The narrator accuses the hitchhiker of being a pickpocket. As he does, the hitchhiker suddenly reveals various items from the narrator's person, from a wallet to a watch to the narrator's shoelace. The narrator is despondent until his new friend challenges the narrator to guess his true profession. The police officer who writes the ticket acts particularly cruel, threatening the narrator with a long prison sentence and a huge fine. This results in a police motorbike pulling them over for speeding. They engage in conversation, revealing the man's Cockney accent and attitudes.Īs they talk, the narrator is urged by the hitchhiker to test the car's engine power by going ever faster. He lets the man into his car the passenger is described as being curiously rat-like, with long, white fingers. The narrator in this case has a brand new BMW 3.3 Li, and is enjoying a trip down the highway when he spots a hitchhiker. This is another fictional first person narrative. Main article: The Hitch-Hiker (short story)

The next day, the boy is missing, and the fisherfolk reveal that they have seen the child riding on the back of the sea turtle into the distance. His father pays off the fisherfolk and hotel manager, and the turtle is set free. His parents reveal that the boy loves animals deeply, and even talks to them. Rich people want to buy it, while the manager of a nearby hotel wants to make turtle soup and eat him but both plans are foiled when a little boy and his parents appear, and the child screams at the people, calling them 'horrible and cruel'.

One night, a sea turtle, ancient and huge, is caught by a group of fishermen. The narrator, on advice from friends, decides to vacation in Jamaica. This is a first-person fiction piece of medium-length writing. In 2023, a story from the collection, 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar', will be adapted into a film directed by Wes Anderson with Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular character Henry Sugar.Ĭhapters The Boy Who Talked with Animals Another piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a British farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient Roman treasure. Two of the stories are autobiographical in nature one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of Dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the Second World War. The stories were written at varying times throughout his life. The book was first published in London in 1977 by Jonathan Cape.

They are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's books. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More is a collection of seven short stories written by Roald Dahl.

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