(377) a book named “Matilda”

I read a book named “Matilda”, written by Roald Dahl. I knew of him at its introduction.

*MATILDA                           PGRN3 (Penguin Joint Venture Readers)

• 作者: Roald Dahl
• 出版社/メーカー: Penguin
• 発売日: 1999/06/09
• メディア: ペーパーバック
  
  
  
  
  
  

• He was born in 1916. Children all over the world love reading his stories. James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and The Witches are just a few of his most famous books.
  I’ve heard of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
  
  This book, “Matilda” is retold by John Escott. Its English level is 3, Pre-Intermediate (1200 words).
  
  So I could enjoy reading it.
  
  I can understand that there are terrible parents in the world. Some parents are not interested in their children in any way. The children of such parents are unhappy. It is a kind of fate for those children. They could not choose their parents.
  
  But I couldn’t expect the heroine of this story, Matilda, decided to leave her parents and start living with her teacher who is very good to her. Her action seemed surprising for me. It’s uncommon in Japan, I thought. She is small but very brave.
  
  Her teacher, Miss Honey was very excited to know that Matilda was a very clever little girl.
  
  “A five-year-old girl is reading books by Dickens and Hemingway.”
  This fact is amazing, but for her parents, not specially excited. Matilda’s mother said, “A pretty face is more important than books for a girl.”
  
  Well, well, there was once such a world where people believed in this kind of thinking. Now things have changed. Smart girls are required.
  
  Matilda cannot live together with such mother.
  
  Matilda’s father believes, “Nobody gets rich by being honest.” He buys stolen cars. He paints them a different colour and changes their numbers, and then he sells them to people. Matilda cannot live together with such father, either.
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