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Beware of the Dog is a short, well crafted war story which describes the downing of a plane and its wounded pilot. With a few hundred well placed words, Dahl takes you on a journey into the pilots mind as he considers what will happen when he returns to base, wounded from his mission and minus a limb.
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Beware of the Dog. by Roald Dahl (1916-1990) Approximate Word Count: 5072. D own below there was only a vast white undulating sea of cloud. Above there was the sun, and the sun was white like the clouds, because it is never yellow when one looks at it from high in the air. He was still flying the Spitfire.
The Stories. Further Reading. Accessibility. Privacy. Then I shall say, someone help me to get out. I can’t do it alone because I’ve lost one of my legs. They’ll all laugh and think that I’m joking, and I shall say, all right, come and have a look, you unbelieving bastards.
RAF pilot Peter Williamson sustains a serious injury (the loss of a leg from a cannon shell) while flying a mission over German-controlled Vichy France. He bails out of his plane and later awakes to find himself in a hospital bed in Brighton, on the English coast.
- Roald Dahl
- 1946
“Beware of the Dog” is a short story by British author Roald Dahl. The narrative recounts the experiences of Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot Peter Williamson after he is shot down during a World War II bombing mission.
Sep 13, 2012 · Beware of the Dog is a short, gripping story of life in wartime from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. In Beware of the Dog, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells of an injured pilot recovering in hospital who makes a disturbing discovery . . .
- Roald Dahl
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Beware of the Dog is a short, gripping story of life in wartime from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. In Beware of the Dog, Roald Dahl, one of the...
