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 \nThe WHondeful Story of Henry Sugar and Six Mfore first published 1977;The BFG first published 1982;The Enornous Crocodilk first published 1978;George's Manvellous Medicine first published 1981;Danny the Champion of the Horld first published 1975;The IW'itches first published 1983;Fantastic Mr Fax first published 1970;Rvoling Rhymes first published 1982;The Turits first published 1980;Charlie and the Great Glass Elerator first published 1972  \nFirst published 2013This abridged edition 2016  \n001  \nText copyright ◎Roald Dalhl Nonince Lud,2013llustrations copyright ◎Qucntin Blake,2013Text design by Mady Noral1  \nThe moral right of the author and illustrator has been asserted  \nSet in Baskerville and AmasisPrinted in Great Britain by Clays Ltd,St les plc  \nACIP catalogue recond fvr this book is available from the British Library  \nISBN:978-0-141-377964  \nAll correspoudence toPuffin Books  \nPenguin Random House Children's80 Strand,london wc:2R ORL  \nwwwgreenpengun.couk  \nPenguin Books is commtted to a sustainablefuture tor our business our readersand ourplanet.This book is made fron paper certifhedby the Forest Stewandship Council  \n米  \n# Introduct₁on\n\nYes,you.Stop right there.Don't move.  \nAre you an adult?Oh,dear.I’m sorry.This bookis absolutely NOT meant for you.Kindly closethe pages and go and do something grown-upinstead.(Perhaps you could make a roast dinnerwith a hundred vegetables or creosote a fence orsomething.)Off you go.Have they gone?Good.Hello,non-adult!This book is meant for YOU.But be warned.It contains mischief and  \nmayhem of such extreme naughtiness that youwill need the cunning of Fantastic Mr Fox and thecleverness of Matilda to continue.You're cunningAND clever?Excellent.We'll get along just fine.Now,read on.  \n米  \n米  \nIf you’ve bought,borrowed or been given thisTRULY NAUGHTY book,then you surely alreadyknow of Roald Dahl.But,just in case you're one ofthe 27 people on the planet who haven’'t heard ofhim,let me tell you a little more.  \nROALD DAHL  \nwas ONE ofTHE BEST  \nSTORYTELLERSEVER.  \n米  \nThere.Done.I beg your pardon?You'd like to knoweven more than that?Well,why didn’'t you say so?  \n米  \n米  \nRoald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 to Norwegianparents.He had four sisters.Sadly,both his father and hiseldest sister died when he was very young.And then whenhe wasn't much older-just nine years old-his mothersent him away to boarding school in England.Roald Dahlhated it so much that he pretended to have appendicitis sothat he would be sent home.He was sent home.  \nIn between detention and homeworkand being achingly homesick,Roaldspent the rest of his school yearstrying to outwit his VERY STRICTteachers and the FORMIDABLEmatron.And testing new chocolatebars for a VERY FAMOUS chocolatecompany.Luckily,he also lovedmaking up stories.(He wrote it alldown in a book called Boy,if you'dlike to find out EVEN MORE.)  \n米The rest of Roald Dahl's lifeis like something out of astorybook too.He worked inLondon,which was chilly,andAfrica,which wasn’t.He flewfighter-planes in the SecondWorld War,which was veryscary.(Unfortunately,he crashedone in the desert,which was evenscarier.)He was a spy.Shhhh.AndTHEN he became a writer.Phew.米  \nRoald Dahl wrote stories that were funny and amazingand scary and sad.There were unlikely heroesand fearsome villains.There were funny bitsand not-so-funny bits and buckets and buckets of ","cbCaievawwfwuFHb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaievawwfwuFHb","pdf",3792952,100,"English","# Introduction\n## Reader warning and invitation\n## Roald Dahl biography\n## Mischief and mayhem themes\n## Trick rating system\n## Opening story excerpt","[{\"question\":\"Who is this book addressed to according to the introduction?\",\"answer\":\"The introduction warns that it is absolutely not meant for adults, and then tells “non-adult” readers that it is meant for them.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of stories does Roald Dahl create, as described in the text?\",\"answer\":\"The text describes Roald Dahl’s stories as funny, amazing, scary, and sad, featuring unlikely heroes, fearsome villains, and large amounts of mischief and mayhem.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book indicate the difficulty of tricks in it?\",\"answer\":\"The text says the tricks and pranks are given a star rating to show the level of difficulty, with one-star for total beginners and three-star only for highly capable groups.\"}]","MISCHIEF - AND MAYHEM - Introduction - Roald Dahl | PDF",1791872599,154]