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This Roald Dahl classic tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven-year-old boy who has a run-in with some real-life witches! "In fairy tales witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks and they ride on broomsticks. But this is not a fairy tale. This is about REAL WITCHES. REAL WITCHES dress in ordinary clothes and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses and they work in ordinary jobs. That is why they are so hard to catch." Witches, as our hero learns, hate children. With the help of a friend and his somewhat-magical grandmother, our hero tries to expose the witches before they dispose of him.
故事讲的是一个七岁的英国小男孩，父母双亡后和挪威的外婆一起生活。从外婆那里，小男孩知道了许多关于女巫的事情，比如如何辨认女巫，女巫如何杀害小孩等等。在海边度假时，他误闯入女巫开会的会场，得知她们想要把全世界的孩子都变成老鼠的阴谋。被女巫大王发觉抓住后，他也变成了老鼠。之后，男孩和外婆一起，开始了与女巫们的战斗……
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Roald Dahl (1916-1990), one of the world's most beloved children's authors. Not only did he create such memorable characters as Willy Wonka, Danny the Champion of the World and The BFG, but he also had a very successful career writing short stories for adults.
罗尔德·达尔是20世纪最重要的儿童文学作家之一，同时也是成人文学创作领域的重量级作家。他的作品构思奇特，情节紧凑，给人一种或幽默、或荒诞、或机智的美感，具有让人一读就爱不释手的“魔力”。更重要的是，他的作品“忠实反映了每个人儿时对成人世界的不解与困惑，可以说是真正站在儿童的角度来讲故事。这些作品鼓励儿童去思考，去克服恐惧。”在2000年英国图书节进行的一次“我最喜欢的作家”投票中，达尔在50位作家中得票最多，名列第一。他的主要作品有：《查理和巧克力工厂》、《詹姆斯和大仙桃》、《好心眼的巨人》、《玛蒂尔达》、《了不起的狐狸爸爸》等。
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