Learning Warriors
where warriors turn into warlords
Name: Ebell
Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Puffin
Charlie was a very poor boy. He lived at the edge of a very big and rich town. In the town there was a chocolate factory. It was not just any chocolate factory, but the biggest and most famous in the whole wide world! When Mr. Willy Wonka sent out messages about the golden tickets, the whole world went mad and started buying chocolates. Soon, there were already four finders. Winter came; Charlie was so hungry and cold. One day while he was walking back home, he saw a gleaming fifty pence! He took it out and bought a chocolate bar with it. He was opening the second bar when a golden ticket flashed at him. It was the last and only golden ticket in the whole world! He was at the chocolate factory the next day sniffing the delicious smell of chocolates. They went to the chocolate river- the most important component in the factory. While everybody was tasting the buttercups, fat, stupid and greedy Augustus Gloop was gulping huge mugs of hot chocolate. Mr. Wonka let out a piercing shriek which made Augustus jumped in surprise. He fell into the river and was sucked up by the pipe. The next child who went missing was Violet Beauregarde followed by Veruca Salt then Mike Teavee. Violet was such a busybody that she ate an incomplete gum which would turn people into purple and looked like a ball. The spoilt and disgusting Veruca went into the Nut’s Room and was thrown down the rubbish chute by the strong and smart squirrels. While the TV guy, Mike went and became no more smaller than an ant due to watching too much of television. Charlie was soon the only child left. Mr. Wonka told him that he would pass the entire factory to him as he was old.
When the other children strolled out with their parents, they heard that Mr. Wonka was giving Charlie the factory. They were of course agitated. They told everyone who would listen about Mr. Wonka giving Charlie the factory. Soon a fight ensued. Everyday, there would be banners and badges that said, “Bucket Stinks! Come And Join Us!” Even in school, Charlie had no friends to talk to. The children would just ignore him. The Veruca Salt had even made badges saying, ‘Resign! Resign!” There were cheers about it. It was intolerable and an ugly sight. There were chocolate factories which people said were worth ten times better. “Loser Loser Loser Resign Resign Resign You Ungrateful Brat Resign Loser!” the crazy people chanted. “While they are just jealous.” Charlie’s parents told him. “I don’t care. I would make better chocolates so people would enjoy and we’ll have peace again!” That’s the spirit son.” Mr. Bucket told Charlie. Better chocolates were coming out; people were coming over to his side. Charlie’s plan was working. In the end, only the people who started it first were left on their team. Charlie, on the other hand, became more popular.
