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1 Mr Wonka Goes Too Far
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1 Mr Wonka Goes Too Far
The last time we saw Charlie, he was riding high above his
home town in the Great Glass Lift. Only a short while before,
Mr Wonka had told him that the whole gigantic fabulous1
Chocolate Factory was his, and now our small friend was
returning in triumph with his entire family to take over. The
passengers in the Lift (just to remind you) were:
Charlie Bucket, our hero.
Mr Willy Wonka, chocolate-maker extraordinary.
Mr and Mrs Bucket, Charlie's father and mother.
Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine, Mr Bucket's father and
mother.
Grandpa George and Grandma Georgina, Mrs Bucket's father
and mother.
Grandma Josephine, Grandma Georgina and Grandpa George
were still in bed, the bed having been pushed on board just
before take-off. Grandpa Joe, as you remember, had got out of
bed to go around the Chocolate Factory with Charlie.
The Great Glass Lift was a thousand feet up and cruising
nicely. The sky was brilliant blue. Everybody on board was
wildly excited at the thought of going to live in the famous
Chocolate Factory.
Grandpa Joe was singing. Charlie was jumping up and down.
Mr and Mrs Bucket were smiling for the first time in years,
and the three old ones in the bed were grinning at one
another with pink toothless gums.
'What in the world keeps this crazy thing up in the air?'
croaked2 Grandma Josephine.
'Madam,' said Mr Wonka, 'it is not a lift any longer. Lifts only
go up and down inside buildings. But now that it has taken us
up into the sky, it has become an ELEVATOR. It is THE
GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR.'
'And what keeps it up?' said Grandma Josephine. 'Skyhooks,'
said Mr Wonka.
'You amaze me,' said Grandma Josephine.
'Dear lady,' said Mr Wonka, 'you are new to the scene. When
you have been with us a little longer, nothing will amaze you.'
'These skyhooks,' said Grandma Josephine. 'I assume one end
is hooked on to this contraption we're riding in. Right?'
'Right,' said Mr Wonka.
'What's the other end hooked on to?' said Grandma Josephine.
'Every day,' said Mr Wonka, 'I get deafer and deafer. Remind
me, please, to call up my ear doctor the moment we get back.'
'Charlie,' said Grandma Josephine. 'I don't think I trust this
gentleman very much.' 'Nor do I,' said Grandma Georgina. 'He
footles around.'
Charlie leaned over the bed and whispered to the two old
women. 'Please,' he said, 'don't spoil everything. Mr Wonka is
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