonsense! - Grandpa Joe exclaimed. - But it would be nice, Charlie, to unwrap the chocolate bar and find a golden ticket there!

“Of course, grandfather, but the chances are very small,” Charlie answered sadly. – I only get one tile a year.

“Who knows, dear,” objected Grandma Georgina, “it’s your birthday next week.” You have the same chance as everyone else.

“I'm afraid it's quite incredible,” said Grandpa George. – Tickets will go to children who eat chocolate every day, and our Charlie gets one single bar a year. He has no chance.

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