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Jul 29, 2009 · Internet Archive. Language. English. Reprint: Originally published: New York, NY : Penguin Books, c1988. "First Scholastic printing, September 1996"--Verso t.p. Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
Jun 27, 2020 · English. [233] pages : 20 cm. Matilda longs for her parents to be good and loving and understanding. But they are none of these things. They are perfectly horrid to her. Matilda invents a game of punishing them each time they treat her badly and she soon discovers she has supernatural powers.
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- Chapter 1 The Reader of Books
- " ‘Daddy? she said, ‘could you buy me a book?’
- Chapter 2.Mr Wormwood
- ‘Right? said his father. “Now this clock thing runs off one of
- ‘But daddy, said Matilda, who was listening carefully, ‘that’s
- “That's right, Harry, said his wife. ‘Keep your ugly little mouth
- Chapter 3 Ghosts and Glue
- “You must try to get them off, daddy; Matilda said to him at
- ‘It isn’t stupid, daddy, said Matilda. ‘It’s about —’
- ‘All right, said Fred. ‘But you must promise to bring him back
- Then the voice came again — like a ghost’s this time. ‘Dead
- STUDENTS pert
- Miss Honey looked carefully at the small girl with the dark
- ‘Something like four hundred and eighty-seven multiplied by
- Then Miss Honey asked a question that she had never asked a
- Chapter 5 Miss Trunchbull
- ‘No!’ said Miss Honey. ‘Matilda is very, very-clever:
- Miss Honey got Matilda’s address from the school office and
- ‘I can’t believe I’m hearing this!’ thought Miss Honey. “These
- Chapter 6 The Chocolate Cake
- ‘Do as I tell you, you little rat!’ shouted Miss Trunchbull. And
- Miss Trunchbull stopped holding her hair and the girl flew up
- Bogtrotter?’
- ‘Get out of here, all of you!’ screamed Miss Trunchbull, and she
- Chapter 7 Matilda’s Eyes
- ‘Pardon?’ said Eric. ‘What do you want me to spell?’
- From the back of the room, Miss Honey cried, ‘Miss
- Matilda sat down and Miss Trunchbull turned and picked up
- Chapter 8 Miss Honey’s Story
- ‘But I did push it over, said Matilda. ‘I did it with my eyes. I
- When they were eating, Matilda asked, ‘Are all teachers very
- ‘Miss Trunchbull!’ cried Matilda. ‘She’s your aunt?’
- Chapter 9 An Unpleasant Surprise for Miss Trunchbull
- Give Jenny her money...
- The chalk stopped writing and fell on the floor. Then Wilfred
- WORD LIST
- Other Stories
- Madame Doubtfire
- Everybody tells Forrest Gump that he’s an idiot. ae. 7 gr a
- Vanity Fair
- Jane Eyre
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It’s a strange thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their child is the dirtiest little animal you have ¢ver seen, they still think that he or she is wonderful. But there are parents who are not interested in their children in any way, and these of course are much worse. Mr and Mrs Wormwood had an ordinary little boy, Michael, and a daughter, ...
‘A book?’ he said.‘What’s wrong with the LV? We've got a nice TV and now you come asking for a book! We're too good to you already, my girl!’ Nearly every afternoon, Matilda stayed in the house while her brother (who was five years older than her) went to school, her father went to work and her mother went to the cinema. One afternoon, Matilda walk...
Matilda’s father bought and sold cars, and he seemed to make quite a lot of money from doing it. “Sawdust, he said proudly. “That’s the secret. And it costs me nothing. I get it from the wood shop. ‘How can sawdust help you to sell cars, daddy?’ asked Matilda. ‘I don’t understand.’ ‘That’s because you're a stupid little girl, her father said. He tu...
the front wheels. So I use an electric drill on it, and when the drill turns, it turns the clock backwards — very fast! I can take fitty 4 thousand miles off the car in a few minutes! And by the time I finish, the car’s only done ten thousand, and I tell the customer, “Tt belonged to an old person who only used it once a week for shopping.” ’ He la...
terrible. It’s not honest, and —’ . “You're just a stupid little girl!’ he shouted.
shut, Matilda. We want to watch the TV!’ They were in the living-room, eating their supper with their plates on their knees in front of the TV. ‘Mummy, said Matilda, ‘can I eat my supper in the dining- room so that I can read my book?’ Her father looked at her. ‘Supper is a family meal; he said angrily. ‘Nobody will leave the table until we’ve fini...
The next morning, before her father went to his garage, Matilda secretly took his hat and put a thin line of glue round the inside. It was very strong glue. Mr Wormwood didn’t notice anything when he put the hat on, but when he got to the garage he couldn’t take it off. He had to keep his hat on all day, and people thought it was very strange. When...
breakfast. “They look like little brown flies!’ ‘Be quiet!’ shouted her father. It was quiet for about a week after this. Then one evening Mr Wormwood arrived home from the garage with a face as dark and angry as a storm cloud. Matilda was reading in a corner of the living-room. Mr Wormwood switched the TV on to the noisiest programme that he could...
‘I don’t want to know what it’s about? shouted Mr Wormwood. ‘Go and find something useful to do’ And he began to pull the pages out of the book. Matilda was frightened. ‘That’s a library book!” she said. ‘I have to return it to Mrs Phelps,’ “Then you'll have to buy a new one for your dear Mrs Phelps, won't you?’ said her father. He dropped the last...
tomorrow. Matilda hid the parrot behind a cupboard in the dining-room of ber house. That evening, while they were all having supper in the living-room in front of the TV, a voice came loud and clear from the dining-room. ‘Hello, hello, hello!’ it said. ‘Harry!’ cried Matilda’s mother. “There’s someone in the house! I heard a voice!’ Matilda switche...
man’s dinner!’ it said. ‘Dead man’s dinner!’ They all jumped (even Matilda) and looked round the room. There was still nobody there. ‘It’s a ghost, said Matilda. ‘I know it’s a ghost! I’ve heard it before in this room? ‘Save us!’ screamed her mother. And she threw her arms round her husband’s neck. ‘I’m getting out of here!’ said her husband, his f...
haat: Steadet* Chey their renstwr 1. su Straidhh we! 3. The qhuivd & Pay Misutv ry | fT _ sy & . ~ a nl for Chye ores Their teacher was Miss Honey, and she was about twenty-three. children got in her way, she crashed straight through them, pushing them right and left. Matilda found herself in a group with eighteen other small boys and girls about h...
hair and the round serious face. “Wonderful, she said. ‘Please stand up and show us, Matilda stood up and said, “Two twos are four, two threes are six...’ And when she got to two twelves are twenty-four, she went straight on with, “Two thirteens are twenty-six, two fourteens are twenty-eight...’ ‘Stop!’ said Miss Honey. ‘How far can you go?’ ‘T don...
two. 12 ‘Nine hundred and seventy-four, said Matilda. Miss Honey tried to speak calmly. “Th-that is really wonderful; she said. ‘But can you multiply by any other numbers? Three? Four?’ “Yes, Miss Honey, said Matilda. ‘Well, can you multiply all the way up to twelve?’ said Miss Honey. “What are twelve sevens?’ ‘Eighty-four, said Matilda. Miss Honey...
13 Miss Trunchbull. group of children before on their first day. “Can any of you three read a book?’ she said. ‘I can, Miss Honey, said Matilda. ‘I’ve read all the children’s books in the library in the High Street. Miss Honey’s voice was shaking when she asked, ‘And — and what are you going to read now, Matilda?’ ‘T’m reading other books,’ said Ma...
A little later, when the children went outside to play, Miss Honey went to Miss Trunchbull’s office. ‘What do you want, Miss Honey?’ said Miss Trunchbull, in a voice like an angry dog. ‘I’m busy. ‘There is a little girl in my group called Matilda Wormwood...’ Miss Honey began. “That’s the daughter of that nice man who has the garage in the village ...
Miss Trunchbull’s face went purple. ‘Don’t be stupid!’ she shouted. ‘Her father says she’s a little criminal!’ ‘Her father is wrong’ said Miss Honey. And she went on to describe some of the wonderful things that Matilda could do. Finally she said, “We must put her in with the group of eleven- year-old children’ ‘Oh! So she’s too difficult for you, ...
walked to the Wormwood’s house just after nine o’clock that evening. She waited until then to be sure that Matilda was in bed. She found the house in a pleasant street and knocked on the door. A small, ratty-looking man wearing an orange and red jacket opened it. ‘If you're selling something, we don’t want any, he said. ‘Tm. not, said Miss Honey. ‘...
are terrible parents! Oh, poor Matilda!’ She tried again. ‘J think that Matilda will probably be ready to go to university in two or three years from now, with the right teaching, she said. ‘And —’ ‘University?’ shouted Mr Wormwood. ‘Nobody learns anything sensible there!’ ‘That’s not true, said Miss Honey. ‘But I can see that we're not going to ag...
Among Matilda’s new friends was the girl called Lavender. A small girl with brown eyes and dark hair. Before the end of the first week, they heard some terrible stories about Miss Trunchbull. A ten-year-old girl, Hortensia, who they met in the 18 school field told them, ‘She doesn’t like very small children. And have you heard about The Chokey?” “W...
she put out a large hand, took Amanda by the hair and lifted the girl off the ground. Then she turned her round and round above her head — faster and faster! Amanda screamed when, suddenly,
into the sky! She came down again in the next field. Then she got up on to her feet and walked back again! Matilda’s mouth fell open with surprise. + 19 Miss Trunchbull stopped holding her hair and the girl flew up into the sky! At lunch time the next day, all two hundred and fifty children in the school got orders to go into the big room, and to s...
‘It’s very good, the boy said, before he could stop himself. “You're right, it is very good, said Miss Trunchbull, then she turned to the door. ‘Cook! Come in here!’ The school cook came into the room. She was carrying the largest chocolate cake you have ever seen. There was a small table and a chair next to Miss Trunchbull, and the cook put the ca...
walked out of the room, with the cook behind her. + In the middle of the first week, Miss Honey said to her group, ‘Tomorrow afternoon, Miss Trunchbull will give you your lesson. You must not speak until she speaks to you, and you must stand up to answer her questions. And a large glass of water must always be on the table here when she comes in. S...
‘I feel quite sick when I realize that I’m going to have you in my school for the next six years, Miss Trunchbull told the children. She looked slowly along the lines of small faces. “You!’ she shouted, pointing at a small boy called Rupert. “What is two sevens?’ ‘Sixteen? answered Rupert, too quickly. Miss Trunchbull walked towards him like a dang...
‘Spell what, you stupid boy! Spell the word “what”! Wi OO. Ue said Erie. ‘Wrong!’ screamed Miss Trunchbull. Sie’ walked across and looked down at his frightened little face. ‘W...H...O...T,’ he said, trying again quickly. Miss Trunchbull put her hands round each of the boy’s ears and lifted him out of his chair. ‘Help!’ cried Eric. “You’re hurting ...
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