CHAPTER ONE

Here comes Charlie

These two very old people are the father and mother of
Mr Bucket The!r names are "randpa #oe and "randma
#oseph!ne
And these two very old people are the father and
mother of Mrs Bucket The!r names are "randpa "eor$e and
"randma "eor$!na
Th!s !s Mr Bucket Th!s !s Mrs Bucket Mr and Mrs
Bucket have a small %oy whose name !s Charl!e Bucket
Th!s !s Charl!e
How d&you do' And how d&you do' And how d&you do
a$a!n' He !s pleased to meet you
The whole of th!s fam!ly ( the s!) $rown(ups *count
them+ and l!ttle Charl!e Bucket ( l!ve to$ether !n a small
wooden house on the ed$e of a $reat town
The house wasn&t lar$e enou$h for so many people, and
l!fe was e)tremely uncomforta%le for them all There were
only two rooms !n the place alto$ether, and there was only
one %ed The %ed was $!ven to the four old $randparents
%ecause they were so old and t!red They were so t!red, they
never $ot out of !t
"randpa #oe and "randma #oseph!ne on th!s s!de,
"randpa "eor$e and "randma "eor$!na on th!s s!de
Mr and Mrs Bucket and l!ttle Charl!e Bucket slept !n
the other room, upon mattresses on the floor
-n the summert!me, th!s wasn&t too %ad, %ut !n the
w!nter, free.!n$ cold drau$hts %lew across the floor all n!$ht
lon$, and !t was awful
There was no chance for them to %uy a %etter house (
or even one more %ed to sleep !n They were too poor for
that
Mr Bucket was the only person !n the fam!ly w!th a
/o% He worked !n a toothpaste factory, where he all day lon$
screwed the l!ttle caps on to the tops of the tu%es of
toothpaste after the tu%es had %een f!lled But a toothpaste
cap(screwer !s never pa!d very much money, and poor Mr
Bucket, however hard he worked, and however fast he
screwed on the caps, could never make enou$h to %uy one
half of the th!n$s that so lar$e a fam!ly needed There wasn&t
even enou$h money to %uy proper food for them all The
only meals they could afford were %read and mar$ar!ne for
%reakfast, %o!led potatoes and ca%%a$e for lunch, and
ca%%a$e soup for supper 0undays were a %!t %etter They all
looked forward to 0undays %ecause then, althou$h they had
e)actly the same, everyone was allowed a second help!n$
The Buckets, of course, d!dn&t starve, %ut every one of
them had a horr!%le empty feel!n$ !n the!r tumm!es
Charl!e felt !t worst of all And althou$h h!s father and
mother often went w!thout the!r own share of lunch or
supper so that they could $!ve !t to h!m, !t st!ll wasn&t enou$h
for a $row!n$ %oy He desperately wanted someth!n$ more
f!ll!n$ and sat!sfy!n$ than ca%%a$e and ca%%a$e soup The
one th!n$ he wanted more than anyth!n$ else was
CHOCO1ATE
2alk!n$ to school !n the morn!n$s, Charl!e could see
chocolate !n the shop w!ndows, and he would stop and stare
and press h!s nose a$a!nst the $lass, h!s mouth water!n$ l!ke
mad Many t!mes a day, he would see other ch!ldren tak!n$
%ars of chocolate out of the!r pockets and munch!n$ them
$reed!ly, and that, of course, was real torture
Only once a year, on h!s %!rthday, Charl!e Bucket
tasted a %!t of chocolate The whole fam!ly saved up the!r
money for that spec!al occas!on, and when the $reat day
arr!ved, Charl!e was always presented w!th one small
chocolate %ar to eat all %y h!mself And each t!me he
rece!ved !t, on those marvellous %!rthday morn!n$s, he
would place !t carefully !n a small wooden %o) that he
owned, and treasure !t l!ke a %ar of $old, and for the ne)t
few days, he would allow h!mself only to look at !t, %ut
never to touch !t Then at last, when he could stand !t no
lon$er, he would take a t!ny n!%%le ( /ust enou$h to last !t
The ne)t day, he would take another t!ny n!%%le, and so on,
and so on And !n th!s way, Charl!e would make h!s
s!)penny %ar of %!rthday chocolate last h!m for more than a
month
But - haven&t yet told you a%out the one awful th!n$
that tortured l!ttle Charl!e, the lover of chocolate Th!s th!n$,
for h!m, was far worse than see!n$ %ars of chocolate !n the
shop w!ndows or watch!n$ other ch!ldren munch!n$
chocolate r!$ht !n front of h!m -t was the most terr!%le
tortur!n$ th!n$ you could !ma$!ne, and !t was th!s3
-n the town !tself, actually near the house !n wh!ch
Charl!e l!ved, there was an ENORMO40 CHOCO1ATE
5ACTOR67 #ust !ma$!ne that7
And !t wasn&t s!mply an ord!nary enormous chocolate
factory -t was the lar$est and most famous !n the whole
world7 -t was 2ON8A&0 5ACTOR6, owned %y a man
called Mr 2!lly 2onka, the $reatest !nventor and maker of
chocolates that there has ever %een And what a marvellous
place !t was7 -t had hu$e !ron $ates lead!n$ !nto !t, and a h!$h
wall surround!n$ !t, and smoke com!n$ from !ts ch!mneys,
and stran$e sounds com!n$ from deep !ns!de !t And outs!de
the walls, for half a m!le around !n every d!rect!on, there was
a heavy r!ch smell of chocolate !n the a!r7
Tw!ce a day, on h!s way to and from school, l!ttle
Charl!e Bucket had to walk r!$ht past the $ates of the
factory And every t!me he went %y, he would %e$!n to walk
very, very slowly, and he would hold h!s nose h!$h !n the a!r
and take lon$ deep sn!ffs of the chocolaty smell all around
h!m
Oh, how he loved that smell7
And oh, how he w!shed he could $o !ns!de the factory
and see what !t was l!ke7
CHAPTER T2O
Mr Willy Wonkas factory
-n the even!n$s, after he had f!n!shed h!s supper of
watery ca%%a$e soup, Charl!e always went !nto the room of
h!s four $randparents to l!sten to the!r stor!es, and then
afterwards to say $ood n!$ht
Every one of these old people was over n!nety And,
unt!l Charl!e came !nto the!r room, they lay !n the!r one %ed,
two at e!ther end, w!th n!$htcaps on to keep the!r heads
warm, do.!n$ the t!me away w!th noth!n$ to do But as soon
as they heard the door open!n$, and heard Charl!e&s vo!ce
say!n$, &"ood even!n$, "randpa #oe and "randma
#oseph!ne, and "randpa "eor$e and "randma "eor$!na,&
then all four of them would suddenly s!t up, and the!r old
wr!nkled faces would l!$ht up w!th sm!les of pleasure ( and
the talk!n$ would %e$!n 5or they loved th!s l!ttle %oy He
was the only %r!$ht th!n$ !n the!r l!ves, and h!s even!n$ v!s!ts
were someth!n$ that they looked forward to all day lon$
Often, Charl!e&s mother and father would come !n as well,
and stand %y the door, l!sten!n$ to the stor!es that the old
people told9 and for perhaps half an hour every n!$ht, th!s
room would %ecome a happy place, and the whole fam!ly
would for$et that !t was hun$ry and poor
One even!n$, when Charl!e went !n to see h!s
$randparents, he sa!d to them, &-s !t really true that 2onka&s
Chocolate 5actory !s the %!$$est !n the world'&
&True'& cr!ed all four of them at once :Of course !t&s
true7 "ood heavens, d!dn&t you know that' -t&s f!fty t!mes as
%!$ as any other7&
&And !s Mr 2!lly 2onka really the cleverest chocolate
maker !n the world'&
&My dear %oy,& sa!d "randpa #oe, ra!s!n$ h!mself up a
l!ttle h!$her on h!s p!llow, &Mr 2!lly 2onka !s the most
ama.!n$, the most fantast!c, the most e)traord!nary
chocolate maker the world has ever seen7 - thou$ht
every%ody knew that7&
&- knew he was famous, "randpa #oe, and - knew he
was very clever&
&Clever7& cr!ed the old man &He&s more than that7 He&s a
ma$!c!an w!th chocolate7 He can make anyth!n$ ( anyth!n$
he wants7 -sn&t that a fact, my dears'&
The other three old people nodded the!r heads slowly
up and dawn, and sa!d, &A%solutely true #ust as true as can
%e&
And "randpa #oe sa!d, &6ou mean to say -&ve never told
you a%out Mr 2!lly 2onka and h!s factory'&
&Never,& answered l!ttle Charl!e
&"ood heavens a%ove7 - don&t know what&s the matter
w!th me7&
&2!ll you tell me now, "randpa #oe, please'&
&- certa!nly w!ll 0!t down %es!de me on the %ed, my
dear, and l!sten carefully
"randpa #oe was the oldest of the four $randparents
He was n!nety(s!) and a half, and that !s /ust a%out as old as
any%ody can %e 1!ke all old people, he was del!cate and
weak, and throu$hout the day he spoke very l!ttle But !n the
even!n$s, when Charl!e, h!s %eloved $randson, was !n the
room, he seemed !n some marvellous way to $row ;u!te
youn$ a$a!n
&Oh, what a man he !s, th!s Mr 2!lly 2onka7& cr!ed
"randpa #oe &<!d you know, for e)ample, that he has
h!mself !nvented more than two hundred new k!nds of
chocolate %ars, each w!th a d!fferent centre, each far sweeter
and cream!er and more del!c!ous than anyth!n$ the other
chocolate factor!es can make7&
&Perfectly true7& cr!ed "randma #oseph!ne &And he
sends them to all the four corners of the earth7 -sn&t that so
"randpa #oe'&
&-t !s, my dear, !t !s And to all the k!n$s and pres!dents
of the world as well But !t !sn&t only chocolate %ars that he
makes Oh, dear me, no7 He also has some really fantast!c
!nvent!ons7 <!d you know that he&s !nvented a way of
mak!n$ chocolate !ce cream so that !t stays cold for hours
and hours w!thout %e!n$ !n the refr!$erator' 6ou can even
leave !t ly!n$ !n the sun all morn!n$ on a hot day and !t won&t
$o runny7&
&But that&s !mposs!%le7& sa!d l!ttle Charl!e, star!n$ at h!s
$randfather
&Of course !t&s !mposs!%le7& cr!ed "randpa #oe &-t&s
completely a%surd But Mr 2!lly 2onka has done !t7&
&=u!te r!$ht7& the others a$reed, nodd!n$ the!r heads
&Mr 2onka has done !t&
&And then a$a!n,& "randpa #oe went on speak!n$ very
slowly now so that Charl!e wouldn&t m!ss a word, &Mr 2!lly
2onka can make marshmallows that taste of v!olets, and
r!ch caramels that chan$e colour every ten seconds as you
suck them, and l!ttle sweets that melt away the moment you
put them %etween your l!ps He can make chew!n$($um that
never loses !ts taste, and su$ar %alloons that you can %low up
to enormous s!.es %efore you pop them w!th a p!n And, %y a
most secret method, he can make lovely %lue %!rds& e$$s
w!th %lack spots on them, and when you put one of these !n
your mouth, !t $radually $ets smaller and smaller unt!l
suddenly there !s noth!n$ left e)cept a t!ny l!ttle p!nk su$ary
%a%y %!rd s!tt!n$ on the t!p of your ton$ue&
"randpa #oe paused and ran h!s ton$ue slowly over h!s
l!ps -t makes my mouth water /ust th!nk!n$ a%out !t,& he
sa!d
&M!ne, too,& sa!d l!ttle Charl!e &But please $o on&
2h!le they were talk!n$, Mr and Mrs Bucket, Charl!e&s
mother and father, had come ;u!etly !nto the room, and now
%oth were stand!n$ /ust !ns!de the door, l!sten!n$
&Tell Charl!e a%out that cra.y -nd!an pr!nce,& sa!d
"randma #oseph!ne &He&d l!ke to hear that&
&6ou mean Pr!nce Pond!cherry'& sa!d "randpa #oe, and
he %e$an chuckl!n$ w!th lau$hter
&Completely dotty7& sa!d "randpa "eor$e
&But very r!ch,& sa!d "randma "eor$!na
&2hat d!d he do'& asked Charl!e ea$erly
&1!sten,& sa!d "randpa #oe, &and -&ll tell you&

CHAPTER THREE
Mr Wonka and the Indian prince
&Pr!nce Pond!cherry wrote a letter to Mr 2!lly 2onka,&
sa!d "randpa #oe, &and asked h!m to come to -nd!a and %u!ld
h!m an enormous palace ent!rely out of chocolate&
&<!d Mr 2onka do !t, "randpa'&
&He d!d, !ndeed And what a palace !t was7 -t had one
hundred rooms, and everyth!n$ was made of e!ther dark or
l!$ht chocolate7 The %r!cks were chocolate, and the w!ndows
were chocolate, and all the walls and ce!l!n$s were made of
chocolate, so were the carpets and the p!ctures and the
furn!ture and the %eds9 and when you turned on the taps !n
the %athroom, hot chocolate came pour!n$ out
&2hen !t was all f!n!shed, Mr 2onka sa!d to Pr!nce
Pond!cherry, :- warn you, !t won&t last very lon$, so you&d
%etter start eat!n$ !t r!$ht away:
&:Nonsense7: shouted the Pr!nce :-&m not $o!n$ to eat
my palace7 -&m not even $o!n$ to n!%%le the sta!rcase or l!ck
the walls7 -&m $o!n$ to l!ve !n !t7:
&But Mr 2onka was r!$ht, of course, %ecause soon after
th!s, there came a very hot day and the whole palace %e$an
to melt, and then !t sank slowly to the $round, and the cra.y
pr!nce, who was do.!n$ !n the l!v!n$ room at the t!me, woke
up and found h!mself sw!mm!n$ around !n a hu$e %rown
st!cky lake of chocolate&
1!ttle Charl!e sat very st!ll on the ed$e of the %ed,
star!n$ at h!s $randfather Charl!e&s face was %r!$ht, and h!s
eyes were opened so w!de you could see the wh!tes all
around &-s all th!s really true'& he asked &Or are you pull!n$
my le$'&
&-t&s true7& cr!ed all four of the old people at once &Of
course !t&s true7 Ask anyone you l!ke7&
&And -&ll tell you someth!n$ else that&s true,& sa!d
"randpa #oe, and now he leaned closer to Charl!e, and
lowered h!s vo!ce to a soft, secret wh!sper &No%ody ever
comes out7&
&Out of where'& asked Charl!e
&And no%ody ever $oes !n7&
&-n where'& cr!ed Charl!e
&2onka&s factory, of course7&
&"randpa, what do you mean'&
&- mean workers, Charl!e&
&2orkers'&
&All factor!es,& sa!d "randpa #oe, &have workers $o!n$
!n and out of the $ates !n the morn!n$s and even!n$s ( e)cept
2onka&s7 Have you ever seen a s!n$le person $o!n$ !nto that
place ( or com!n$ out'&
1!ttle Charl!e looked slowly around at each of the four
old faces, one after the other, and they all looked %ack at
h!m They were fr!endly sm!l!n$ faces, %ut they were also
;u!te ser!ous There was no s!$n of /ok!n$ or le$(pull!n$ on
any of them
&2ell' Have you'& asked "randpa #oe
&- - really don&t know, "randpa,& Charl!e stammered
&2henever - walk past the factory, the $ates seem to %e
closed&
&E)actly7& sa!d "randpa #oe
&But there must %e people work!n$ there&
&Not people, Charl!e Not ord!nary people, anyway&
&Then who'& cr!ed Charl!e
&Ah(ha That&s !t, you sec That&s another of Mr 2!lly
2onka&s clevernesses&
&Charl!e, dear,& Mrs Bucket called out from where she
was stand!n$ %y the door, &!t&s t!me for %ed That&s enou$h for
ton!$ht&
&But, Mother, - must hear&
&Tomorrow, my darl!n$ &
&That&s r!$ht,& sa!d "randpa #oe, &-&ll tell you the rest of
!t tomorrow even!n$&

CHAPTER 5O4R
The secret workers
The ne)t even!n$, "randpa #oe went on w!th h!s story
&6ou see, Charl!e,& he sa!d, &not so lon$ a$o there used to %e
thousands of people work!n$ !n Mr 2!lly 2onka&s factory
Then one day, all of a sudden, Mr 2onka had to ask
every s!n$le one of them to leave, to $o home, never to come
%ack&
&But why'& asked Charl!e
&Because of sp!es&
&0p!es'&
&6es All the other chocolate makers, you see, had
%e$un to $row /ealous of the wonderful sweets that Mr
2onka was mak!n$, and they started send!n$ !n sp!es to steal
h!s secret rec!pes The sp!es took /o%s !n the 2onka factory,
pretend!n$ that they were ord!nary workers, and wh!le they
were there, each one of them found out e)actly how a certa!n
spec!al th!n$ was made&
&And d!d they $o %ack to the!r own factor!es and tell'& asked
Charl!e
&Pro%a%ly,& answered "randpa #oe, &%ecause soon after
that, 5!ckel$ru%er&s factory started mak!n$ an !ce cream that
would never melt, even !n the hottest sun Then Mr
Prodnose&s factory came out w!th a chew!n$($um that never
lost !ts flavour however much you chewed !t And then Mr
0lu$worth&s factory %e$an mak!n$ su$ar %alloons that you
could %low up to hu$e s!.es %efore you popped them w!th a
p!n and $o%%led them up And so on, and so on And Mr
2!lly 2onka shouted, :Th!s !s terr!%le7 - shall %e ru!ned
There are sp!es everywhere7 - shall have to close the
factory7&:
&But he d!dn&t do that7& Charl!e sa!d &Oh, yes he d!d He
told all the workers that he was sorry, %ut they would have to
$o home Then, he shut the ma!n $ates and fastened them
w!th a cha!n And suddenly, 2onka&s $!ant chocolate factory
%ecame s!lent and deserted Not a soul went !n or out, and
even Mr 2!lly 2onka h!mself d!sappeared completely
&Months and months went %y,& "randpa #oe went on,
&%ut st!ll the factory rema!ned closed And every%ody sa!d,
:Poor Mr 2onka He was so n!ce And he made such
marvellous th!n$s But he&s f!n!shed now -t s all over &
&Then someth!n$ aston!sh!n$ happened One day, early
!n the morn!n$, people !n the town saw th!n columns of
wh!te smoke com!n$ out of the tops of the tall ch!mneys of
the factory7
They stopped and stared :2hat&s $o!n$ on': they
cr!ed :0omeone&s l!t the #urnaces Mr 2onka must %e
open!n$ up a$a!n7: They ran to the $ates, e)pect!n$ to see
them w!de open and Mr 2onka stand!n$ there to welcome
h!s workers %ack
&But no7 The $reat !ron $ates were st!ll locked, and Mr
2onka was nowhere to %e seen
&:But the factory !s work!n$7: the people shouted
:1!sten7 6ou can hear the mach!nes7 And you can smell the
smell of melt!n$ chocolate !n the a!r7::
"randpa #oe leaned forward and la!d a lon$ %ony
f!n$er on Charl!e&s knee, and he sa!d softly, &But most
myster!ous of all, Charl!e, were the shadows !n the w!ndows
of the factory The people stand!n$ on the street outs!de
could see small dark shadows mov!n$ a%out %eh!nd the
frosted $lass w!ndows&
&0hadows of whom'& sa!d Charl!e ;u!ckly
&That&s e)actly what every%ody else wanted to know
&:The place !s full of workers7: the people shouted
:But no%ody&s $one !n7 The $ates are locked7 -t&s cra.y7
No%ody ever comes out, e!ther7:
&But there was no ;uest!on at all7> sa!d "randpa #oe,
that the factory was runn!n$ And !t&s $one on runn!n$ ever
s!nce, for these last ten years 2hat&s more, the chocolates
and sweets !t&s %een mak!n$ have %ecome more fantast!c and
del!c!ous And of course now when Mr 2onka !nvents some
new and wonderful sweet, ne!ther Mr 5!ckel$ru%er nor Mr
Prodnose nor Mr 0lu$( worth nor any%ody else can copy !t
No sp!es can $o !nto the factory to f!nd out how !t !s made&
&But "randpa, who,& cr!ed Charl!e, &who !s Mr 2onka
us!n$ to do all the work !n the factory'&
&No%ody knows, Charl!e&
&But that&s a%surd Hasn&t someone asked Mr 2onka'&
&No%ody sees h!m anymore He never comes out The
only th!n$s that come out of that place are chocolates and
sweets They come out throu$h a spec!al trap door !n the
wall, all packed and addressed, and they are p!cked up every
day %y Post Off!ce trucks&
&But "randpa, what sort of people are they that work !n
there'&
&My dear %oy,& sa!d "randpa #oe, &that !s one of the
$reat myster!es of the chocolate(mak!n$ world 2e know
only one th!n$ a%out them They are very small The
shadows that somet!mes appear %eh!nd the w!ndows,
espec!ally late at n!$ht when the l!$hts are on, are those of
t!ny people, people no taller than my knee&
&There aren&t any such people,& Charl!e sa!d
#ust then, Mr Bucket, Charl!e&s father, came !nto the
room He was home from the toothpaste factory, and he was
wav!n$ an even!n$ newspaper e)c!tedly &Have you heard the
news'& he cr!ed He held up the paper so that they could see
the hu$e headl!ne The headl!ne sa!d3
2ON8A 5ACTOR6 TO BE OPENE< AT 1A0T TO
14C86 5E2

CHAPTER 5-?E
The golden tickets
&6ou mean people are actually $o!n$ to %e allowed to
$o !ns!de the factory'& cr!ed "randpa #oe &Read us what !t
says ( ;u!ckly7&
&All r!$ht,& sa!d Mr Bucket, &1!sten&
E?EN-N" B411ET-N
Mr 2!lly 2onka, the confect!onery $en!us whom
no%ody has seen for the last ten years, sent out the follow!n$
not!ce today3
I, Willy Wonka, have decided to allow five children -
just five, mind you, and no more - to visit my factory this
year. These lucky five will be shown around personally by
me, and they will see all the secrets and the magic of my
factory. Then, at the end of the tour, as a special present, all
of them will be given enough chocolates and sweets to last
them for the rest of their lives! So watch out for the olden
Tickets! !ive olden Tickets have been printed on golden
paper, and these five olden Tickets have been hidden
underneath the ordinary wrapping paper of five ordinary
bars of chocolate. These five chocolate bars may be
anywhere " in any shop in any street in any town in any
country in the world " upon any counter where Wonka#s
Sweets are sold. $nd the five lucky finders of these five
olden Tickets are the only ones who will visit my factory
and see what it#s like now inside! ood luck to you all, and
happy hunting! %Signed Willy Wonka.&
&The man&s dotty& muttered "randma #oseph!ne
&He&s %r!ll!ant7& cr!ed "randpa #oe &He&s a ma$!c!an7
#ust !ma$!ne what w!ll happen now7 The whole world w!ll
%e search!n$ for those "olden T!ckets7 Everyone w!ll %e
%uy!n$ 2onka&s chocolate %ars !n the hope of f!nd!n$ one7
He&ll sell more than ever %efore7 Oh, how e)c!t!n$ !t !s to
f!nd one7&
&And all the chocolate and sweets that you could eat for
the rest of your l!fe ( free& sa!d "randpa "eor$e &#ust
!ma$!ne that7&
&They&d have to del!ver them !n a truck7& sa!d "randma
"eor$!na
&-t makes me ;u!te !ll to th!nk of !t,& sa!d "randma
#oseph!ne
&Nonsense7& cr!ed "randpa #oe &2ouldn&t !t %e
someth!n$, Charl!e, to open a %ar of chocolate and see a
"olden T!cket !ns!de7&
&-t certa!nly would, "randpa But there !sn&t a hope,&
Charl!e sa!d sadly &- only $et one %ar a year&
&6ou never know, darl!n$,& sa!d "randma "eor$!na &-t&s
your %!rthday ne)t week 6ou have as much chance as
any%ody else&
&-&m afra!d that s!mply !sn&t true,& sa!d "randpa "eor$e
&The k!ds who are $o!n$ to f!nd the "olden T!ckets are the
ones who can afford to %uy %ars of chocolate every day Our
Charl!e $ets only one a year There !sn&t a hope&
CHAPTER 0-@
The first two finders
The very ne)t day, the f!rst "olden T!cket was found
The f!nder was a %oy called Au$ustus "loop, and Mr
Bucket&s even!n$ newspaper carr!ed a lar$e p!cture of h!m
on the front pa$e The p!cture showed a n!ne(year(old %oy
who was so fat he looked as thou$h he had %een %lown up
w!th a powerful pump The town !n wh!ch Au$ustus "loop
l!ved, the newspaper sa!d, had $one w!ld w!th e)c!tement
over the!r hero 5la$s were fly!n$ from all the w!ndows,
ch!ldren had %een $!ven a hol!day from school, and a parade
was %e!n$ or$an!.ed !n honour of the famous youth
&- /ust knew Au$ustus would f!nd a "olden T!cket,& h!s
mother had told the newspapermen &He eats so many %ars of
chocolate a day that !t was almost !mposs!%le for h!m not to
f!nd one Eat!n$ !s h!s ho%%y, you know That&s all he&s
!nterested !n But st!ll, that&s %etter than %e!n$ a hool!$an,
!sn&t !t' 2hat a thr!ll !t w!ll %e for h!m to v!s!t Mr 2onka&s
marvellous factory7 2e&re so proud of h!m7&
&2hat a revolt!n$ woman,& sa!d "randma #oseph!ne
&And what a repuls!ve %oy,& sa!d "randma "eor$!na
&Only four "olden T!ckets left,& sa!d "randpa "eor$e &-
wonder who&ll $et those&
And now the whole country, !ndeed, the whole world
seemed to %e cau$ht up !n a mad chocolate(%uy!n$ spree
Every%ody was search!n$ frant!cally for those prec!ous
t!ckets 5ully $rown women were seen $o!n$ !nto sweet
shops and %uy!n$ ten 2onka %ars at a t!me,
Ch!ldren were tak!n$ hammers, and smash!n$ the!r
p!$$y %anks and runn!n$ out to the shops w!th handfuls of
money -n one c!ty, a famous $an$ster ro%%ed a %ank of a
thousand pounds and spent all the money on 2onka %ars
And when the pol!ce entered h!s house to arrest h!m, they
found h!m s!tt!n$ on the floor am!dst mounta!ns of
chocolate, r!pp!n$ off wrappers w!th a lon$ kn!fe -n far(off
Russ!a, a woman called Charlotte Russe cla!med that she
found the second t!cket, %ut !t turned out to %e a clever fake
The famous En$l!sh sc!ent!st, Professor 5oul%ody, !nvented
a mach!ne wh!ch would tell you at once, w!thout open!n$ the
wrapper of a %ar of chocolate, whether or not there was a
"olden T!cket underneath !t The mach!ne had a mechan!cal
arm that $ra%%ed anyth!n$ that had the sl!$htest %!t of $old
!ns!de !t, and for a moment, !t looked l!ke the answer to
everyth!n$ But unfortunately, wh!le the Professor was
show!n$ off the mach!ne to the pu%l!c at the sweet counter of
a lar$e department store, the mechan!cal arm shot out and
made a $ra% for the $old f!ll!n$ !n the %ack tooth of a
duchess who was stand!n$ near%y There was an u$ly scene,
and the mach!ne was smashed %y the crowd
0uddenly, on the day %efore Charl!e Bucket&s %!rthday,
the newspapers announced that the second "olden T!cket
had %een found The lucky person was a small $!rl called
?eruca 0alt who l!ved w!th her r!ch parents !n a $reat c!ty far
away
Once a$a!n Mr Bucket&s even!n$ newspaper carr!ed a
%!$ p!cture of the f!nder 0he was s!tt!n$ %etween her sm!l!n$
father and mother !n the l!v!n$ room of the!r house, wav!n$
the "olden T!cket a%ove her head, and $r!nn!n$ from ear to
ear
?eruca&s father, Mr 0alt, had e)pla!ned to the
newspapermen e)actly how the t!cket was found &6ou see,
%oys,& he had sa!d, &as soon as my l!ttle $!rl told me that she
s!mply must have one of those "olden T!ckets, - went out
!nto the town and started %uy!n$ up all the 2onka %ars
Pro%a%ly, - %ou$ht thousands of them Hundreds of
thousands7 Then - had them loaded on to trucks and sent
d!rectly to my own factory -&m !n the peanut %us!ness, you
see, and -&ve $ot a%out a hundred women work!n$ for me
over at my place, shell!n$ peanuts for roast!n$ and salt!n$
That&s what they do all day lon$, those women, they s!t there
shell!n$ peanuts 0o - sa!d to them, :Okay, $!rls,: - sa!d,
:from now on, you can stop shell!n$ peanuts and start
shell!n$ the wrappers off these chocolate %ars !nstead7: And
they d!d Every worker !n the place was r!pp!n$ the paper off
those %ars of chocolate from morn!n$ t!ll n!$ht
&But three days went %y, and we had no luck Oh, !t was
terr!%le7 My l!ttle ?eruca $ot more and more upset each day,
and every t!me - went home she would scream at me, :
2here &s my "olden T!cket7 - want my "olden T!cket7: And
she would l!e for hours on the floor, k!ck!n$ and yell!n$
2ell, - /ust hated to see my l!ttle $!rl feel!n$ unhappy l!ke
that, so - vowed would $o on w!th the search unt!l -&d $ot her
what she wanted Then suddenly on the even!n$ of the
fourth day, one of my women workers yelled, :-&ve $ot !t7 A
"olden T!cket7: And - sa!d, :"!ve !t to me, ;u!ck7: and she
d!d, and - rushed home and $ave !t to my darl!n$ ?eruca, and
now she&s all sm!les, and we have a happy home once a$a!n
That&s even worse than the fat %oy,& sa!d "randma
#oseph!ne
&0he needs a really $ood spank!n$& sa!d "randma
"eor$!na
&- don&t th!nk the $!rl&s father played !t ;u!te fa!r,
"randpa, do you'& Charl!e murmured
&He spo!ls her,& "randpa #oe sa!d &And no $ood can
ever come from spo!l!n$ a ch!ld l!ke that, Charl!e, you mark
my words
&Come to %ed, my darl!n$,& sa!d Charl!e&s mother
&Tomorrow&s your %!rthday, don&t for$et that, so - e)pect
you&ll %e up early to open your present>
&A 2onka chocolate %ar7& cr!ed Charl!e &-t !s a 2onka
%ar, !sn&t !t'&
&6es, my love,& h!s mother sa!d &Of course !t !s&
&Oh, wouldn&t !t %e wonderful !f - found the th!rd
"olden T!cket !ns!de !t'& Charl!e sa!d
&Br!n$ !t !n here when you $et !t,& "randpa #oe sa!d
&Then we can all watch you tak!n$ off the wrapper&

CHAPTER 0E?EN
Charlies birthday
&Happy %!rthday7& cr!ed the four old $randparents, as
Charl!e came !nto the!r room early the ne)t morn!n$
Charl!e sm!led nervously and sat down on the ed$e of
the %ed He was hold!n$ h!s present, h!s only present, very
carefully !n h!s two hands -t was 2onka&s %ar of chocolate
The four old people, two at e!ther end of the %ed,
looked w!th an)!ous eyes at the %ar of chocolate !n Charl!e&s
hands
Mr and Mrs Bucket came !n and stood, watch!n$
Charl!e
The room %ecame s!lent Every%ody was wa!t!n$ now
for Charl!e to start open!n$ h!s present Charl!e looked down
at the %ar of chocolate He ran h!s f!n$ers slowly %ack and
forth alon$ the len$th of !t, strok!n$ !t lov!n$ly
Then Mrs Bucket sa!d $ently, &6ou mustn&t %e too
d!sappo!nted, my darl!n$, !f you don&t f!nd what you&re
look!n$ for underneath that wrapper 6ou really can&t e)pect
to %e as lucky as all that&
&0he&s ;u!te r!$ht,& Mr Bucket sa!d
Charl!e d!dn&t say anyth!n$
&After all,& "randma #oseph!ne sa!d, &!n the whole w!de
world there are only three t!ckets left to %e found&
&The th!n$ to remem%er,& "randma "eor$!na sa!d, &!s
that whatever happens, you&ll st!ll have the %ar of chocolate&
&6es,& Charl!e wh!spered &- know&
&#ust for$et all a%out those "olden T!ckets and en/oy
the chocolate,& "randpa #oe sa!d &2hy don&t you do that'&
They all knew !t was r!d!culous to e)pect th!s one poor
l!ttle %ar of chocolate to have a ma$!c t!cket !ns!de !t, and
they were try!n$ as $ently and as k!ndly as they could to
prepare Charl!e for the d!sappo!ntment But there was one
other th!n$ that the $rown(ups also knew3 however small the
chance m!$ht %e of str!k!n$ lucky, the chance was there
The chance had to %e there
Th!s part!cular %ar of chocolate had as much chance as
any other of hav!n$ a "olden T!cket
And that was why all the $randparents and parents !n
the room were actually /ust as tense and e)c!ted as Charl!e
was, althou$h they were pretend!n$ to %e very calm
&6ou&d %etter $o ahead and open !t up, or you&ll %e late
for school,& "randpa #oe sa!d
&Open !t, my dear,& "randma "eor$!na sa!d &Please
open !t 6ou&re mak!n$ me /umpy&
?ery slowly, Charl!e&s f!n$ers %e$an to tear open one
small corner of the wrapp!n$ paper
The old people !n the %ed all leaned forward
Then suddenly, as thou$h he couldn&t %ear the suspense
any lon$er, Charl!e tore the wrapper r!$ht down the m!ddle
and on to h!s lap, there fell a l!$ht(%rown %ar of chocolate
There was no s!$n of a "olden T!cket anywhere
&2ell ( that&s that& sa!d "randpa #oe %r!$htly &-t&s /ust
what we e)pected&
Charl!e looked up 5our k!nd old faces were watch!n$
h!m !ntently from the %ed He sm!led at them, a small sad
sm!le, and then he shru$$ed h!s shoulders and p!cked up the
chocolate %ar and held !t out to h!s mother, and sa!d, &Here,
Mother, have a %!t 2e&ll share !t - want every%ody to taste
!t
&Certa!nly not7& h!s mother sa!d
And the others all cr!ed, &No, no7 2e wouldn&t dream of
!t7 -t&s all yours7&
&Please,& %e$$ed Charl!e, turn!n$ round and offer!n$ !t
to "randpa #oe
But ne!ther he nor anyone else would take even a t!ny
%!t
&-t&s t!me to $o to school, my darl!n$,& Mrs Bucket sa!d,
putt!n$ an arm around Charl!e&s sk!nny shoulders &Come on,
or you&ll %e late&
CHAPTER E-"TH
Two more golden tickets found
That even!n$, Mr Bucket&s newspaper announced the
f!nd!n$ of not only the th!rd "olden T!cket, %ut the fourth as
well
&All r!$ht,& sa!d "randpa #oe, when the whole fam!ly
was $athered !n the old people&s room after supper, &let&s hear
who found them&
&The th!rd t!cket,& read Mr Bucket, hold!n$ the
newspaper up close to h!s face %ecause h!s eyes were %ad
and he couldn&t afford $lasses, &the th!rd t!cket was found %y
a M!ss ?!olet Beaure$arde There was $reat e)c!tement !n
the Beaure ( $arde household when our reporter arr!ved to
!nterv!ew the lucky youn$ lady The famous $!rl was
stand!n$ on a cha!r !n the l!v!n$ room wav!n$ the "olden
T!cket madly as thou$h she were stopp!n$ a ta)! 0he was
talk!n$ very fast and very loudly to everyone, %ut !t was not
easy to hear all that she sa!d %ecause she was chew!n$ a
p!ece of $um at the same t!me
&:-&m a $um chewer, normally,: she shouted, :%ut when
- heard a%out these t!cket th!n$s of Mr 2onka&s, - $ave up
$um and started on chocolate %ars !n the hope of str!k!n$
lucky Now, of course, -&m %ack on $um - /ust adore $um -
can&t do w!thout !t - chew !t all day lon$ e)cept for a few
m!nutes at mealt!mes when - take !t out and st!ck !t %eh!nd
my ear for safekeep!n$ To tell you the truth, - s!mply won&t
feel comforta%le !f - don&t have that l!ttle p!ece of $um to
chew on every moment of the day - really won&t My mother
says !t&s not
ladyl!ke and !t looks u$ly to see a $!rl&s /aws $o!n$ up
and down l!ke m!ne do all the t!me, %ut - don&t a$ree And
who&s she to cr!t!c!.e, anyway, %ecause !f you ask me, -&ll say
that her /aws are $o!n$ up and down almost as much as m!ne
are /ust from yell!n$ at me every m!nute of the day:
&:Now, ?!olet,: Mrs Beaure$arde sa!d from a far corner
of the room where she was stand!n$ on the p!ano not to %e
smashed %y the mo%
&:All r!$ht, Mother, keep your ha!r on7: M!ss
Beaure$arde shouted :And now,: she went on, turn!n$ to
the reporters a$a!n, :!t may !nterest you to know that th!s
p!ece of $um -&m chew!n$ r!$ht at th!s moment !s one -&ve
%een work!n$ on for over three months That&s a record -t&s
%eaten the record held %y my %est fr!end, M!ss Cornel!a
Pr!n.metel And she was so fur!ous7 And th!s p!ece of $um !s
my most treasured possess!on now At n!$ht(t!me, - /ust st!ck
!t on the end of the %edpost, and !t&s as $ood as ever !n the
morn!n$s Before - started chew!n$ for the world record, -
used to chan$e my p!ece of $um once a day - used to do !t !n
our l!ft on the way home from school 2hy the l!ft' Because
- l!ked st!ck!n$ the $um that -&d /ust f!n!shed to one of the
%uttons Then the ne)t person who came alon$ and pressed
the %utton $ot my old $um on the end of h!s or her f!n$er
Ha(ha7 And what a racket some of them k!cked up 6ou $et
the %est results w!th women who have e)pens!ve $loves on
Oh yes, -&m thr!lled to %e $o!n$ to Mr 2onka&s factory And -
understand that afterwards he&s $o!n$ to $!ve me enou$h
$um to last me for the rest of my whole l!fe 2hoopee7
Hooray7:
& Beastly $!rl,& sa!d "randma #oseph!ne
&<esp!ca%le7& sa!d "randma "eor$!na
&And who $ot the fourth "olden T!cket'& Charl!e asked
&Now, let me see,& sa!d Mr Bucket, peer!n$ at the
newspaper a$a!n &Ah yes, here we are The fourth "olden
T!cket,& he read, &was found %y a %oy called M!ke Teavee
&The Teavee household was full of e)c!ted v!s!tors l!ke
all the others, when our reporter arr!ved, %ut youn$ M!ke
Teavee, the lucky w!nner, seemed e)tremely annoyed %y the
whole %us!ness :Can&t you fools see -&m watch!n$
telev!s!on': he sa!d an$r!ly :<on&t you !nterrupt7:
&The n!ne(year(old %oy was s!tt!n$ %efore an enormous
telev!s!on set, w!th h!s eyes $lued to the screen, and was
watch!n$ a f!lm !n wh!ch one %unch of $an$sters was
shoot!n$ up another %unch of $an$sters w!th mach!ne $uns
M!ke Teavee h!mself had no less than e!$hteen toy p!stols of
var!ous s!.es han$!n$ from %elts around h!s %ody, and every
now and a$a!n he would leap up !nto the a!r and f!re off half
a do.en rounds from one or another of these weapons
&:=u!et7: he shouted, when someone tr!ed to ask h!m a
;uest!on :<!dn&t - tell you not to !nterrupt7 Th!s show&s
terr!f!c7 - watch !t every day - watch all of them every day,
even the rotten ones, where there&s no shoot!n$ - l!ke the
$an$sters %est They&re terr!f!c, those $an$sters7 Espec!ally
when they start pump!n$ each other full of lead "osh, what
wouldn&t - $!ve to %e do!n$ that myself7 -t&s the l!fe, - tell
you7 -t&s terr!f!c7:&
&That&s ;u!te enou$h7& snapped "randma #oseph!ne &-
can&t %ear to l!sten to !t7&
&Nor me,& sa!d "randma "eor$!na &<o all ch!ldren
%ehave l!ke th!s nowadays ( l!ke these %rats we&ve %een
hear!n$ a%out'&
&Of course not,& sa!d Mr Bucket, sm!l!n$ at the old lady
!n the %ed &0ome do, of course -n fact, ;u!te a lot of them
do But not all3
&And now there&s only one t!cket left& sa!d "randpa
"eor$e &=u!te so,& sn!ffed "randma "eor$!na &And /ust as
sure as -&ll %e hav!n$ ca%%a$e soup for supper tomorrow, that
t!cket w!ll $o to some nasty l!ttle %east who doesn&t deserve
!t7&

CHAPTER N-NE
Grandpa Joe takes a gamble
The ne)t day, when Charl!e came home from school
and went !n to see h!s $randparents, he found that only
"randpa #oe was awake The other three were all snor!n$
loudly
&0sshh7& wh!spered "randpa #oe, and he $estured
Charl!e to come closer Charl!e t!ptoed over and stood %es!de
the %ed The old man $ave Charl!e a sly $r!n, and then he
started search!n$ under h!s p!llow w!th one hand9 and when
the hand came out a$a!n, there was an old leather purse !n
h!s f!n$ers 4nder cover of the %ed(clothes, the old man
opened the purse and turned !t ups!de down Out fell a s!n$le
s!lver s!)pence &-t&s my secret hoard,& he wh!spered The
others don&t know -&ve $ot !t And now, you and - are $o!n$
to have one more chance to f!nd that last t!cket How a%out
!t, eh' But you&ll have to help me
&Are you sure you want to spend your money on that,
"randpa'& Charl!e wh!spered
&Of course -&m sure7& sa!d the old man e)c!tedly &<on&t
stand there ar$u!n$7 -&m as keen as you are to f!nd that
t!cket7 Here ( take the money and run down the street to the
nearest shop and %uy the f!rst 2onka %ar you see and %r!n$
!t stra!$ht %ack to me, and we&ll open !t to$ether&
Charl!e took the l!ttle s!lver co!n, and sl!pped ;u!ckly
out of the room -n f!ve m!nutes, he was %ack
&Have you $ot !t'& wh!spered "randpa #oe, h!s eyes
sh!n!n$ w!th e)c!tement
Charl!e nodded and held out the %ar of chocolate
&"ood7& the old man wh!spered, s!tt!n$ up !n the %ed and
ru%%!n$ h!s hands &Now ( come over here and s!t close to me
and we&ll open !t to$ether Are you ready'& &6es& Charl!e
sa!d &-&m ready&
&All r!$ht 6ou tear off the f!rst %!t&
&No,& Charl!e sa!d, &you pa!d for !t 6ou do !t all&
The old man&s f!n$ers were trem%l!n$ most terr!%ly as
they tr!ed to open the wrapper &2e don&t have a hope, really,&
he wh!spered, $!$$l!n$ a %!t
&6es,& Charl!e sa!d &- know that&
They looked at each other, and %oth started $!$$l!n$
nervously
&M!nd you,& sa!d "randpa #oe, &there !s /ust that t!ny
chance that !t m!$ht %e the one, don&t you a$ree'&
&6es,& Charl!e sa!d &Of course 2hy don&t you open !t,
"randpa'&
&All !n $ood t!me, my %oy, all !n $ood t!me 2h!ch end
do you th!nk - ou$ht to open f!rst'&
That corner The one furthest from you #ust tear off a
t!ny %!t, %ut not ;u!te enou$h for us to see anyth!n$
&1!ke that'& sa!d the old man
&6es Now a l!ttle %!t more&
&6ou f!n!sh !t,& sa!d "randpa #oe &-&m too nervous&
&No, "randpa 6ou must do !t yourself&
&?ery well, then& And he tore off the wrapper
They %oth stared at what lay underneath -t was a %ar
of chocolate ( noth!n$ more
All at once, they %oth saw the funny s!de of the whole
th!n$, and they %urst !nto peals of lau$hter
&2hat on earth&s $o!n$ on7& cr!ed "randma #oseph!ne,
wak!n$ up suddenly
&Noth!n$,& sa!d "randpa #oe &6ou $o on %ack to sleep&
CHAPTER TEN
The family begins to stare
<ur!n$ the ne)t two weeks, the weather turned very
cold 5!rst came the snow -t %e$an very suddenly one
morn!n$ /ust as Charl!e Bucket was $ett!n$ dressed for
school 0tand!n$ %y the w!ndow, he saw the hu$e flakes
fall!n$ slowly down out of an !cy sky that was the colour of
steel
After the snow, there came a free.!n$ w!nd that %lew
for days and days w!thout stopp!n$ And oh, how cold !t
was7 Everyth!n$ that Charl!e touched seemed to %e made of
!ce, and each t!me he stepped outs!de the door, the w!nd was
l!ke a kn!fe on h!s cheek -ns!de the house, free.!n$ a!r
came rush!n$ !n throu$h the s!des of the w!ndows and under
the doors, and there was no place to $o to escape !t The four
old ones lay s!lent !n the!r %ed, try!n$ to keep the cold out of
the!r %ones The e)c!tement over the "olden T!ckets had
lon$ s!nce %een for$otten Everyone !n the fam!ly was now
only th!nk!n$ a%out the two v!tal pro%lems3 how to keep
warm and how to $et enou$h to eat
There !s someth!n$ a%out very cold weather that $!ves
one an enormous appet!te Most of us crave r!ch stews and
hot apple p!es and all k!nds of del!c!ous warm!n$ d!shes9 and
%ecause we are all a $reat deal luck!er than we real!.e, we
usually $et what we want But Charl!e Bucket never $ot
what he wanted %ecause the fam!ly couldn&t afford !t, and as
the cold weather went on and on, he %ecame desperately
hun$ry Both %ars of chocolate, the %!rthday one and the one
"randpa #oe had %ou$ht, had %een already eaten up, and all
he $ot now were those th!n, ca%%a$y meals three t!mes a
day
Then all at once, the meals %ecame even th!nner
The reason for th!s was that the toothpaste factory, the
place where Mr Bucket worked, suddenly closed down
=u!ckly, Mr Bucket tr!ed to $et another /o% But he had no
luck -n the end, the only way !n wh!ch he mana$ed to earn a
few penn!es was %y shovell!n$ snow !n the streets But !t
wasn&t enou$h to %uy even a ;uarter of the food that seven
people needed The s!tuat!on %ecame desperate Breakfast
was a s!n$le sl!ce of %read for each person now, and lunch
was may%e half a %o!led potato
0lowly %ut surely, every%ody !n the house %e$an to
starve
And every day, l!ttle Charl!e Bucket, mak!n$ h!s way
to school throu$h the snow, would have to pass Mr 2!lly
2onka&s $!ant chocolate factory And every day, as he came
near to !t, he would l!ft h!s small po!nted nose h!$h !n the a!r
and sn!ff the wonderful sweet smell of melt!n$ chocolate
0omet!mes, he would stand mot!onless outs!de the $ates for
several m!nutes, tak!n$ deep swallow!n$ %reaths as thou$h
he were try!n$ to eat the smell !tself
&That ch!ld,& sa!d "randpa #oe, pok!n$ h!s head up from
under the %lanket one !cy morn!n$, &that ch!ld has $ot to
have more food -t doesn&t matter a%out us 2e&re too old to
%other w!th But a $row!n$ %oy He can&t $o on l!ke th!s7
He&s %e$!nn!n$ to look l!ke a skeleton7&
&2hat can one doA& murmured "randma #oseph!ne
m!sera%ly He refuses to take any of ours - hear h!s mother
tr!ed to sl!p her own p!ece of %read on to h!s plate at
%reakfast th!s morn!n$, %ut he wouldn&t touch !t He made
her take !t %ack&
&He&s a f!ne l!ttle fellow,& sa!d "randpa "eor$e &He
deserves %etter than th!s&
The cruel weather went on and on
And every day, Charl!e Bucket $rew th!nner and
th!nner H!s face %ecame fr!$hten!n$ly wh!te -t seemed
dou%tful whether he could $o on much lon$er l!ke th!s
w!thout %ecom!n$ dan$erously !ll
And now, very calmly, he %e$an to make l!ttle chan$es
!n some of the th!n$s that he d!d to save h!s stren$th -n the
morn!n$s, he left the house ten m!nutes earl!er so that he
could walk slowly to school, w!thout hav!n$ to run He sat
;u!etly !n the classroom dur!n$ %reak, rest!n$ h!mself, wh!le
the others rushed outdoors and threw snow%alls and wrestled
!n the snow Everyth!n$ he d!d now, he d!d slowly and
carefully, to prevent e)haust!on
Then one afternoon, walk!n$ %ack home w!th the !cy
w!nd !n h!s face *and !nc!dentally feel!n$ hun$r!er than he
had ever felt %efore+, he saw someth!n$ s!lvery ly!n$ !n the
snow Charl!e %ent down to e)am!ne !t Part of !t was under
the snow, %ut he saw at once what !t was
-t was a f!fty(pence co!n7
=u!ckly he looked around h!m
Had some%ody /ust dropped !t'
0everal people went hurry!n$ past h!m on the
pavement None of them was search!n$ for any money9 none
of them was tak!n$ the sl!$htest not!ce of the small %oy
crouch!n$ !n the snow
Then was !t h!s, th!s f!fty pence'
Could he have !t'
Carefully, Charl!e pulled !t out from under the snow -t
was damp and d!rty, %ut otherw!se perfect
A 2HO1E f!fty pence7
He held !t t!$htly %etween h!s sh!ver!n$ f!n$ers, $a.!n$
down at !t -t meant one th!n$ to h!m at that moment, only
one th!n$ -t meant 5OO<
Automat!cally, Charl!e turned and %e$an mov!n$
towards the nearest shop -t was only ten paces away !t was
a newspaper and stat!onery shop, the k!nd that sells almost
everyth!n$, !nclud!n$ sweets and c!$ars and what he would
do, he wh!spered ;u!ckly to h!mself he would %uy one %ar
of chocolate and eat !t all up, every %!t of !t, r!$ht then and
there and the rest of the money he would take stra!$ht %ack
home and $!ve to h!s mother

CHAPTER E1E?EN
The miracle
Charl!e entered the shop and put the damp f!fty pence
on the counter
&One 2onka&s chocolate %ar,& he sa!d, remem%er!n$
how much he had loved the one he had on h!s %!rthday
The man %eh!nd the counter looked fat and well(fed
He had %!$ l!ps and fat cheeks and a very fat neck He turned
and reached %eh!nd h!m for the chocolate %ar, then he turned
%ack a$a!n and handed !t to Charl!e Charl!e $ra%%ed !t and
;u!ckly tore off the wrapper and took an enormous %!te
Then he took another and another
&6ou look l!ke you wanted that one, sonny,& the
shopkeeper sa!d pleasantly
Charl!e nodded, h!s mouth %ul$!n$ w!th chocolate
The shopkeeper put Charl!e&s chan$e on the counter
Take !t easy,& he sa!d &-t&ll $!ve you a tummy(ache !f you
swallow !t l!ke that w!thout chew!n$&
Charl!e went on wolf!n$ the chocolate He couldn&t
stop And !n less than half a m!nute, the whole th!n$ had
d!sappeared down h!s throat He was ;u!te out of %reath, %ut
he felt e)traord!nar!ly happy He reached out a hand to take
the chan$e Then he paused H!s eyes were /ust a%ove the
level of the counter They were star!n$ at the s!lver co!ns
ly!n$ there The co!ns were all f!ve(penny p!eces There
were n!ne of them alto$ether 0urely !t wouldn&t matter !f he
spent /ust one more
&- th!nk,& he sa!d ;u!etly, &- th!nk -&ll have /ust one
more of those chocolate %ars&
&2hy not'& the fat shopkeeper sa!d, reach!n$ %eh!nd
h!m a$a!n and tak!n$ another chocolate %ar from the shelf
He put !t on the counter
Charl!e p!cked !t up and tore off the wrapper and
suddenly from underneath the wrapper there came a
%r!ll!ant flash of $old
Charl!e&s heart stood st!ll
&-t&s a "olden T!cket7& screamed the shopkeeper, leap!n$
a%out a foot !n the a!r &6ou&ve $ot a "olden T!cket7 6ou&ve
found the last "olden T!cket7 Hey, would you %el!eve !t7
Come and look at th!s, every%ody7 The k!d&s found 2onka&s
last "olden T!cket7&
-t seemed as thou$h the shopkeeper m!$ht %e $o!n$ to
have a f!t &-n my shop, too7& he yelled &He found !t r!$ht here
!n my own l!ttle shop7 0ome%ody call the newspapers ;u!ck
and let them know7 2atch out now, sonny7 <on&t tear !t as
you unwrap !t7 That th!n$&s prec!ous7&
-n a few seconds, there was a crowd of a%out twenty
people around Charl!e, and many more were push!n$ the!r
way !n from the street Every%ody wanted to $et a look at
the "olden T!cket and at the lucky f!nder
&2here !s !t'& some%ody shouted &Hold !t up so all of
us can see !t7&
&There !t !s, there7& someone else shouted &He&s hold!n$
!t !n h!s hands7 0ee the $old sh!n!n$7&
&How d!d he mana$e to f!nd !t, -&d l!ke to know'& a lar$e
%oy shouted an$r!ly &Twenty %ars a day -&ve %een %uy!n$ for
weeks and weeks7&
&Th!nk of all the free stuff he&ll %e $ett!n$ too7& another
%oy sa!d env!ously A l!fet!me supply7&
&He&ll need !t, the sk!nny l!ttle shr!mp& a $!rl sa!d,
lau$h!n$
Charl!e hadn&t moved He hadn&t even unwrapped the
"olden T!cket from around the chocolate He was stand!n$
very st!ll, hold!n$ !t t!$htly w!th( %oth hands wh!le the crowd
pushed and shouted all around h!m He felt ;u!te d!..y
There was a pecul!ar float!n$ sensat!on com!n$ over h!m, as
thou$h he were float!n$ up !n the a!r l!ke a %alloon H!s feet
d!dn&t seem to %e touch!n$ the $round at all He could hear
h!s heart thump!n$ away loudly somewhere !n h!s throat
At that po!nt, he %ecame aware of a hand rest!n$
l!$htly on h!s shoulder, and when he looked up, he saw a tall
man stand!n$ over h!m &1!sten,& the man wh!spered &-&ll %uy
!t from you -&ll $!ve you f!fty pounds How a%out !t, eh' And
-&ll $!ve you a new %!cycle as well Okay'&
&Are you cra.y& shouted a woman who was stand!n$
close to h!m &2hy, -&d $!ve h!m two hundred pounds for that
t!cket7 6ou want to sell that t!cket for two hundred pounds,
youn$ man'&
&That&s ;u!te enou$h of that7& the fat shopkeeper
shouted, push!n$ h!s way throu$h the crowd and tak!n$
Charl!e f!rmly %y the arm &1eave the k!d alone, w!ll you7
1et h!m out7& And to Charl!e, as he led h!m to the door, he
wh!spered, &<on&t you let any%ody have !t7 Take !t stra!$ht
home, ;u!ckly, %efore you lose !t7 Run all the way and don&t
stop t!ll you $et there, you understand'&
Charl!e nodded
&6ou know someth!n$,& the fat shopkeeper sa!d, paus!n$
a moment and sm!l!n$ at Charl!e, &- have a feel!n$ you
needed a %reak l!ke th!s -&m awfully $lad you $ot !t "ood
luck to you, sonny&
&Thank you,& Charl!e sa!d, and off he went, runn!n$
throu$h the snow as fast as h!s le$s would $o And as he
flew past Mr 2!lly 2onka&s factory, he turned and waved at
!t and san$ out, &-&ll %e see!n$ you7 -&ll %e see!n$ you soon7&
And f!ve m!nutes later he arr!ved at h!s own home
CHAPTER T2E1?E
What it said on the golden ticket
Charl!e ran throu$h the front door, shout!n$, &Mother7
Mother7 Mother7&
Mrs Bucket was !n the old $randparents& room, serv!n$
them the!r even!n$ soup
&Mother7& yelled Charl!e, rush!n$ !n on them l!ke a
hurr!cane &1ook7 -&ve $ot !t7 1ook, Mother, look7 The last
"olden T!cket7 -t&s m!ne7 - found some money !n the street
and - %ou$ht two %ars of chocolate and the second one had
the "olden T!cket and there were crowds of people all
around me want!n$ to see !t and the shopkeeper rescued me
and - ran all the way home and here - am7 -T&0 THE 5-5TH
"O1<EN T-C8ET MOTHER, AN< -&?E 5O4N< -T7&
Mrs Bucket s!mply stood and stared, wh!le the four old
$randparents, who were s!tt!n$ up !n %ed %alanc!n$ %owls of
soup on the!r laps, all dropped the!r spoons and fro.e a$a!nst
the!r p!llows
5or a%out ten seconds there was a%solute s!lence !n the
room No%ody dared to speak or move -t was a ma$!c
moment
Then, very softly, "randpa #oe sa!d, &6ou&re pull!n$ our
le$s, Charl!e, aren&t you' 6ou&re hav!n$ a l!ttle /oke'&
&- am not& cr!ed Charl!e, rush!n$ up to the %ed and
hold!n$ out the lar$e and %eaut!ful "olden T!cket for h!m to
see
"randpa #oe leaned forward and took a close look, h!s
nose almost touch!n$ the t!cket The others watched h!m
Then very slowly, w!th a slow and marvellous $r!n all
over h!s face, "randpa #oe l!fted h!s head and looked
stra!$ht at Charl!e H!s eyes were w!de open, sh!n!n$ w!th
/oy, and !n the centre of each eye, r!$ht !n the very centre, !n
the %lack pup!l, a l!ttle spark of w!ld e)c!tement was slowly
danc!n$ Then the old man took a deep %reath, and suddenly
an e)plos!on seemed to take place !ns!de h!m He threw up
h!s arms and yelled & 6!ppeeeeeeee& And at the same t!me, h!s
lon$ %ony %ody rose up out of the %ed and h!s %owl of soup
went fly!n$ !nto the face of "randma #oseph!ne, and !n one
fantast!c leap, th!s old fellow of n!nety(s!) and a half, who
hadn&t %een out of %ed these last twenty years, /umped on to
the floor and started do!n$ a dance of v!ctory !n h!s py/amas
&6!ppeeeeeeeeee7& he shouted &Three cheers for
Charl!e7 H!p, h!p, hooray7&
At th!s po!nt, the door opened, and Mr Bucket walked
!nto the room He was cold and t!red, and he looked !t All
day lon$, he had %een shovell!n$ snow !n the streets
Cr!pes& he cr!ed &2hat&s $o!n$ on !n here'&
-t d!dn&t take them lon$ to tell h!m what had happened
&- don&t %el!eve !t7& he sa!d &-t&s not poss!%le&
&0how h!m the t!cket, Charl!e7& shouted "randpa #oe,
who was st!ll danc!n$ around the floor !n h!s py/amas &0how
your father the f!fth and last "olden T!cket !n the world7&
&1et me see !t, Charl!e,& Mr Bucket sa!d, collaps!n$ !nto
a cha!r and hold!n$ out h!s hand Charl!e came forward w!th
the prec!ous document
Th!s "olden T!cket was a very %eaut!ful th!n$ -t
seemed as !f !t had %een made of pure $old th!n as paper On
one s!de of !t, pr!nted %y some clever method !n /et(%lack
letters, was the !nv!tat!on !tself ( from Mr 2onka
&Read !t aloud,& sa!d "randpa #oe, cl!m%!n$ %ack !nto
%ed a$a!n at last &1et&s all hear e)actly what !t says&
Mr Bucket held the lovely "olden T!cket up close to
h!s eyes H!s hands were trem%l!n$ sl!$htly, and he was
overcome %y the whole %us!ness He took several deep
%reaths Then he cleared h!s throat, and sa!d, &All r!$ht, -&ll
read !t Here we $o3
#reetings to you, the lucky finder of this olden
Ticket, from 'r Willy Wonka! I shake you warmly by the
hand! Tremendous things are in store for you! 'any
wonderful surprises await you! !or now, I do invite you to
come to my factory and be my guest for one whole day " you
and all others who are lucky enough to find my olden
Tickets. I, Willy Wonka, will show you around the factory
myself, showing you everything that there is to see, and
afterwards, when it is time to leave, you will be escorted
home by a procession of large trucks. These trucks, I can
promise you, will be loaded with enough delicious eatables
to last you and your entire household for many years. If, at
any time thereafter, you should run out of supplies, you have
only to come back to the factory and show this olden
Ticket, and I shall be happy to refill your cupboard with
whatever you want. In this way, you will be able to keep
yourself supplied with tasty morsels for the rest of your life.
(ut this is by no means the most e)citing thing that will
happen on the day of your visit. I am preparing other
surprises that are even more marvellous and more fantastic
for you and for all my beloved olden Ticket holders. In
your wildest dreams you could not imagine that such things
could happen to you! *ust wait and see! $nd now, here are
your instructions+ the day I have chosen for the visit is the
first day in the month of !ebruary. ,n this day, and on no
other, you must come to the factory gates at ten o#clock
sharp in the morning. -on#t be late! $nd you are allowed to
bring with you either one or two members of your own
family to look after you and to ensure that you don#t get into
mischief.
,ne more thing " be certain to have this ticket with
you, or you will not be admitted.
%Signed& Willy Wonka.#
&The f!rst day of 5e%ruary& cr!ed Mrs Bucket &But that&s
tomorrow Today !s the last day of #anuary - know !t !s&
&Cr!pes7& sa!d Mr Bucket &- th!nk you&re r!$ht7&
&6ou&re /ust !n t!me7& shouted "randpa #oe There&s not
a moment to lose 6ou must start mak!n$ preparat!ons at
once7 2ash your face, com% your ha!r, scru% your hands,
%rush your teeth, %low your nose, cut your na!ls, pol!sh your
shoes, !ron your sh!rt, and for heaven&s sake, $et all that mud
off your pants7 6ou must $et ready, my %oy7 6ou must $et
ready for the %!$$est day of your l!fe7&
&Now don&t over(e)c!te yourself, "randpa,& Mrs Bucket
sa!d &And don&t over(e)c!te poor Charl!e 2e must all try to
keep very calm Now the f!rst th!n$ to dec!de !s th!s ( who !s
$o!n$ to $o w!th Charl!e to the factory'&
&- w!ll7& shouted "randpa #oe, leap!n$ out of %ed once
a$a!n -&ll take h!m7 -&ll look after h!m7 6ou leave !t to me7&
Mrs Bucket sm!led at the old man, then she turned to
her hus%and and sa!d, &How a%out you, dear' <on&t you th!nk
you ou$ht to $o'&
&2ell& Mr Bucket sa!d, paus!n$ to th!nk a%out !t, &no
-&m not so sure that - should&
&But you must&
&There&s no must a%out !t, my dear,& Mr Bucket sa!d
$ently &M!nd you, -&d love to $o -t&ll %e so e)c!t!n$7 But on
the other hand - %el!eve that the person who really
deserves to $o most of all !s "randpa #oe h!mself He seems
to know more a%out !t than we do -f only he feels well
enou$h&
&6!ppeeeeee7& shouted "randpa #oe, se!.!n$ Charl!e %y
the hands and danc!n$ round the room
&He certa!nly seems well enou$h,& Mrs Bucket sa!d,
lau$h!n$ &6es perhaps you&re r!$ht after all Perhaps
"randpa #oe should %e the one to $o w!th h!m - certa!nly
can&t $o myself and leave the other three old people all alone
!n %ed for a whole day& At that po!nt, there came a loud
knock on the front door Mr Bucket went to open !t, and the
ne)t moment, newspapermen and photo$raphers were
pour!n$ !nto the house They had tracked down the f!nder of
the f!fth "olden T!cket, and now they all wanted to $et the
full story for the front pa$es of the morn!n$ papers 5or
several hours, there was complete pandemon!um !n the l!ttle
house, and !t must have %een nearly m!dn!$ht %efore Mr
Bucket was a%le to $et r!d of them so that Charl!e could $o
to %ed
CHAPTER TH-RTEEN
The big day arries
The sun was sh!n!n$ %r!$htly on the morn!n$ of the %!$
day, %ut the $round was st!ll wh!te w!th snow and the a!r was
very cold
Outs!de the $ates of 2onka&s factory, %!$ crowds of
people had $athered to watch the f!ve lucky t!cket holders
$o!n$ !n The e)c!tement was tremendous -t was /ust %efore
ten o&clock The crowds were push!n$ and shout!n$, and
pol!cemen were try!n$ to hold them %ack from the $ates
R!$ht %es!de the $ates, !n a small $roup that was
carefully sh!elded from the crowds %y the pol!ce, stood the
f!ve famous ch!ldren, to$ether w!th the $rown(ups who had
come w!th them
The tall %ony f!$ure of "randpa #oe could %e seen
stand!n$ ;u!etly amon$ them, and %es!de h!m, hold!n$
t!$htly on to h!s hand, was l!ttle Charl!e Bucket h!mself
All the ch!ldren, e)cept Charl!e, had %oth the!r mothers
and fathers w!th them, and !t was a $ood th!n$ that they had,
otherw!se the whole party m!$ht have $ot out of hand They
were so ea$er to $et $o!n$ that the!r parents were hav!n$ to
hold them %ack %y force to prevent them from cl!m%!n$ over
the $ates &Be pat!ent7& cr!ed the fathers &Be st!ll7 -t&s not t!me
yet7 -t&s not ten o&clock7&
Beh!nd h!m, Charl!e Bucket could hear the shouts of
the people, !n the crowd as they pushed and fou$ht to see the
famous ch!ldren
&There&s ?!olet Beaure$arde7& he heard someone
shout!n$ &That&s her all r!$ht7 - can remem%er her face from
the newspapers7&
&And you know what'& some%ody else shouted %ack
&0he&s st!ll chew!n$ that dreadful old p!ece of $um she&s had
for three months7 6ou look at her /aws7 They&re st!ll work!n$
on !t7&
&2ho&s the %!$ fat %oy'&
&That&s Au$ustus "loop7&
&0o !t !s7&
&Enormous, !sn&t he7&
&5antast!c7&
&2ho&s the k!d w!th a p!cture of The 1one Ran$er on
h!s w!ndcheater'
That&s M!ke Teavee7 He&s the telev!s!on fan7&
&He must %e cra.y7 1ook at all those toy p!stols he&s $ot
han$!n$ all over h!m7&
&The one - want to see !s ?eruca 0alt7& shouted another
vo!ce !n the crowd &0he&s the $!rl whose father %ou$ht up
half a m!ll!on chocolate %ars and then made the workers !n
h!s peanut factory unwrap every one of them unt!l they
found a "olden T!cket7 He $!ves her anyth!n$ she wants7
A%solutely anyth!n$7 0he only has to start scream!n$ for !t
and she $ets !t7&
&<readful, !sn&t !t'&
&0hock!n$, - call !t7&
&2h!ch do you th!nk !s her'&
&That one7 Over there on the left7 The l!ttle $!rl !n the
s!lver m!nk coat7&
&2h!ch one !s Charl!e Bucket'&
&Charl!e Bucket' He must %e that sk!nny l!ttle shr!mp
stand!n$ %es!de the old fellow who looks l!ke a skeleton
?ery close to us #ust there7 0ee h!m'&
k2hy hasn&t he $ot a coat on !n th!s cold weather'&
&<on&t ask me May%e he can&t afford to %uy one&
&"oodness me7 He must %e free.!n$7&
Charl!e, stand!n$ only a few paces away from the
speaker, s;uee.ed "randpa #oe&s hand and the old man
looked down at Charl!e and sm!led
0omewhere !n the d!stance, a church clock %e$an
str!k!n$ ten
?ery slowly, the $reat !ron $ates of the factory %e$an to
sw!n$ open
The crowd %ecame suddenly s!lent The ch!ldren
stopped /ump!n$ a%out All eyes were f!)ed upon the $ates
&There he !s7& some%ody shouted &That&s h!m7& And so !t was7

CHAPTER 5O4RTEEN
Mr Willy Wonka
Mr 2onka was stand!n$ all alone /ust !ns!de the open
$ates of the factory
And what an e)traord!nary l!ttle man he was7
He had a %lack top hat on h!s head
He wore a ta!l coat made of a %eaut!ful plum(coloured
velvet
H!s trousers were %ottle $reen H!s $loves were $rey
And !n one hand he carr!ed a f!ne $old(topped walk!n$
cane
Cover!n$ h!s ch!n, there was a small, neat, po!nted
%lack %eard ( a $oatee And h!s eyes were most marvellously
%r!$ht They seemed to %e sparkl!n$ and tw!nkl!n$ at you all
the t!me The whole face, !n fact, was al!$ht w!th fun and
lau$hter
And oh, how clever he looked7 How ;u!ck and sharp
and full of l!fe7 He kept mak!n$ ;u!ck l!ttle movements w!th
h!s head, cock!n$ !t th!s way and that, and tak!n$ everyth!n$
!n w!th those %r!$ht tw!nkl!n$ eyes He was l!ke a s;u!rrel !n
the ;u!ckness of h!s movements, l!ke a ;u!ck clever old
s;u!rrel from the park
0uddenly, he d!d a funny l!ttle sk!pp!n$ dance !n the
snow, and he spread h!s arms w!de, and he sm!led at the f!ve
ch!ldren who were stand!n$ near the $ates, and he called out,
&2elcome, my l!ttle fr!ends7 2elcome to the factory7&
H!s vo!ce was very h!$h &2!ll you come forward one
at a t!me, please,& he called out, &and %r!n$ your parents
Then show me your "olden T!cket and $!ve me your name
2ho&s f!rst'&
The %!$ fat %oy stepped up &-&m Au$ustus "loop,& he
sa!d
&Au$ustus7& cr!ed Mr 2onka, se!.!n$ h!s hand and
pump!n$ !t up and down w!th terr!f!c force &My dear %oy,
how $ood to see you7 <el!$hted7 Charmed7 Over/oyed to
have you w!th us7 And these are your parents' How n!ce
Come !n7 That&s r!$ht7 0tep throu$h the $ates7&
Mr 2onka was clearly /ust as e)c!ted as every%ody
else
&My name,& sa!d the ne)t ch!ld to $o forward,& !s ?eruca
0alt&
&My dear ?eruca7 How do you do' 2hat a pleasure th!s
!s7 6ou do have an !nterest!n$ name, don&t you' - always
thou$ht that a ?eruca was a sort of wart that you $ot on the
sole of your foot7 But - must %e wron$, mustn&t -' How
pretty you look !n that lovely m!nk coat7 -&m so $lad you
could come7 <ear me, th!s !s $o!n$ to %e such an e)c!t!n$
day7 - do hope you en/oy !t7 -&m sure you w!ll - know you
w!ll7 6our father' How are you, Mr 0alt' And Mrs 0alt'
Over/oyed to see you7 6es, the t!cket !s ;u!te !n order7 Please
$o !n7&
The ne)t two ch!ldren, ?!olet, Beaure$arde and M!ke
Teavee, came forward Mr 2onka e)am!ned the!r t!ckets and
then he pract!cally pumped the!r arms off the!r shoulders
And last of all, a small nervous vo!ce wh!spered,
&Charl!e Bucket&
&Charl!e7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &2ell, well, well7 0o there
you are7 6ou&re the one who found your t!cket only
yesterday, aren&t you' 6es, yes - read all a%out !t !n th!s
morn!n$&s papers7 #ust !n t!me, my dear %oy7 -&m so $lad7 0o
happy for you7 And th!s' 6our $randfather' <el!$hted to
meet you, s!r7 Over/oyed7 All r!$ht7 E)cellent7 -s every%ody
!n now' 5!ve ch!ldren' 6es7 "ood7 Now w!ll you please
follow me7 Our tour !s a%out to %e$!n7 But do keep to$ether7
Please don&t wander off %y yourselves7 - shouldn&t l!ke to
lose any of you at th!s sta$e7 Oh, dear me, no7&
Charl!e $lanced %ack over h!s shoulder and saw the
$reat !ron entrance $ates slowly clos!n$ %eh!nd h!m The
crowds on the outs!de were st!ll push!n$ and shout!n$
Charl!e took a last look at them Then, as the $ates closed
w!th a clan$, all s!$ht of the outs!de world d!sappeared
&Here we are7& cr!ed Mr 2onka, walk!n$ alon$ !n front
of the $roup &Throu$h th!s %!$ red door, please7 That&s r!$ht7
-t&s n!ce and warm !ns!de7 - have to keep !t warm !ns!de the
factory %ecause of the workers7 My workers are used to an
e)tremely hot cl!mate7 They can&t stand the cold7 They&d d!e
!f they went outdoors !n th!s weather7 They&d free.e to
death7&
&But who are these workers'& asked Au$ustus "loop
&All !n $ood t!me, my dear %oy7& sa!d Mr 2onka,
sm!l!n$ at Au$ustus &Be pat!ent7 6ou shall see everyth!n$ as
we $o alon$7 Are all of you !ns!de' "ood7 2ould you m!nd
clos!n$ the door' Thank you7&
Charl!e Bucket found h!mself stand!n$ !n a lon$
corr!dor that stretched away !n front of h!m as far as he
could see The corr!dor was so w!de that a car could eas!ly
have %een dr!ven alon$ !t The walls were pale p!nk, the
l!$ht!n$ was soft and pleasant &How lovely and warm7&
wh!spered Charl!e
&- know And what a marvellous smell7& answered
"randpa #oe, tak!n$ a lon$ deep sn!ff All the most
wonderful smells !n the world seemed to %e m!)ed up !n the
a!r around them ( the smell of roast!n$ coffee and %urnt
su$ar and melt!n$ chocolate and m!nt and v!olets and
crushed ha.elnuts and apple %lossom and caramel and lemon
peel
And far away !n the d!stance, from the heart of the
$reat factory, came a muffled roar of ener$y as thou$h some
monstrous $!$ant!c mach!ne were sp!nn!n$ !ts wheels at
%reakneck speed
&Now th!s, my dear ch!ldren,& sa!d Mr 2onka, ra!s!n$
h!s vo!ce a%ove the no!se, &th!s !s the ma!n corr!dor 2!ll you
please han$ your coats and hats on those pe$s over there,
and then follow me That&s the way7 "ood7 Everyone ready'
Come on, then7 Here we $o7& He went ;u!ckly down the
corr!dor, and the v!s!tors all hurr!ed after h!m
-t was ;u!te a lar$e party of people There were n!ne
$rown(ups and f!ve ch!ldren, fourteen !n all 0o you can
!ma$!ne that was a $ood deal of push!n$ and shov!n$ as they
hurr!ed down the corr!dor, try!n$ to keep up w!th the sw!ft
l!ttle f!$ure !n front of them &Come on& cr!ed Mr 2onka &"et
a move on, please7 2e&ll never $et round today !f you
dawdle l!ke th!s7&
0oon, he turned r!$ht off the ma!n corr!dor !nto another
sl!$htly narrower passa$e
Then he turned left
Then left a$a!n
Then r!$ht
Then left
Then r!$ht
Then r!$ht
Then left
The place was l!ke a $!$ant!c ra%%!t warren w!th
passa$es lead!n$ th!s way and that !n every d!rect!on
&<on&t you let $o my hand, Charl!e,& wh!spered
"randpa #oe
&Not!ce now all these passa$es are slop!n$ downwards7&
called out Mr 2onka &2e are now $o!n$ under$round7 All
the most !mportant rooms !n my factory are deep down
%elow the surface7&
&2hy !s that'& some%ody asked
&There wouldn&t %e nearly enou$h space for them up on
top7& answered Mr 2onka &These rooms we are $o!n$ to see
are enormous7 They&re lar$er than foot%all f!elds7 No
%u!ld!n$ !n the world would %e %!$ enou$h for them7 But
down here, underneath the $round, -&ve $ot all the space -
want There&s no l!m!t ( so lon$ as - hollow !t out
Mr 2onka turned r!$ht
He turned left
He turned r!$ht a$a!n
The passa$es were %ecom!n$ steeper and steeper now
Then suddenly, Mr 2onka stopped -n front of h!m,
there was a sh!ny metal door The party crowded round On
the door, !n lar$e letters, !t sa!d3
THE CHOCO1ATE ROOM

CHAPTER 5-5TEEN
The chocolate room
:An !mportant room, th!s7& cr!ed Mr 2onka, tak!n$ a
%unch of keys from h!s pocket and putt!n$ one !nto the
keyhole of the door& Th!s !s the nerve centre of the whole
factory, the heart of the whole %us!ness7 And so %eaut!ful7 -
!ns!st upon my rooms %e!n$ %eaut!ful7 - can&t %eat u$l!ness !n
factor!es7 -n we $o, then7 But do %e careful, my dear
ch!ldren7 <on&t lose your heads7 <on&t $et over(e)c!ted7
8eep very calm7&
Mr 2onka opened the door 5!ve ch!ldren and n!ne
$rownups pushed the!r ways !n ( and oh, what an ama.!n$
s!$ht !t was that now met the!r eyes7
They were look!n$ down upon a lovely valley There
were $reen meadows on e!ther s!de of the valley, and alon$
the %ottom of !t there flowed $reat %rown r!ver
2hat !s more, there was a tremendous waterfall
halfway alon$ the r!ver ( a steep cl!ff from wh!ch the water
fell
Below the waterfall *and th!s was the most aston!sh!n$
s!$ht of all+, a whole mass of enormous $lass p!pes were
dan$l!n$ down !nto the r!ver from somewhere h!$h up !n the
ce!l!n$7 They really were enormous, those p!pes There must
have %een a do.en of them at least, and they were suck!n$
up the %rown!sh muddy water from the r!ver and carry!n$ !t
away to $oodness knows where And %ecause they were
made of $lass, you could see the l!;u!d flow!n$ and %u%%l!n$
alon$ !ns!de them, and a%ove the no!se of the waterfall, you
could hear the never(end!n$ suck(suck( suck!n$ sound of the
p!pes as they d!d the!r work
"raceful trees and %ushes were $row!n$ alon$ the
r!ver(%anks
-n the meadows there were thousands of %uttercups
&There& cr!ed Mr 2onka, danc!n$ up and down and
po!nt!n$ h!s $old(topped cane at the $reat %rown r!ver &-t&s
all chocolate7 Every drop of that r!ver !s hot melted
chocolate of the f!nest ;ual!ty The very f!nest ;ual!ty
There&s enou$h chocolate !n there to f!ll every %athtu% !n the
ent!re country7 And all the sw!mm!n$ pools as well7 -sn&t !t
terr!f!c&7 And /ust look at my p!pes7 They suck up the
chocolate and carry !t away to all the other rooms !n the
factory where !t !s needed7 Thousands of $allons an hour,
my dear ch!ldren7 Thousands and thousands of $allons7&
The ch!ldren and the!r parents were too fla%%er$asted
to speak They were sta$$ered They were dum%founded
They were %ew!ldered and da..led They were completely
%owled over %y the hu$eness of the whole th!n$ They
s!mply stood and stared
&The waterfall !s very !mportant7& Mr 2onka went on
&-t m!)es the chocolate7 -t churns !t up7 -t pounds !t and %eats
!t7 -t makes !t l!$ht7 No other factory !n the world m!)es !ts
chocolate %y waterfall7 But !t&s the only way to do !t
properly7 The only way7 And do you l!ke my trees'& he cr!ed,
po!nt!n$ w!th h!s st!ck &And my lovely %ushes' <on&t you
th!nk they look pretty' - told you - hated u$l!ness7 And of
course they are all eata%le7 All made of someth!n$ d!fferent
and del!c!ous7 And do you l!ke my meadows' <o you l!ke
my $rass and my %uttercups' The $rass you are stand!n$ on,
my dear l!ttle ones, !s made of a new k!nd of soft, m!nty
su$ar that -&ve /ust !nvented7 Try a %lade7 Please do7 -t&s
delecta%le7&
Automat!cally, every%ody %ent down and p!cked one
%lade of $rass( every%ody, that !s, e)cept Au$ustus "loop,
who took a %!$ handful
And ?!olet Beaure$arde, %efore tast!n$ her %lade of
$rass, took the p!ece of world(record(%reak!n$ chew!n$($um
out of her mouth and stuck !t carefully %eh!nd her ear
&-sn&t !t wonderful'& wh!spered Charl!e &Hasn&t !t $ot a
wonderful taste, "randpa'&
&- could eat the whole f!eld& sa!d "randpa #oe, $r!nn!n$
w!th del!$ht - could $o around on all fours l!ke a cow and
eat every %lade of $rass !n the f!eld7&
&Try a %uttercup7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &They&re even n!cer&
0uddenly, the a!r was f!lled w!th screams of
e)c!tement The screams came from ?eruca 0alt 0he was
po!nt!n$, to the other s!de of the r!ver &1ook7 1ook over
there7& she screamed &2hat !s !t' He&s mov!n$7 He&s
walk!n$7 -t&s a l!ttle person7 -t&s a l!ttle man <own there
%elow the waterfall7&
Every%ody stopped p!ck!n$ %uttercups and stared
across the r!ver
&0he&s r!$ht, "randpa& cr!ed Charl!e &-t !s a l!ttle man7
Can you see h!m'&
&- see h!m, Charl!e7& sa!d "randpa #oe e)c!tedly And
now every%ody started shout!n$ at once There&s two of
them7&
There&s more than two7 There&s one, two, three, four,
f!ve7&
&2hat are they do!n$& &2here do they come from'&
&2ho are they'&
Ch!ldren and parents al!ke rushed down to the ed$e of
the r!ver to $et a closer look &Aren&t they fantast!c& &No
h!$her than my knee7&
&1ook at the!r funny lon$ ha!r7&
The t!ny men ( they were no lar$er than med!um(s!.ed
dolls ( had stopped what they were do!n$, and now they
were star!n$ %ack across the r!ver at the v!s!tors One of
them po!nted towards the ch!ldren, and then he wh!spered
someth!n$ to the other four, and all f!ve of them %urst !nto
peals of lau$hter &But they can&t %e real people,& Charl!e sa!d
&Of course they&re real people,& Mr 2onka answered They&re
Oompa(1oompas&

CHAPTER 0-@TEEN
The !ompa"#oompas
&Oompa(1oompas& everyone sa!d at once &Oompa(
1oompas&
&-mported d!rect from 1oompaland,& sa!d Mr 2onka
proudly
&There&s no such place,& sa!d Mrs 0alt &E)cuse me, dear
lady, %ut&
&Mr 2onka,& cr!ed Mrs 0alt Tm a teacher of
$eo$raphy& &Then you&ll know all a%out !t,& sa!d Mr 2onka
&And oh, what a terr!%le country !t !s7 Noth!n$ %ut th!ck
/un$les !nfested %y the most dan$erous %easts !n the world (
hornswo$$lers and sno..wan$ers and those terr!%le w!cked
whan$doodles A whan$(doodle would eat ten Oompa(
1oompas for %reakfast and come $allop!n$ %ack for a
second help!n$ 2hen - went out there, - found the l!ttle
Oompa(1oompas l!v!n$ !n tree houses They had to l!ve !n
tree houses to escape from the whan$doodles and the
hornswo$$lers and the sno..wan$ers And they were l!v!n$
on $reen caterp!llars, and the caterp!llars tasted revolt!n$,
and the Oompa(1oompas spent every moment of the!r days
cl!m%!n$ throu$h the treetops look!n$ for other th!n$s to
mash up w!th the caterp!llars to make them taste %etter ( red
%eetles, for !nstance, and eucalyptus leaves, and the %ark of
the %on$(%on$ tree, all of them %eastly, %ut not ;u!te so
%eastly as the caterp!llars Poor l!ttle Oompa(1oompas7 The
one food that they lon$ed for more than any other was the
cacao %ean But they couldn&t $et !t An Oompa(1oompa was
lucky !f he found three or four cacao %eans a year But oh,
how they craved them They used to dream a%out cacao
%eans all n!$ht and talk a%out them all day 6ou had only to
ment!on the word :cacao: to an Oompa(1oompa and he
would start dr!%%l!n$ at the mouth The cacao %ean,& Mr
2onka cont!nued, &wh!ch $rows on the cacao tree, happens
to %e the th!n$ from wh!ch all chocolate !s made 6ou cannot
make chocolate w!thout the cacao %ean The cacao %ean !s
chocolate - myself use %!ll!ons of cacao %eans every week
!n th!s factory And so, my dear ch!ldren, as soon as -
d!scovered that the Oompa(1oompas were cra.y a%out th!s
part!cular food, - cl!m%ed up to the!r tree(house v!lla$e and
poked my head !n throu$h the door of the tree house
%elon$!n$ to the leader of the tr!%e The poor l!ttle fellow,
look!n$ th!n and starved, was s!tt!n$ there try!n$ to eat a
%owl full of mashed( up $reen caterp!llars w!thout %e!n$
s!ck :1ook here,: - sa!d *speak!n$ not !n En$l!sh, of course,
%ut !n Oompa(1oomp!sh+, :look here, !f you and all your
people come %ack to my country and l!ve !n my factory, you
can have all the cacao %eans you want7 -&ve $ot mounta!ns of
them !n my storehouse7 6ou can have cacao %eans for every
meal7 -&ll even pay your wa$es !n cacao %eans !f you w!sh7:
&:6ou really mean !t': asked the Oompa(1oompa
leader, leap!n$ up from h!s cha!r
&:Of course - mean !t,: - sa!d :And you can have
chocolate as well Chocolate tastes even %etter than cacao
%eans %ecause !t&s $ot m!lk and su$ar added:
The l!ttle man $ave a $reat whoop of /oy and threw h!s
%owl of mashed caterp!llars r!$ht out of the tree(house
w!ndow :-t&s a deal7: he cr!ed :Come on7 1et&s $o7:
&0o - sh!pped them all over here, every man, woman,
and ch!ld !n the Oompa(1oompa tr!%e -t was easy -
smu$$led them over !n lar$e pack!n$ cases w!th holes !n
them, and they all $ot here safely They are wonderful
workers They all speak En$l!sh now They love danc!n$ and
mus!c They are always mak!n$ up son$s - e)pect you w!ll
hear a $ood deal of s!n$!n$ today from t!me to t!me - must
warn you, thou$h, that they are rather m!sch!evous They
l!ke /okes They st!ll wear the same k!nd of clothes they
wore !n the /un$le They !ns!st upon that The men, as you
can see for yourselves across the r!ver, wear only deersk!ns
The women wear leaves, and the ch!ldren wear noth!n$ at
all The women use fresh leaves every day&
&<addy7& shouted ?eruca 0alt *the $!rl who $ot
everyth!n$ she wanted+ &<addy7 - want an Oompa(1oompa7
- want you to $et me an Oompa(1oompa7 - want an Oompa(
1oompa r!$ht away7 - want to take !t home w!th me7 "o on,
<addy7 "et me an Oompa(1oompa7&
&Now, now, my pet7& her father sa!d to her, &we mustn&t
!nterrupt Mr 2onka&
&But - want an Oompa(1oompa7& screamed ?eruca
&All r!$ht, ?eruca, all r!$ht But - can&t $et !t for you
th!s second Please %e pat!ent -&ll see you have one %efore
the day !s out&
&Au$ustus7& shouted Mrs "loop &Au$ustus, sweetheart,
don&t do that& Au$ustus "loop, as you m!$ht have $uessed,
had ;u!etly sneaked down to the ed$e of the r!ver, and he
was now kneel!n$ on the r!ver%ank, scoop!n$ hot melted
chocolate !nto h!s mouth as fast as he could
CHAPTER 0E?ENTEEN
$ugustus Gloop goes up the pipe
2hen Mr 2onka turned round and saw what Au$ustus
"loop was do!n$, he cr!ed out, &Oh, no7 Please, Au$ustus,
please - %e$ of you not to do that My chocolate must %e
untouched %y human hands7&
&Au$ustus7& called out Mrs "loop &<!dn&t you hear
what the man sa!d' Come away from that r!ver at once7&
&Th!s stuff !s fa%ulous7 sa!d Au$ustus, tak!n$ not the
sl!$htest not!ce of h!s mother or Mr 2onka &"osh, - need a
%ucket to dr!nk !t properly7&
&Au$ustus,& cr!ed Mr 2onka, hopp!n$ up and down and
wav!n$ h!s st!ck !n the a!r, &you must come away 6ou are
d!rty!n$ my chocolate7&
&Au$ustus7& cr!ed Mrs "loop
&Au$ustus7& cr!ed Mr "loop
But Au$ustus was deaf to everyth!n$ e)cept the call of
h!s enormous stomach He was now ly!n$ full len$th on the
$round w!th h!s head far out over the r!ver, lapp!n$ up the
chocolate l!ke a do$
&Au$ustus7& shouted Mrs "loop &6ou&ll %e $!v!n$ that
nasty cold of yours to a%out a m!ll!on people all over the
country7&
&Be careful, Au$ustus7& shouted Mr "loop &6ou&re
lean!n$ too far out7&
Mr "loop was a%solutely r!$ht 5or suddenly, there
was a shr!ek, and then a splash, and Au$ustus "loop went
!nto the r!ver, and !n one second he had d!sappeared under
the %rown surface
&0ave h!m7& screamed Mrs "loop, $o!n$ wh!te !n the
face, and wav!n$ her um%rella a%out &He&ll drownHe can&t
sw!m a yard 0ave h!m7 0ave h!m7&
&"ood heavens, woman,& sa!d Mr "loop, &-&m not d!v!n$
!n there7 -&ve $ot my %est su!t on7&
Au$ustus "loop&s face came up a$a!n to the surface,
pa!nted %rown w!th chocolate &Help7 Help7 Help7& he yelled
&5!sh me out7&
&<on&t /ust stand there7& Mrs "loop screamed at Mr
"loop &<o someth!n$7&
&- am do!n$ someth!n$7& sa!d Mr "loop, who was now
tak!n$ off h!s /acket and $ett!n$ ready to d!ve !nto the
chocolate But wh!le he was do!n$ th!s, the wretched %oy
was %e!n$ sucked closer and closer towards the mouth of
one of the $reat p!pes that was dan$l!n$ down !nto the r!ver
Then all at once, he was pulled under the surface and then
!nto the mouth of the p!pe
The crowd on the r!ver%ank wa!ted %reathlessly to see
where he would come out
&There he $oes7& some%ody shouted, po!nt!n$ upwards
And sure enou$h, %ecause the p!pe was made of $lass,
Au$ustus "loop could %e clearly seen shoot!n$ up !ns!de !t,
head f!rst, l!ke a torpedo
&Help7 Murder7 Pol!ce7& screamed Mrs "loop
&Au$ustus, come %ack at once7 2here are you $o!n$'&
&-t&s a wonder to me,& sa!d Mr "loop, &how that p!pe !s
%!$ enou$h for h!m to $o throu$h !t&
&-t !sn&t %!$ enou$h7& sa!d Charl!e Bucket &Oh dear,
look7 He&s slow!n$ down7&
&0o he !s7& sa!d "randpa #oe
&He&s $o!n$ to st!ck& sa!d Charl!e
&- th!nk he !s7& sa!d "randpa #oe
&By $olly, he has stuck7& sa!d Charl!e
&-t&s h!s stomach that&s done !t7& sa!d Mr "loop
&He&s %locked the whole p!pe7& sa!d "randpa #oe
&0mash the p!pe7& yelled Mrs "loop, st!ll wav!n$ her
um%rella &Au$ustus, come out of there at once7&
The watchers %elow could see the chocolate %u!ld!n$
up %eh!nd the %oy !n a sol!d mass, and push!n$ a$a!nst the
%locka$e The pressure was terr!f!c 0ometh!n$ had to $!ve
0ometh!n$ d!d $!ve, and that someth!n$ was Au$ustus
2HOO57 4p he shot a$a!n l!ke a %ullet !n the %arrel of $un
&He&s d!sappeared7& yelled Mrs "loop &2here does that
p!pe $o to' =u!ck7 Call the f!re %r!$ade7&
&8eep calm7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &8eep calm, my dear
lady, keep calm There !s no dan$er7 No dan$er whatsoever7
Au$ustus has $one on a l!ttle /ourney, that&s all A most
!nterest!n$ l!ttle /ourney But he&ll come out of !t /ust f!ne,
you wa!t and see
&How can he poss!%ly come out /ust f!ne7& snapped Mrs
"loop &He&ll %e made !nto marshmallows !n f!ve seconds7&
&-mposs!%le7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &4nth!nka%le7 A%surd7
He could never %e made !nto marshmallows7&
&And why not, may - ask'& shouted Mrs "loop
&Because that p!pe doesn&t $o anywhere near !t7 That
p!pe ( the one Au$ustus went up ( happens to lead d!rectly to
the room where - make a most del!c!ous k!nd of straw%erry(
flavoured chocolate(coated fud$eA&
&Then he&ll %e made !nto straw%erry(flavoured
chocolate(coated fud$e7& screamed Mrs "loop &My poor
Au$ustus7 They&ll %e sell!n$ h!m %y the pound all over the
country tomorrow morn!n$7&
&=u!te r!$ht7> sa!d Mr "loop
&- know -&m r!$ht,& sa!d Mrs "loop
-t&s not a /oke,& sa!d Mr "loop
&Mr 2onka doesn&t seem to th!nk so7& cr!ed Mrs "loop
&#ust look at h!m7 He&s lau$h!n$ h!s head off7 How dare you
lau$h l!ke that when my %oy&s /ust $one up the p!pe7 6ou
monster7& she shr!eked, po!nt!n$ her um%rella at Mr 2onka
as thou$h she were $o!n$ to run h!m throu$h 6ou th!nk !t&s a
/oke, do you' 6ou th!nk that suck!n$ my %oy up !nto your
5ud$e Room l!ke that !s /ust one $reat %!$ colossal /oke'&
&He&ll %e perfectly safe,& sa!d Mr 2onka, $!$$l!n$
sl!$htly
&He&ll %e chocolate fud$e7& shr!eked Mrs "loop
&Never7& cr!ed Mr 2onka
&Of course he w!ll7& shr!eked Mrs "loop,
&- wouldn&t allow !t7& cr!ed Mr 2onka
kAnd why not'& shr!eked Mrs "loop
&Because the taste would %e terr!%le7& sa!d Mr 2onka
&#ust !ma$!ne !t7 Au$ustus(flavoured chocolate(coated
"loop7 No one would %uy !t&
&They most certa!nly would7& cr!ed Mr "loop
!nd!$nantly
&- don&t want to th!nk a%out !t7& shr!eked Mrs "loop
&Nor do -,& sa!d Mr 2onka &And - do prom!se you,
madam, that your darl!n$ %oy !s perfectly safe&
&-f he&s perfectly safe, then where !s he'& snapped Mrs
"loop &1ead me to h!m th!s !nstant7&
Mr 2onka turned around and cl!cked h!s f!n$ers
sharply, cl!ck, cl!ck, cl!ck, three t!mes -mmed!ately, an
Oompa(1oompa appeared, as !f from nowhere, and stood
%es!de h!m
The Oompa(1oompa %owed and sm!led, show!n$
%eaut!ful wh!te teeth H!s sk!n was rosy(wh!te, h!s lon$ ha!r
was $olden(%rown, and the top of h!s head came /ust a%ove
the he!$ht of Mr 2onka&s knee He wore the usual deersk!n
&Now l!sten to me7& sa!d Mr 2onka, look!n$ down at
the t!ny man &- want you to take Mr and Mrs "loop up to the
5ud$e Room and help them to f!nd the!r son, Au$ustus He&s
/ust $one up the p!pe&
The Oompa(1oompa took one look at Mrs "loop and
e)ploded !nto peals of lau$hter
&Oh, do %e ;u!et7& sa!d, Mr 2onka &Control yourself7
Pull yourself to$ether7 Mrs "loop doesn&t th!nk !t&s at all
funny7&
&6ou can say that a$a!n7& sa!d Mrs "loop
&"o stra!$ht to the 5ud$e Room,& Mr 2onka sa!d to the
Oompa(1oompa, &and when you $et there, take a lon$ st!ck
and start pok!n$ around !ns!de the %!$ chocolate(m!)!n$
%arrel -&m almost certa!n you&ll f!nd h!m !n there But you&d
%etter look sharp7 6ou&ll have to hurry7 -f you leave h!m !n
the chocolate(m!)!n$ %arrel too lon$, he&ll %e poured out !nto
the fud$e %o!ler, and that really would %e a d!saster, wouldn&t
!t' My fud$e would %ecome ;u!te uneata%le7&
Mrs "loop let out a shr!ek of fury
&-&m /ok!n$,& sa!d Mr 2onka, $!$$l!n$ madly %eh!nd h!s
%eard &- d!dn&t mean !t 5or$!ve me -&m so sorry "ood(%ye,
Mrs "loop7 And Mr "loop7 "ood(%ye7 -&ll see you later&
As Mr and Mrs "loop and the!r t!ny escort hurr!ed
away, the f!ve Oompa(1oompas on the far s!de of the r!ver
suddenly %e$an hopp!n$ and danc!n$ a%out and %eat!n$
w!ldly upon a num%er of very small drums &Au$ustus
"loop7& they chanted &Au$ustus "loop7 Au$ustus "loop7
Au$ustus "loop7&
&"randpa7& cr!ed Charl!e &1!sten to them, "randpa7
2hat are they do!n$'&
&0sshh7& wh!spered "randpa #oe &- th!nk they&re $o!n$
to s!n$ us a son$7&
&Au$ustus "loop7& san$ the Oompa(1oompas
#$ugustus loop! $ugustus loop!
The great big greedy nincompoop!
.ow long could we allow this beast
To gorge and gu//le, feed and feast
,n everything he wanted to0
reat Scott! It simply wouldn#t do!
.e#ll be 1uite changed from what he#s been,
When he goes through the fudge machine.
We boil him for a minute more,
2ntil we#re absolutely sure
That all the greed and all the gall
Is boiled away for once and all.#
&- told you they loved s!n$!n$7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &Aren&t
they del!$htful' Aren&t they charm!n$' But you mustn&t
%el!eve a word they sa!d -t&s all nonsense, every %!t of !t7&
&Are the Oompa(1oompas really /ok!n$, "randpa'&
asked Charl!e
&Of course they&re /ok!n$,& answered "randpa #oe
&They must %e /ok!n$ At least, - hope they&re /ok!n$ <on&t
you'&
CHAPTER E-"HTEEN
%own the chocolate rier
&Off we $o7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &Hurry up, every%ody7
5ollow me to the ne)t room7 And please don&t worry a%out
Au$ustus "loop He&s %ound to come out !n the wash, They
always do 2e shall have to make the ne)t part of the
/ourney %y %oat7 Here she comes7 1ook7&
A steamy m!st was r!s!n$ up now from the $reat warm
chocolate r!ver, and out of the m!st there appeared suddenly
a most fantast!c p!nk %oat -t was a lar$e open sh!n!n$ row
%oat w!th a tall front and a tall %ack *l!ke an old ?!k!n$
%oat+ There were many oars on e!ther s!de of !t, and as the
%oat came closer, the watchers on the r!ver%ank could see
that the oars were %e!n$ pulled %y masses of Oompa(
1oompas ( at least ten of them to each oar
&Th!s !s my pr!vate yacht& cr!ed Mr 2onka, %eam!n$
w!th pleasure &- made her %y hollow!n$ out an enormous
%o!led sweet7 -sn&t she %eaut!ful7 0ee how she comes cutt!n$
throu$h the r!ver7&
The $leam!n$ p!nk %o!led(sweet %oat $l!ded up to the
r!ver%ank One hundred Oompa(1oompas rested on the!r
oars and stared up at the v!s!tors Then suddenly, for some
reason %est known to themselves, they all %urst !nto shr!eks
of lau$hter
&2hat&s so funny'& asked ?!olet Beaure$arde
&Oh, don&t worry a%out them& cr!ed Mr 2onka &They&re
always lau$h!n$7 They th!nk everyth!n$&s a colossal /oke7
#ump !nto the %oat, all of you7 Come on7 Hurry up7&
As soon as everyone was safely !n, the Oompa(
1oompas pushed the %oat away from the %ank and %e$an to
row sw!ftly downr!ver
&Hey, there7 M!ke Teavee7& shouted Mr 2onka &Please
do not l!ck the %oat w!th your ton$ue7 -t&ll only make !t
st!cky7&
&<addy,& sa!d ?eruca 0alt, &- want a %oat l!ke th!s7 -
want you to %uy me a %!$ p!nk %o!led(sweet %oat e)actly l!ke
Mr 2onka&s7 And - want lots of Oompa(1oompas to row me
a%out, and - want a chocolate r!ver and - want - want&
&0he wants a $ood k!ck !n the pants,& wh!spered
"randpa #oe to Charl!e The old man was s!tt!n$ !n the %ack
of the %oat and l!ttle Charl!e Bucket was r!$ht %es!de h!m
Charl!e was hold!n$ t!$htly on to h!s $randfather&s %ony old
hand He was so e)c!ted Everyth!n$ that he had seen so far (
the $reat chocolate r!ver, the waterfall, the hu$e suck!n$
p!pes, the m!nty su$ar meadows, the Oompa(1oompas, the
%eaut!ful p!nk %oat, and most of all, Mr 2!lly 2onka
h!mself ( had %een so aston!sh!n$ that he %e$an to wonder
whether there could poss!%ly %e any more aston!shments
left 2here were they $o!n$ now' 2hat were they $o!n$ to
see' And what !n the world was $o!n$ to happen !n the ne)t
room'
&-sn&t !t marvellous'& sa!d "randpa #oe, $r!nn!n$ at
Charl!e
Charl!e nodded and sm!led up at the old man
0uddenly, Mr 2onka, who was s!tt!n$ on Charl!e&s
other s!de, reached down !nto the %ottom of the %oat, p!cked
up a lar$e mu$, d!pped !t !nto the r!ver, f!lled !t w!th
chocolate, and handed !t to Charl!e &<r!nk th!s,& he sa!d &-t&ll
do you $ood7 6ou look starved to death7&
Then Mr 2onka f!lled a second mu$ and $ave !t to
"randpa #oe &6ou, too,& he sa!d &6ou look l!ke a skeleton7
2hat&s the matter' Hasn&t there %een anyth!n$ to eat !n your
house lately'&
&Not much,& sa!d "randpa #oe
Charl!e put the mu$ to h!s l!ps, and as the r!ch warm
creamy chocolate ran down h!s throat !nto h!s empty tummy,
h!s whole %ody from head to toe %e$an to t!n$le w!th
pleasure, and a feel!n$ of !ntense happ!ness spread over h!m
&6ou l!ke !t'& asked Mr 2onka
&Oh, !t&s wonderful7& Charl!e sa!d
&The cream!est lovel!est chocolate -&ve ever tasted7& sa!d
"randpa #oe, smack!n$ h!s l!ps
&That&s %ecause !t&s %een m!)ed %y waterfall,& Mr
2onka told h!m
The %oat sped on down the r!ver The r!ver was $ett!n$
narrower There was some k!nd of a dark tunnel ahead ( a
$reat round tunnel that looked l!ke an enormous p!pe ( and
the r!ver was runn!n$ r!$ht !nto the tunnel And so was the
%oat7 &Row on7& shouted Mr 2onka, /ump!n$ up and wav!n$
h!s st!ck !n the a!r &5ull speed ahead7& And w!th the Oompa(
1oompas row!n$ faster than ever, the %oat shot !nto the dark
tunnel, and all the passen$ers screamed w!th e)c!tement
&How can they see where they&re $o!n$'& shr!eked
?!olet Beaure$arde !n the darkness
&There&s no know!n$ where they&re $o!n$7& cr!ed Mr
2onka, lau$h!n$
&He&s $one off h!s rocker7& shouted one of the fathers,
and the other parents /o!ned !n the chorus of fr!$htened
shout!n$ &He&s cra.y7& they shouted
&He&s %almy7&
&He&s nutty7&
&He&s screwy7&
&He&s %atty7&
&He&s d!ppy7&
&He&s dotty7&
&He&s dafly7&
&He&s $oofy7&
&He&s %eany7&
&He&s %u$$y7&
&He&s wacky7&
&He&s loony7&
&No, he !s no'& sa!d "randpa #oe
&0w!tch on the l!$hts7& shouted Mr 2onka And
suddenly, the l!$hts came on, and Charl!e could see that they
were !ndeed !ns!de a $!$ant!c p!pe, and the $reat walls of the
p!pe were pure wh!te and spotlessly clean The r!ver of
chocolate was flow!n$ very fast !ns!de the p!pe, and the
Oompa(1oompas were all row!n$ l!ke mad, and the %oat was
rocket!n$ alon$ at a fur!ous pace Mr 2onka was /ump!n$
up and down !n the %ack of the %oat and call!n$ to the
rowers to row faster and faster st!ll He seemed to love the
sensat!on of wh!..!n$ throu$h a wh!te tunnel !n a p!nk %oat
on a chocolate r!ver, and he clapped h!s hands and lau$hed
and kept $lanc!n$ at h!s passen$ers to see !f they were
en/oy!n$ !t as much as he
&1ook, "randpa7& cr!ed Charl!e &There&s a door !n the
wall7& -t was a $reen door and !t was set !nto the wall of the
tunnel /ust a%ove the level of the r!ver As they flashed past
!t there was /ust enou$h t!me to read the wr!t!n$ on the door3
0TOREROOM N4MBER BC, !t sa!d A11 THE CREAM0 (
<A-R6 CREAM, 2H-PPE< CREAM, ?-O1ET CREAM,
CO55EE CREAM, P-NEAPP1E CREAM, ?AN-11A
CREAM, AN< HA-R CREAM
&Ha!r cream'& cr!ed M!ke Teavee &6ou don&t use ha!r
cream'&
&Row on7& shouted Mr 2onka &There&s no t!me to
answer s!lly ;uest!ons7&
They flashed past a %lack door 0TOREROOM
N4MBER DE, !t sa!d on !t 2H-P0( A11 0HAPE0 AN<
0-FE0
&2h!ps& cr!ed ?eruca 0alt &2hat on earth do you use
wh!ps for'&
&5or wh!pp!n$ cream, of course,& sa!d Mr 2onka &How
can you wh!p cream w!thout wh!ps' There&s no t!me for
ar$u!n$ Press on, press on7& But f!ve seconds later, when a
%r!$ht red door came !nto s!$ht ahead, he suddenly waved
h!s $old( topped cane !n the a!r and shouted, &0top the %oat7&
CHAPTER N-NETEEN
The inenting room & eerlasting
gobstoppers and hair toffee
2hen Mr 2onka shouted &0top the %oat7& the Oompa(
1oompas /ammed the!r oars !nto the r!ver and %acked water
fur!ously The %oat stopped
The Oompa(1oompas $u!ded the %oat alon$s!de the
red door On the door !t sa!d, -N?ENT-N" ROOM (
PR-?ATE ( 8EEP O4T Mr 2onka took a key from h!s
pocket, leaned over the s!de of the %oat, and put the key !n
the keyhole
&Th!s !s the most !mportant room !n the ent!re factory7&
he sa!d &All my most secret new !nvent!ons are cook!n$ !n
here7 Old 5!ckel$ru%er would $!ve h!s front teeth to %e
allowed !ns!de /ust for three m!nutes7 0o would Prodnose
and 0lu$worth and all the other rotten chocolate makers7 But
now, l!sten to me7 - want no mess!n$ a%out when you $o !n7
No touch!n$, and no tast!n$7 -s that a$reed'&
&6es, yes7& the ch!ldren cr!ed &2e won&t touch a th!n$7&
&4p to now,& Mr 2onka sa!d, &no%ody else, not even an
Oompa(1oompa, has ever %een allowed !n here7& He opened
the door and stepped out of the %oat !nto the room The four
ch!ldren and the!r parents all went after h!m
&<on&t touch7& shouted Mr 2onka &And don&t knock
anyth!n$ over7&
Charl!e Bucket stared around the $!$ant!c room !n
wh!ch he now found h!mself The place was l!ke a w!tch&s
k!tchen7 All a%out h!m %lack metal pots were %o!l!n$ and
%u%%l!n$ on hu$e stoves, and kettles were h!ss!n$ and pans
were s!..l!n$, and stran$e !ron mach!nes were clank!n$ and
there were p!pes runn!n$ all over the ce!l!n$ and walls, and
the whole place was f!lled w!th smoke and steam and
del!c!ous r!ch smells
Mr 2onka h!mself had suddenly %ecome even more
e)c!ted than usual, and anyone could see that th!s was the
room he loved %est of all He was hopp!n$ a%out amon$ the
saucepans and the mach!nes l!ke a ch!ld amon$ h!s
Chr!stmas presents, not know!n$ wh!ch th!n$ to look at f!rst
He l!fted the l!d from a hu$e pot and took a sn!ff9 then he
rushed over and d!pped a f!n$er !nto a %arrel of st!cky
yellow stuff and had a taste9 then he sk!pped across to one of
the mach!nes and turned half a do.en kno%s th!s way and
that9 then he peered throu$h the $lass door of a $!$ant!c
oven, ru%%!n$ h!s hands and cackl!n$ w!th del!$ht at what he
saw !ns!de Then he ran over to another mach!ne, a small
sh!ny affa!r that kept $o!n$ phut(phut(phut(phut(phut, and
every t!me !t went phut, a lar$e $reen mar%le dropped out of
!t !nto a %asket on the floor At least !t looked l!ke a mar%le
&Everlast!n$ "o%stoppers7& cr!ed Mr 2onka proudly
They&re completely new7 - am !nvent!n$ them for ch!ldren
who are $!ven very l!ttle pocket money 6ou can put an
Everlast!n$ "o%stopper !n your mouth and you can suck !t
and suck !t and suck !t and suck !t and !t w!ll never $et any
smaller7&
&-t&s l!ke $um7& cr!ed ?!olet Beaure$arde
&-t !s not l!ke $um,& Mr 2onka sa!d &"um !s for
chew!n$, and !f you tr!ed chew!n$ one of these "o%stoppers
here you&ll %reak your teeth off7 And they never $et any
smaller7 They never d!sappear7 NE?ER7 At least - don&t
th!nk they do There&s one of them %e!n$ tested th!s very
moment !n the Test!n$ Room ne)t door An Oompa(1oompa
!s suck!n$ !t He&s %een suck!n$ !t for very nearly a year now
w!thout stopp!n$, and !t&s st!ll /ust as $ood as ever7
&Now, over here,& Mr 2onka went on, sk!pp!n$
e)c!tedly across the room to the oppos!te wall, &over here -
am !nvent!n$ a completely new l!ne !n toffees7& He stopped
%es!de a lar$e saucepan The saucepan was full of a th!ck
treacle, %o!l!n$ and %u%%l!n$ By stand!n$ on h!s toes, l!ttle
Charl!e could /ust see !ns!de !t
&That&s Ha!r Toffee7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &6ou eat /ust one
t!ny %!t of that, and !n e)actly half an hour %rand(new th!ck
s!lky %eaut!ful ha!r w!ll start $row!n$ out all over the top of
your head7 And a moustache7 And a %eard7&
&A %eard7& cr!ed ?eruca 0alt &2ho wants a %eard, for
heaven&s sake'&
&-t would su!t you very well,& sa!d Mr 2onka, &%ut
unfortunately the m!)ture !s not ;u!te r!$ht yet -&ve $ot !t too
stron$ -t works too well - tr!ed !t on an Oompa(1oompa
yesterday !n the Test!n$ Room and !mmed!ately a hu$e %lack
%eard started shoot!n$ out of h!s ch!n, and the %eard $rew so
fast that soon !t was tra!l!n$ all over the floor !n a th!ck ha!ry
carpet -t was $row!n$ faster than we could cut !t7 -n the end
we had to use a lawn mower7 But -&ll $et the m!)ture r!$ht
soon7 And when - do, then there&ll %e no e)cuse any more for
l!ttle %oys and $!rls $o!n$ a%out w!th %ald heads7&
&But Mr 2onka,& sa!d M!ke Teavee, l!ttle %oys and $!rls
never do $o a%out w!th&
&<on&t ar$ue, my dear ch!ld, please don&t ar$ue7& cr!ed
Mr 2onka &-t&s such a waste of prec!ous t!me7 Now, over
here, !f you w!ll all step th!s way, - w!ll show you someth!n$
that - am terr!f!cally proud of Oh, do %e careful7 <on&t
knock anyth!n$ over7 0tand %ack7&
CHPATER T2ENT6
TH' G('$T G)M M$CHI*'
Mr 2onka led the party over to a $!$ant!c mach!ne that
stood !n the very centre of the -nvent!n$ Room -t was a
mounta!n of metal that stood h!$h a%ove the ch!ldren and
the!r parents Out of the very top of !t there sprouted
hundreds and hundreds of th!n $lass tu%es They all went
downwards and came to$ether !n a %unch and hun$ over an
enormous round tu% as %!$ as a %ath
&Here we $o7& cr!ed Mr 2onka, and he pressed three
d!fferent %uttons on the s!de of the mach!ne A second later,
a loud sound came from !ns!de !t, and the whole mach!ne
%e$an to shake most fr!$hten!n$ly, and steam %e$an h!ss!n$
out of !t all over, and then suddenly the watchers not!ced that
runny stuff was pour!n$ down the !ns!des of all the hundreds
of l!ttle $lass tu%es and s;u!rt!n$ out !nto the $reat tu%
%elow And !n every s!n$le tu%e the runny stuff was of a
d!fferent colour, so that all the colours of the ra!n%ow *and
many others as well+ came splash!n$ !nto the tu% -t was a
lovely s!$ht And when the tu% was nearly full, Mr 2onka
pressed another %utton, and !mmed!ately the runny stuff
d!sappeared, and then a $!ant wh!..er started wh!..!n$
round !ns!de the enormous tu%, m!)!n$ up all the d!fferent
coloured l!;u!ds l!ke an !ce(cream soda "radually, the
m!)ture %e$an to froth -t turned from %lue to wh!te to $reen
to %rown to yellow, then %ack to %lue a$a!n
&2atch7& sa!d Mr 2onka
The mach!ne cl!cked, and the wh!..er stopped
wh!..!n$ And now there came a sort of suck!n$ no!se, and
very ;u!ckly all the %lue frothy m!)ture !n the hu$e %as!n
was sucked %ack !nto the stomach of the mach!ne Then was
a moment of s!lence Then a few stran$e rum%l!n$s were
heard Then s!lence a$a!n Then suddenly, the mach!ne let
out a monstrous m!$hty $roan and at the same moment a
t!ny drawer *no %!$$er than the drawer !n a slot mach!ne+
popped out of the s!de of the mach!ne, and !n the drawer
there lay someth!n$ so small and th!n and $rey that everyone
thou$ht !t must %e a m!stake The th!n$ looked l!ke a l!ttle
str!p of $rey card%oard
The ch!ldren and the!r parents stared at the l!ttle $rey
str!p ly!n$ !n the drawer
&6ou mean that&s all& sa!d M!ke Teavee
&That&s all,& answered Mr 2onka, $a.!n$ proudly at the
result &<on&t you know what !t !s'&
There was a pause Then suddenly, ?!olet Beaure$arde,
the s!lly $um(chew!n$ $!rl, let out a yell of e)c!tement &By
$um, !t&s $um &R!$ht you are7& cr!ed Mr 2onka, slapp!n$
?!olet hard on the %ack &-t&s a st!ck of $um7 -t&s a st!ck of the
most ama.!n$ and fa%ulous and sensat!onal $um !n the
world7&
CHPATER T2ENT6 ONE
G!!%"+,' -I!#'T
&Th!s $um7> Mr 2onka went on, &!s my latest, my
$reatest, my most fasc!nat!n$ !nvent!on7 -t&s a chew!n$($um
meal7 That t!ny l!ttle str!p of $um ly!n$ there !s a whole
three(course d!nner
&2hat sort of nonsense !s th!s'& sa!d one of the fathers
&My dear s!r7& cr!ed Mr 2onka, &when - start sell!n$ th!s
$um !n the shops !t w!ll chan$e everyth!n$ -t w!ll %e the end
of all k!tchens and all cook!n$7 There w!ll %e no more
shopp!n$ to do7 No more %uy!n$ of meat and $rocer!es7
There&ll %e no kn!ves and forks at mealt!mes7 No plates7 No
wash!n$ up7 No ru%%!sh7 No mess7 #ust a l!ttle str!p of
2onka&s ma$!c chew!n$($um ( and that&s all you&ll ever need
at %reakfast, lunch, and supper7 Th!s p!ece of $um -&ve /ust
made happens to %e tomato soup, roast %eef, and %lue%erry
p!e, %ut you can have almost anyth!n$ you want7&
&2hat do you mean, !t&s tomato soup, roast %eef, and
%lue%erry p!e'& sa!d ?!olet Beaure$arde
&-f you start chew!n$ !t,& sa!d Mr 2onka, &then that !s
e)actly what you w!ll $et on the menu -t&s a%solutely
ama.!n$7 6ou can actually feel the food $o!n$ down your
throat and !nto your tummy7 And you can taste !t perfectly7
And !t f!lls you up -t sat!sf!es you7 -t&s terr!f!c7&
&-t&s !mposs!%le,& sa!d ?eruca 0alt
&#ust so lon$ as !t&s $um,& shouted ?!olet Beaure$arde,
&/ust so lon$ as !t&s a p!ece of $um and - can chew !t, then
that&s for me7& And ;u!ckly she took her own world(record
p!ece of chew!n$($um out of her mouth and stuck !t %eh!nd
her left ear &Come on, Mr 2onka,& she sa!d, &hand over th!s
ma$!c $um of yours and we&ll see !f the th!n$ works&
&Now, ?!olet,& sa!d Mrs Beaure$arde, her mother9 &don&t
let&s do anyth!n$ s!lly, ?!olet&
&- want the $um7& ?!olet sa!d o%st!nately &2hat&s so
s!lly'&
&- would rather you d!dn&t take !t,& Mr 2onka told her
$ently &6ou see, - haven&t $ot !t ;u!te r!$ht yet There are st!ll
one or two th!n$s&
&Oh, to %la.es w!th that7 & sa!d ?!olet, and suddenly,
%efore Mr 2onka could stop her, she shot out a fat hand and
$ra%%ed the st!ck of $um out of the l!ttle drawer and popped
!t !nto her mouth At once, her hu$e, well(tra!ned /aws
started chew!n$ away on !t
&<on&t7& sa!d Mr 2onka
&5a%ulous7& shouted ?!olet &-t&s tomato soup7 -t&s hot
and creamy and del!c!ous7 - can feel !t runn!n$ down my
throat7
&0top7& sa!d Mr 2onka &The $um !sn&t ready yet7 -t&s
not r!$ht7&
&Of course !t&s r!$ht7& sa!d ?!olet &-t&s work!n$
%eaut!fully7 Oh my, what lovely soup th!s !s7&
&0p!t !t out& sa!d Mr 2onka
&-t&s chan$!n$7& shouted ?!olet, chew!n$ and $r!nn!n$
%oth at the same t!me &The second course !s com!n$ up7 -t&s
roast %eef7 -t&s tender and /u!cy7 The %aked potato !s
marvellous, too7 -t&s $ot a cr!spy sk!n and !t&s all f!lled w!th
%utter !ns!de7&
&But how !nterest!n$, ?!olet,& sa!d Mrs Beaure$arde
&6ou are a clever $!rl&
&8eep chew!n$, %a%y7& sa!d Mr Beaure$arde &8eep
r!$ht on chew!n$7 Th!s !s a $reat day for the Beaure$ardes7
Our l!ttle $!rl !s the f!rst person !n the world to have a
chew!n$($um meal7&
Every%ody was watch!n$ ?!olet Beaure$arde as she
stood there chew!n$ th!s e)traord!nary $um 1!ttle Charl!e
Bucket was star!n$ at her a%solutely spell%ound, watch!n$
her hu$e ru%%ery l!ps as they pressed and unpressed w!th the
chew!n$, and "randpa #oe stood %es!de h!m, $ap!n$ at the
$!rl Mr 2onka was /ust say!n$, &No, no, no, no, no7 -t !sn&t
ready for eat!n$7 -t !sn&t r!$ht7 6ou mustn&t do !t7&
&Blue%erry p!e and cream7& shouted ?!olet &Here !t
comes7 Oh my, !t&s perfect7 -t&s %eaut!ful7 -t&s !t&s e)actly as
thou$h -&m swallow!n$ !t7 -t&s as thou$h -&m chew!n$ and
swallow!n$ $reat %!$ spoonfuls of the most marvellous
%lue%erry p!e !n the world7&
&"ood heavens, $!rl7& shr!eked Mrs Beaure$arde
suddenly, star!n$ at ?!olet, &what&s happen!n$ to your nose7&
&Oh, %e ;u!et, mother, and let me f!n!sh7& sa!d ?!olet
&-t&s turn!n$ %lue7& screamed Mrs Beaure$arde &6our
nose !s turn!n$ %lue as a %lue%erry7&
&6our mother !s r!$ht7& shouted Mr Beaure$arde &6our
whole nose has $one purple7&
&2hat do you mean'& sa!d ?!olet, st!ll chew!n$ away
&6our cheeks7& screamed Mrs Beaure$arde &They&re
turn!n$ %lue as well7 0o !s your ch!n7 6our whole face !s
turn!n$ %lue7&
&0p!t that $um out at once7& ordered Mr Beaure$arde
&Please7 0ave us7& yelled Mrs Beaure$arde &The $!rl&s
turn!n$ %lue and purple all over7 Even her ha!r !s chan$!n$
colour7 ?!olet, you&re turn!n$ v!olet, ?!olet7 2hat !s
happen!n$ to you'&
&- told you - hadn&t $ot !t ;u!te r!$ht,& s!$hed Mr 2onka,
shak!n$ h!s head sadly
&-&ll say you haven&t7& cr!ed Mrs Beaure$arde &#ust look
at the $!rl now7&
Every%ody was star!n$ at ?!olet And what a terr!%le
s!$ht she was7 Her face and hands and le$s and neck, !n fact
the sk!n all over her %ody, as well as her $reat %!$ mop of
curly ha!r, had turned a %r!ll!ant, purpl!sh(%lue, the colour of
%lue%erry /u!ce7
&-t always $oes wron$ when we come to the dessert,&
s!$hed Mr 2onka &-t&s the %lue%erry p!e that does !t But -&ll
$et !t r!$ht one day, you wa!t and see&
&?!olet,& screamed Mrs Beaure$arde, &you&re swell!n$
up7&
&- feel most pecul!ar7& $asped ?!olet
&-&m not surpr!sed7& sa!d Mr Beaure$arde
&"reat heavens, $!rl7& screamed Mrs Beaure$arde
&6ou&re %low!n$ up l!ke a %alloon7&
&1!ke a %lue%erry,& sa!d Mr 2onka
&Call a doctor7& shouted Mr Beaure$arde
&Pr!ck her w!th a p!n7& sa!d one of the other fathers
&0ave her7& cr!ed Mrs Beaure$arde, wr!n$!n$ her hands
But there was no sav!n$ her now Her %ody was
swell!n$ up and chan$!n$ shape at such a rate that w!th!n a
m!nute !t had turned !nto an enormous round %lue %all ( a
$!$ant!c %lue%erry, !n fact ( and all that rema!ned of ?!olet
Beaure$arde herself was a t!ny pa!r of le$s and a t!ny pa!r of
arms st!ck!n$ out of the $reat round fru!t and l!ttle head on
top
&-t always happens l!ke that,& s!$hed Mr 2onka &-&ve
tr!ed !t twenty t!mes !n the Test!n$ Room on twenty Oompa(
1oom( pas, and every one of them f!n!shed up as a
%lue%erry -t&s most annoy!n$ - /ust can&t understand !t&
&But - don&t want a %lue%erry for a dau$hter7& yelled
Mrs Beaure$arde Put her %ack to what she was th!s !nstant7&
Mr 2onka cl!cked h!s f!n$ers, and ten Oompa(
1oompas appeared !mmed!ately at h!s s!de
&Roll M!ss Beaure$arde !nto the %oat7> he sa!d to them,
&and take her alon$ to the #u!c!n$ Room at once&
&The #u!c!n$ Room'& cr!ed Mrs Beaure$arde &2hat are
they $o!n$ to do to her there'&
&0;uee.e her,& sa!d Mr 2onka &2e&ve $ot to s;uee.e
the /u!ce out of her !mmed!ately After that, we&ll /ust have to
see how she comes out But don&t worry, my dear Mrs
Beaure$arde 2e&ll $et her repa!red, - am sorry a%out !t all, -
really am &
Already the ten Oompa(1oompas were roll!n$ the
enormous %lue%erry across the floor of the -nvent!n$ Room
towards the door that led to the chocolate r!ver where the
%oat was wa!t!n$ Mr and Mrs Beaure$arde hurr!ed after
them The rest of the party, !nclud!n$ l!ttle Charl!e Bucket
and "randpa #oe, stood a%solutely st!ll and watched them
$o
&1!sten7& wh!spered Charl!e &1!sten, "randpa7 The
Oompa(1oompas !n the %oat outs!de are start!n$ to s!n$7&
The vo!ces, one hundred of them s!n$!n$ to$ether,
came loud and clear !nto the room3
#-ear friends, we surely all agree
There#s almost nothing worse to see
Than some repulsive little bum
Who#s always chewing chewing"gum.
-id any of you ever know
$ person called 'iss (igelow0
This dreadful woman saw no wrong
In chewing, chewing all day long.
She chewed while bathing in the tub,
She chewed while dancing in the dub.
She went on chewing till, at last,
.er chewing muscles grew so vast,
2ntil at last her jaws decide
To pause and open e)tra wide,
$nd with the most tremendous chew
They bit the lady#s tongue in two.
Thereafter, just from chewing gum,
'iss (igelow was always dumb.
$nd that#s why we try so hard
To save 'iss 3iolet (eauregarde
!rom suffering an e1ual fate.
She#s still 1uite young. It#s not too late#
CHAPTER T2ENT6 T2O
$long the corridor
&2ell, well, well,& s!$hed Mr 2!lly 2onka, &two
nau$hty l!ttle ch!ldren $one Three $ood l!ttle ch!ldren left -
th!nk we&d %etter $et out of th!s room ;u!ckly %efore we lose
anyone else7&
&But Mr 2onka,& sa!d Charl!e Bucket an)!ously, &w!ll
?!olet Beaure$arde ever %e all r!$ht a$a!n or w!ll she always
%e a %lue%erry'&
&They&ll de(/u!ce her very ;u!ckly7& declared Mr 2onka,
They&ll roll her !nto the de(/u!c!n$ mach!ne, and she&ll come
out as th!n as a wh!stle7&
&But w!ll she st!ll %e %lue all over'& asked Charl!e
&0he&ll %e purple' cr!ed Mr 2onka &A f!ne r!ch purple
from head to toe7 But there you are7 That&s what comes from
chew!n$ d!s$ust!n$ $um all day lon$7&
&-f you th!nk $um !s so d!s$ust!n$,& sa!d M!ke Teavee,
&then why do you make !t !n your factory'&
&- do w!sh you wouldn&t mum%le,& sa!d Mr 2onka &-
can&t hear a word you&re say!n$ Come on7 Off we $o7 Hurry
up7 5ollow me7 2e&re $o!n$ !nto the corr!dors a$a!n7& And so
say!n$, Mr 2onka hurr!ed across to the far end of the
-nvent!n$ Room and went out throu$h a small secret door
h!dden %eh!nd a lot of p!pes and stoves The three rema!n!n$
ch!ldren ( ?eruca 0alt, M!ke Teavee, and Charl!e Bucket (
to$ether w!th the f!ve rema!n!n$ $rown(ups, followed after
h!m
Charl!e Bucket saw that they were now %ack !n one of
those lon$ p!nk corr!dors w!th many other p!nk corr!dors
lead!n$ out of !t Mr 2onka was rush!n$ alon$ !n front,
turn!n$ left and r!$ht and r!$ht and left, and "randpa #oe was
say!n$, &8eep a $ood hold of my hand, Charl!e -t would %e
terr!%le to $et lost !n here&
Mr 2onka was say!n$, &No t!me for any more mess!n$
a%out 2e&ll never $et anywhere at the rate we&ve %een
$o!n$7& And on he rushed, down the endless p!nk corr!dors
They passed a door !n the wall &No t!me to $o !n7&
shouted Mr 2onka Press on7&
They passed another door, then another and another
There were doors every twenty paces or so alon$ the
corr!dor now, and they all had someth!n$ wr!tten on them,
and stran$e clank!n$ no!ses were com!n$ from %eh!nd
several of them, and del!c!ous smells were com!n$ throu$h
the keyholes
"randpa #oe and Charl!e were half runn!n$ and half
walk!n$ to keep up w!th Mr 2onka, %ut they were a%le to
read what !t sa!d on ;u!te a few of the doors as they hurr!ed
%y EATAB1E MAR0HMA11O2 P-11O20, !t sa!d on
one
&Marshmallow p!llows are terr!f!c7& shouted Mr 2onka
as he dashed %y :They&ll %e all the ra$e when - $et them !nto
the snops7 No t!me to $o !n, thou$h7 No t!me to $o !n7&
1-C8AB1E 2A11PAPER 5OR N4R0ER-E0, !t sa!d
on the ne)t door
&1ovely stuff, l!cka%le wallpaper7& cr!ed Mr 2onka,
rush!n$ past &-t has p!ctures of fru!ts on !t ( %ananas, apples,
oran$es, $rapes, p!neapples, straw%err!es, and sno..%en!es&
&0no..%err!es'& sa!d M!ke Teavee
&<on&t !nterrupt7& sa!d Mr 2onka The wallpaper has
p!ctures of all these fru!ts pr!nted on !t, and when you l!ck
the p!cture of a %anana, !t tastes of %anana 2hen you l!ck a
straw%erry, !t tastes of straw%erry And when you l!ck a
sno..%erry, !t tastes /ust e)actly l!ke a sno..%erry&
&But what does a sno..%erry taste l!ke'&
&6ou&re mum%l!n$ a$a!n,& sa!d Mr 2onka &0peak
louder ne)t t!me On we $o7 Hurry up7&
HOT -CE CREAM0 5OR CO1< <A60, !t sa!d on the
ne)t door
&E)tremely useful !n the w!nter,& sa!d Mr 2onka,
rush!n$ on &Hot !ce cream warms you up !n free.!n$
weather - also make hot !ce cu%es for putt!n$ !n hot dr!nks
Hot !ce cu%es make hot dr!nks hotter&
CO20 THAT "-?E CHOCO1ATE M-18, !t sa!d on
the ne)t door
&Ah, my pretty l!ttle cows7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &How -
love those cows7&
&But why can&t we see them'& asked ?eruca 0alt &2hy
do we have to $o rush!n$ on past all these lovely rooms'&
&2e shall stop !n t!me7& called out Mr 2onka &<on&t %e
so madly !mpat!ent&
5-FF6 1-5T-N" <R-N80, !t sa!d on the ne)t door
&Oh, those are fa%ulous7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &They f!ll
you w!th %u%%les, and the %u%%les are full of a spec!al k!nd
of $as, and th!s $as !s so terr!f!cally l!ft!n$ that !t l!fts you
r!$ht off the $round /ust l!ke a %alloon, and up you $o unt!l
your head h!ts the ce!l!n$ ( and there you stay&
&But how do you come down a$a!n'& asked l!ttle
Charl!e
&6ou do a %urp, of course,& sa!d Mr 2onka &6ou do a
$reat %!$ lon$ rude %urp, and up comes the $as and down
comes you7 But don&t dr!nk !t outdoors7 There&s no know!n$
how h!$h up you&ll %e carr!ed !f you do that - $ave some to
an old Oompa(1oompa once out !n the %ack yard and he
went up and up and d!sappeared put of s!$ht7 -t was very
sad - never saw h!m a$a!n&
&He should have %urped,& Charl!e sa!d
&Of course he should have %urped,& sa!d Mr 2onka &-
stood there shout!n$, :Burp, or you&ll never come down
a$a!n7: But he d!dn&t or couldn&t or wouldn&t, - don&t know
wh!ch May%e he was too pol!te He must %e on the moon %y
now&
On the ne)t door, !t sa!d, 0=4ARE 02EET0 THAT
1OO8 RO4N<
&2a!t7& cr!ed Mr 2onka, suddenly stopp!n$ &- am very
proud of my s;uare sweets that look round 1et&s take a
peek&
CHAPTER T2ENT6 THREE
./uare sweets that look round
Every%ody stopped and went to the door The top half
of the door was made of $lass "randpa #oe l!fted Charl!e up
so that he could $et a %etter v!ew, and look!n$ !n, Charl!e
saw a lon$ ta%le, and on the ta%le there were rows and rows
of small wh!te s;uare sweets The sweets looked very much
l!ke s;uare su$ar lumps ( e)cept that each of them had a
funny l!ttle p!nk face pa!nted on one s!de At the end of the
ta%le, a num%er of Oompa(1oompas were %us!ly pa!nt!n$
more faces on more sweets
There you are7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &0;uare sweets that
look round7&
&They don&t look round to me,& sa!d M!ke Teavee
&They look s;uare,& sa!d ?eruca 0alt They look
a%solutely s;uare&
&But they are s;uare,& sa!d Mr 2onka &- never sa!d they
weren&t&
&6ou sa!d they were round& sa!d ?eruca 0alt
&- never sa!d anyth!n$ of the sort,& sa!d Mr 2onka &-
sa!d they looked round7&
&But they don&t look round7& sa!d ?eruca 0alt They look
s;uare7&
&They look round,& !ns!sted Mr 2onka
&They most certa!nly do not look round7& cr!ed ?eruca
0alt
&?eruca, darl!n$,& sa!d Mrs 0alt, &pay no attent!on to Mr
2onka7 He&s ly!n$ to you7&
&My dear old f!sh,& sa!d Mr 2onka, &$o and %o!l your
head7&
&How dare you speak to me l!ke that7& shouted Mrs 0alt
&Oh, do shut up,& sa!d Mr 2onka &Now watch th!s7&
He took a key from h!s pocket, and unlocked the door,
and opened !t and suddenly at the sound of the door
open!n$, all the rows of l!ttle s;uare sweets looked ;u!ckly
round to see who was com!n$ !n The t!ny faces actually
turned towards the door and stared at Mr 2onka
&There you are7& he cr!ed tr!umphantly They&re look!n$
round7 There&s no ar$ument a%out !t7 They are s;uare sweets
that look round7&
&By $olly, he&s r!$ht7& sa!d "randpa #oe
&Come on7& sa!d Mr 2onka, start!n$ off down the
corr!dor a$a!n &On we $o7 2e mustn&t dawdle7&
B4TTER0COTCH AN< B4TTER"-N, !t sa!d on the
ne)t door the passed
&Now that sounds a %!t more !nterest!n$7> sa!d Mr 0alt,
?eruca&s father
&"reat stuff7& sa!d Mr 2onka &The Oompa(1oompas all
adore !t -t makes them t!ddly 1!sten7&
0hr!eks of lau$hter and snatches of s!n$!n$ could %e
heard com!n$ throu$h the closed door
&They&re drunk as lords,& sa!d Mr 2onka They&re
dr!nk!n$ %utterscotch and soda They l!ke that %est of all
Butter$!n and ton!c !s also very popular 5ollow me, please7
2e really mustn&t stop l!ke th!s& He turned left He turned
r!$ht They came to a lon$ fl!$ht of sta!rs& Mr 2onka sl!d
down the %an!sters The three ch!ldren d!d the same Mrs
0alt and Mrs Teavee, the only women now left !n the party,
were $ett!n$ very out of %reath Mrs 0alt was a $reat fat
creature w!th short le$s, and she was %low!n$ l!ke a
rh!noceros &Th!s way7& cr!ed Mr 2onka, turn!n$ left at the
%ottom of the sta!rs
&"o slowed' panted Mrs 0alt
&-mposs!%le,& sa!d Mr 2onka &2e should never $et
there !n t!me !f - d!d&
&"et where'& asked ?eruca 0alt
&Never you m!nd,& sa!d Mr 2onka &6ou /ust wa!t and
see&
T2ENT6 5O4R
-'()C$ I* TH' *)T (!!M
Mr 2onka rushed on down the corr!dor THE N4T
ROOM, !t sa!d on the ne)t door they came to
&All r!$ht,& sa!d Mr 2onka, &stop here for a moment and
catch your %reath, and take a peek throu$h the $lass panel of
th!s door But don&t $o !n7 2hatever you do, don&t $o !nto
THE N4T ROOM7 -f you $o !n, you&ll d!stur% the s;u!rrels7&
Everyone crowded around the door
&Oh look, "randpa, look7& cr!ed Charl!e
&0;u!rrels7& shouted ?eruca 0alt
&Cr!key7& sa!d M!ke Teavee
-t was an ama.!n$ s!$ht One hundred s;u!rrels sat on
h!$h stools around a lar$e ta%le On the ta%le, there were
mounds and mounds of walnuts, and the s;u!rrels were all
work!n$ away l!ke mad, shell!n$ the walnuts at a $reat
speed
&These s;u!rrels are spec!ally tra!ned for $ett!n$ the
nuts out of walnuts,& Mr 2onka e)pla!ned
&2hy use s;u!rrels'& M!ke Teavee asked &2hy not use
Oompa(1oompas'&
&Because,& sa!d Mr 2onka, &Oompa(1oompas can&t $et
walnuts out of walnut shells !n one p!ece They always %reak
them !n two No%ody e)cept s;u!rrels can $et walnuts whole
out of walnut shells every t!me -t !s e)tremely d!ff!cult But
!n my factory, - !ns!st upon only whole walnuts Therefore -
have to have s;u!rrels to do the /o% Aren&t they wonderful (
see how they $et those nuts out7 And see how they f!rst tap
each walnut w!th the!r knuckles to %e sure !t&s not a %ad one7
-f !t&s %ad, !t makes a hollow sound, and they don&t open !t
They /ust throw !t down the ru%%!sh chute There7 1ook7
2atch that s;u!rrel nearest to us7 - th!nk he&s $ot a %ad one
now7&
They watched the l!ttle s;u!rrel as he tapped the walnut
shell w!th h!s knuckles He cocked h!s head to one s!de,
l!sten!n$ !ntently, then suddenly he threw the nut over h!s
shoulder !nto a lar$e hole !n the floor
&Hey, Mummy7& shouted ?eruca 0alt suddenly, &-&ve
dec!ded - want a s;u!rrel7 "et me one of those s;u!rrels7&
&<on&t %e s!lly, sweetheart,& sa!d Mrs 0alt These all
%elon$ to Mr 2onka&
&- don&t care a%out that7& shouted ?eruca &- want one
All -&ve $ot at home !s two do$s and four cats and s!) ra%%!ts
and two parakeets and three canar!es and a $reen parrot, and
a turtle and a %owl of $oldf!sh and a ca$e of wh!te m!ce and
a s!lly old hamster - want a s;u!rrel7&
&All r!$ht, my pet,& Mrs 0alt sa!d sooth!n$ly &Mummy&ll
$et you a s;u!rrel /ust as soon as she poss!%ly can&
&But - don&t want any old s;u!rrel7& ?eruca shouted &-
want a tra!ned s;u!rrel7&
At th!s po!nt, Mr 0alt, ?eruca&s father, stepped forward
&?ery well, 2onka,& he sa!d !mportantly, tak!n$ out a wallet
full of money, &how much d&you want for one of these
s;u!rrels' Name your pr!ce&
&They&re not for sale,& Mr 2onka answered &0he can&t
have one&
&2ho says - can&t7& shouted ?eruca &-&m $o!n$ !n to $et
myself one th!s very m!nute7&
&<on&t7& sa!d Mr 2onka ;u!ckly, %ut he was too late
The $!rl had already thrown open the door and rushed !n
The moment she entered the room, one hundred
s;u!rrels stopped what they were do!n$ and turned the!r
heads and stared at her w!th small %lack eyes
?eruca 0alt stopped also, and stared %ack at them
Then her look fell upon a pretty l!ttle s;u!rrel s!tt!n$ nearest
to her at the end of the ta%le The s;u!rrel was hold!n$ a
walnut !n !ts paws
&All r!$ht,& ?eruca sa!d, &-&ll have you&
0he reached out her hands to $ra% the s;u!rrel %ut as
she d!d so there was a sudden flash of movement !n the
room, l!ke a flash of %rown l!$htn!n$, and every s!n$le
s;u!rrel around the ta%le took a fly!n$ leap towards her and
landed on her %ody
Twenty(f!ve of them cau$ht hold of her r!$ht arm, and
p!nned !t down
Twenty(f!ve more cau$ht hold of her left arm, and
p!nned that down
Twenty(f!ve cau$ht hold of her r!$ht le$ and anchored
!t to the $round
Twenty (four cau$ht hold of her left le$
And the one rema!n!n$ s;u!rrel *o%v!ously the leader
of them all+ cl!m%ed up on to her shoulder and started tap(
tap( tapp!n$ the $!rl&s head w!th !ts knuckles
&0ave her7& screamed Mrs 0alt &?eruca7 Come %ack7
2hat are they do!n$ to her'&
&They&re test!n$ her to see !f she&s a %ad nut,& sa!d Mr
2onka &6ou watch&
?eruca stru$$led fur!ously, %ut the s;u!rrels held her
t!$ht and she couldn&t move The s;u!rrel on her shoulder
went tap( tap(tapp!n$ the s!de of her head w!th h!s knuckles
Then all at once, the s;u!rrels pulled ?eruca to the
$round and started carry!n$ her across the floor
&My $oodness, she !s a %ad nut after all,& sa!d Mr
2onka &Her head must have sounded ;u!te hollow&
?eruca k!cked and screamed, %ut !t was no use The
t!ny stron$ paws held her t!$htly and she couldn&t escape
&2here are they tak!n$ her'& shr!eked Mrs 0alt
&0he&s $o!n$ where all the other %ad nuts $o,& sa!d Mr
2!lly 2onka &<own the ru%%!sh chute&
&By $olly, she !s $o!n$ down the chute7& sa!d Mr 0alt,
star!n$ throu$h the $lass door at h!s dau$hter
&Then save her7& cr!ed Mrs 0alt
&Too late&, sa!d Mr 2onka &0he&s $one7&
And !ndeed she had
&But where'& shr!eked Mrs 0alt
&2hat happens to the %ad nuts' 2here does the chute
$o to'&
&That part!cular chute,& Mr 2onka told her, &runs
d!rectly !nto the $reat %!$ ma!n ru%%!sh p!pe wh!ch carr!es
away all the ru%%!sh from every part of the factory ( all the
floor sweep!n$s and potato peel!n$s and rotten ca%%a$es and
f!sh heads and stuff l!ke that&
&2ho eats f!sh and ca%%a$e and potatoes !n th!s factory,
-&d l!ke to know'& sa!d M!ke Teavee
&- do, of course,& answered Mr 2onka &6ou don&t th!nk
- l!ve on cacao %eans, do you'&
&But %ut %ut& shr!eked Mrs 0alt, &where does the
$reat %!$ p!pe $o to !n the end'&
&2hy, to the furnace, of course,& Mr 2onka sa!d calmly
Mrs 0alt opened her hu$e red mouth and started to
scream
&<on&t worry,& sa!d Mr 2onka, &there&s always a chance
that they&ve dec!ded not to l!$ht !t today&
&A chance7& yelled Mrs 0alt &My darl!n$ ?eruca7
0he&ll she&ll she&ll %e fr!ed l!ke a sausa$e7&
&=u!te r!$ht, my dear,& sa!d Mr 0alt &Now see here,
2onka,& he added, - th!nk you&ve $one /ust a shade too far
th!s t!me My dau$hter may %e a %!t of a frump ( %ut that
doesn&t mean you can roast her to a cr!sp -&ll have you know
-&m e)tremely cross a%out th!s, - really am&
&Oh, don&t %e cross, my dear s!r7& sa!d Mr 2onka &-
e)pect she&ll turn up a$a!n sooner or later 0he may not even
have $one down at all 0he may %e stuck !n the chute /ust
%elow the entrance hole, and !f that&s the case, all you&ll have
to do !s $o !n and pull her up a$a!n&
Hear!n$ th!s, %oth Mr and Mrs 0alt hurr!ed !nto the Nut
Room and ran over to the hole !n the floor and peered !n
&?eruca7& shouted Mrs 0alt &Are you down there7&
There was no answer
Mrs 0alt %ent further forward to $et a closer look 0he
was now kneel!n$ r!$ht on the ed$e of the hole w!th her head
down and her enormous %eh!nd st!ck!n$ up !n the a!r l!ke a
$!ant mushroom -t was a dan$erous pos!t!on to %e !n 0he
needed only one t!ny l!ttle push and that !s e)actly what
the s;u!rrels $ave her7 And she fell, !nto the hole head f!rst,
screech!n$ l!ke a parrot
&"ood $rac!ous me7& sa!d Mr 0alt, as he watched h!s fat
w!fe $o down the hole, &what a lot of ru%%!sh there&s $o!n$ to
%e today7& He saw her d!sappear!n$ !nto the darkness
&2hat&s !t l!ke down there, An$!na'& he called out He leaned
further forward
The s;u!rrels rushed up %eh!nd h!m
&Help7& he shouted
But he was already toppl!n$ forward, and down the
chute he went, /ust as h!s w!fe had done %efore h!m ( and h!s
dau$hter
&Oh dead' cr!ed Charl!e, who was watch!n$ w!th the
others throu$h the door, &what on earth&s $o!n$ to happen to
them now'&
&- e)pect someone w!ll catch them at the %ottom of the
chute,& sa!d Mr 2onka
&But what a%out the $reat furnace'& asked Charl!e
&They only l!$ht !t every other day& sa!d Mr 2onka
&Perhaps th!s !s one of the days when they let !t $o out 6ou
never know they m!$ht %e lucky&
&0sshh7& sa!d "randpa #oe &1!sten7 Here comes another
son$7&
5rom far away down the corr!dor came the %eat!n$ of
drums Then the s!n$!n$ %e$an
#3eruca Salt!# sang the ,ompa"4oompas.
#3eruca Salt, the little brute,
.as just gone down the rubbish chute.
$nd as we very rightly thought
That in a case like this we ought
To see the thing completely through
We5ve polished of her parents, too.5
CHAPTER T2ENT6 5-?E
The great glass lift
&-&ve never seen anyth!n$ l!ke !t7& cr!ed Mr 2onka The
ch!ldren are d!sappear!n$ l!ke ra%%!ts7 But you mustn&t worry
a%out !t7 They&ll all come out !n the wash7&
Mr 2onka looked at the l!ttle $roup that stood %es!de
h!m !n the corr!dor There were only two ch!ldren left now (
M!ke Teavee and Charl!e Bucket And there were three
$rownups, Mr and Mrs Teavee and "randpa #oe &0hall we
move on'& Mr 2onka asked
&Oh, yes7& cr!ed Charl!e and "randpa #oe, %oth to$ether
&My feet are $ett!n$ t!red,& sa!d M!ke Teavee &- want to
watch telev!s!on7>
&-f you&re t!red then we&d %etter take the l!ft,& sa!d Mr
2onka &-t&s over here Come on7 -n we $o7& He sk!pped
across the passa$e to a pa!r of dou%le doors The doors
opened The two ch!ldren and the $rown(ups went !n
&Now then,& cr!ed Mr 2onka, &wh!ch %utton shall we
press f!rst' Take your p!ck7&
Charl!e Bucket stared around h!m !n aston!shment
Th!s was the cra.!est l!ft he had ever seen There were
%uttons everywhere7 The walls, and even the ce!l!n$, were
covered all over w!th rows and rows and rows of small,
%lack push %uttons7 And now Charl!e not!ced that every
s!n$le %utton had a t!ny pr!nted la%el %es!de !t tell!n$ you
wh!ch room you would %e taken to !f you pressed !t
&Th!s !sn&t /ust an ord!nary up(and(down l!ft7&
announced Mr 2onka proudly Th!s l!ft can $o s!deways and
lon$ways and slantways and any other way you can th!nk of7
-t can v!s!t any s!n$le room !n the whole factory, no matter
where !t !s7 6ou s!mply press the %utton and .!n$7 you&re
off7&
&5antast!c7& murmured "randpa #oe H!s eyes were
sh!n!n$ w!th e)c!tement as he stared at the rows of %uttons
The whole l!ft !s made of th!ck, clear $lass7& Mr 2onka
declared &2alls, doors, ce!l!n$, floor, everyth!n$ !s made of
$lass so that you can see out7&
&But there&s noth!n$ to see,& sa!d M!ke Teavee
&Choose a %utton7& sa!d Mr 2onka &The two ch!ldren
may press one %utton each 0o take your p!ck7 Hurry up7 -n
every room, someth!n$ del!c!ous and wonderful !s %e!n$
made&
=u!ckly, Charl!e started read!n$ some of the la%els
alon$s!de the %uttons
THE ROC8(CAN<6 M-NE( EG,GGG 5EET <EEP, !t
sa!d on one
COCON4T(-CE 08AT-N" R-N80, !t sa!d on another
Then 0TRA2BERR6(#4-CE 2ATER P-0TO10
-N?-0-B1E CHOCO1ATE BAR0 5OR EAT-N" -N
C1A00
04"AR(COATE< PENC-10 5OR 04C8-N"
5-FF6 1EMONA<E 02-MM-N" POO10 And
many other la%els
&Come on, come on7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &2e can&t wa!t
all day7&
&-sn&t there a Telev!s!on Room !n all th!s lot'& asked
M!ke Teavee
&Certa!nly there&s a telev!s!on room,& Mr 2onka sa!d
&That %utton over there& He po!nted w!th h!s f!n$er
Every%ody looked TE1E?-0-ON CHOCO1ATE, !t sa!d on
the t!ny la%el %es!de the %utton
&2hoopee7& shouted M!ke Teavee &That&s for me7& And
he pressed the %utton -nstantly, there was a tremendous
wh!..!n$ no!se The doors shut and the l!ft leaped away as
thou$h !t had %een stun$ %y a wasp But !t leapt s!deways
And all the passen$ers *e)cept Mr 2onka, who was hold!n$
on to a strap from the ce!l!n$+ fell on to the floor
&"et up, $et up7& cr!ed Mr 2onka roar!n$ w!th lau$hter
But /ust as they were $ett!n$ up to the!r feet, the l!ft chan$ed
d!rect!on and turned v!olently round a corner And over they
went once more
&Help7& shouted Mrs Teavee
Take my hand, madam,& sa!d Mr 2onka $allantly
&There you are7 Now $ra% th!s strap7 Every%ody $ra% a strap
The /ourney&s not over yet7&
Old "randpa #oe $ot up to h!s feet and cau$ht hold of a
strap 1!ttle Charl!e, who couldn&t poss!%ly reach as h!$h as
that, put h!s arms around "randpa #oe&s le$s and hun$ on
t!$ht
The l!ft rushed on at the speed of a rocket Now !t was
%e$!nn!n$ to cl!m% -t was shoot!n$ up and up and up on a
steep slanty course as !f !t were cl!m%!n$ a very steep h!ll
Then suddenly, as thou$h !t had come to the top of the h!ll
and $one over a prec!p!ce, !t dropped l!ke a stone and
Charl!e felt h!s tummy com!n$ r!$ht up !nto h!s throat, and
"randpa #oe shouted, &6!ppee7 Here we $o7 And Mrs Teavee
cr!ed out, &The rope has %roken7 2e&re $o!n$ to crash7& And
Mr 2onka sa!d, &Calm yourself, my dear lady,& and patted
her comfort!n$ly on the arm And then "randpa #oe looked
down at Charl!e who was cl!n$!n$ to h!s le$s, and he sa!d,
&Are you all r!$ht, Charl!e'& Charl!e shouted, &- love !t7 -t&s
l!ke %e!n$ on a roller coaster&
And now the l!ft %e$an flatten!n$ out a$a!n, %ut !t
seemed to %e $o!n$ faster than ever, and Charl!e could hear
the scream of the w!nd outs!de as !t went forward and !t
tw!sted and !t turned and !t went up and !t went
down and
&-&m $o!n$ to %e s!ck7& yelled Mrs Teavee, turn!n$ $reen
!n the face
&Please don&t %e s!ck,& sa!d Mr 2onka
&Try and stop me7& sa!d Mrs Teavee
&Then you&d %etter take th!s,& sa!d Mr 2ronka, and he
look h!s ma$n!f!cent %lack top hat off h!s head, and held !t
out, ups!de down, !n front of Mrs Teavee&s mouth
&Make th!s awful th!n$ stop7& ordered Mr Teavee
&Can&t do that,& sa!d Mr 2onka &-t won&t stop t!ll we $et
there - only hope no one&s us!n$ the other l!ft at th!s
moment&
&2hat other l!ft'& screamed Mrs Teavee
&The one that $oes the oppos!te way on the same track
as th!s one, sa!d Mr 2onka
&Holy mackerel7& cr!ed Mr Teavee &6ou mean we m!$ht
have a coll!s!on
&-&ve always %een lucky so far> sa!d Mr 2onka :Now -
am $o!n$ to %e s!ck7& yelled Mrs Teavee &No, no7& sa!d Mr
2onka &Not now7 2e&re nearly there7 <on&t spo!l my hat7&
The ne)t moment, there was a scream!n$ of %rakes,
and the l!ft %e$an to slow down Then !t stopped
&0ome r!de7& sa!d Mr Teavee, w!p!n$ h!s $reat sweaty
face w!th a handkerch!ef
&Never a$a!n7& sa!d Mrs Teavee And then the doors of
the l!ft opened and Mr 2onka sa!d, &#ust a m!nute now7
1!sten to me7 - want every%ody to %e very careful !n th!s
room There !s dan$erous stuff around !n here and you must
not tamper w!th !t&
T2ENT6 0-@
TH' T'#'-I.I!*"CH!C!#$T' (!!M
The Teavee fam!ly, to$ether w!th Charl!e and "randpa
#oe, stepped out of the l!ft !nto a room so da..l!n$ly %r!$ht
and da..l!n$ly wh!te that they screwed up the!r eyes !n pa!n
and stopped walk!n$ Mr 2onka handed each of them a pa!r
of dark $lasses and sa!d, &Put these on ;u!ck7 And don&t take
them off !n here whatever you do7 Th!s l!$ht could %l!nd
you7&
As soon as Charl!e had h!s dark $lasses on, he was a%le
to look around h!m !n comfort He saw a lon$ narrow room
The room was pa!nted wh!te all over Even the floor was
wh!te, and there wasn&t a speck of dust anywhere 5rom the
ce!l!n$, hu$e lamps hun$ down and l!t the room !n a %r!ll!ant
%lue(wh!te l!$ht The room was completely %are e)cept at
the far ends At one of these ends there was an enormous
camera on wheels, and a whole army of Oompa(1oompas
was around !t, o!l!n$ !ts /o!nts and ad/ust!n$ !ts kno%s and
pol!sh!n$ !ts $reat $lass lens The Oompa(1oompas were all
dressed !n the most e)traord!nary way They were wear!n$
%r!$ht(red space su!ts, complete w!th helmets and $o$$les (
at least they looked l!ke space su!ts ( and they were work!n$
!n complete s!lence 2atch!n$ them, Charl!e e)per!enced a
;ueer sense of dan$er There was someth!n$ dan$erous
a%out th!s whole %us!ness, and the Oompa(1oompas knew !t
There was no chatter!n$ or s!n$!n$ amon$ them here, and
they moved a%out over the hu$e %lack camera slowly and
carefully !n the!r red space su!ts
At the other end of the room, a%out f!fty paces away
from the camera, a s!n$le Oompa(1oompa *also wear!n$ a
space su!t+ was s!tt!n$ at a %lack ta%le $a.!n$ at the screen of
a very lar$e telev!s!on set
&Here we $o7& cr!ed Mr 2onka, hopp!n$ up and down
w!th e)c!tement &Th!s !s the Test!n$ Room for my very latest
and $reatest !nvent!on ( Telev!s!on Chocolate7&
&But what' Telev!s!on Chocolate'& asked M!ke Teavee
&"ood heavens, ch!ld, stop !nterrupt!n$ me7& sa!d Mr
2onka &-t works %y telev!s!on - don&t l!ke telev!s!on myself
- suppose !t&s all r!$ht !n small doses, %ut ch!ldren never
seem to %e a%le to take !t !n small doses They want to s!t
there all day lon$ star!n$ and star!n$ at the screen&
&That&s me7& sa!d M!ke Teavee
&0hut up7& sa!d Mr Teavee
&Thank you,& sa!d Mr 2onka &- shall now tell you how
th!s ama.!n$ telev!s!on set of m!ne works But f!rst of all, do
you know how ord!nary telev!s!on works' -t !s very s!mple
At one end, where the p!cture !s %e!n$ taken, you have a
lar$e camera and you start photo$raph!n$ someth!n$ The
photo$raphs are then spl!t up !nto m!ll!ons of t!ny l!ttle
p!eces wh!ch are so small that you can&t see them, and these
l!ttle p!eces are shot out !nto the sky %y electr!c!ty -n the
sky, they $o wh!..!n$ around all over the place unt!l
suddenly they h!t the antenna on the roof of some%ody&s
house They then $o down the w!re that leads r!$ht !nto the
%ack of the telev!s!on set, and !n there the $et /!$$led and
/o$$led around unt!l at last every s!n$le one of those
m!ll!ons of t!ny p!eces !s f!tted %ack !nto !ts r!$ht place */ust
l!ke a /!$saw pu..led+, and f!nally7 ( the photo$raph appears
on the screen&
&That !sn&t e)actly how !t works,& M!ke Teavee sa!d
&- am a l!ttle deaf !n my left ear& Mr 2onka sa!d 6ou
must for$!ve me !f - don&t hear everyth!n$ you say&
&- sa!d, that !sn&t e)actly how !t works7& shouted M!ke
Teavee
&6ou&re a n!ce %oy,& Mr 2onka sa!d, &%ut you talk too
much Now then7 The very f!rst t!me - saw ord!nary
telev!s!on work!n$, - was struck %y a tremendous !dea
:1ook here7: - shouted :-f these people can %reak up a
photo$raph !nto m!ll!ons of p!eces and send the p!eces
wh!..!n$ throu$h the a!r and then put them to$ether a$a!n at
the other end, why can&t - do the same th!n$ w!th a %ar of
chocolate' 2hy can&t - send a real %ar of chocolate wh!..!n$
throu$h the a!r !n t!ny p!eces and then put the p!eces to$ether
at the other end, all ready to %e eaten'&:
&-mposs!%le7& sa!d M!ke Teavee
&6ou th!nk so'& cr!ed Mr 2onka &2ell, watch th!s7 -
shall now send a %ar of my very %est chocolate from one end
of th!s room to the other ( %y telev!s!on7 "et ready, there7
Br!n$ !n the chocolate7&
-mmed!ately, s!) Oompa(1oompas marched forward
carry!n$ on the!r shoulders the most enormous %ar of
chocolate Charl!e had ever seen -t was a%out the s!.e of the
mattress he slept on at home
&-t has to %e %!$,& Mr 2onka e)pla!ned, &%ecause
whenever you send someth!n$ %y telev!s!on, !t always comes
out much smaller than !t was when !t went !n Even w!th
ord!nary telev!s!on, when you photo$raph a %!$ man, he
never comes out on your screen any taller than a penc!l, does
he' Here we $o, then7 "et ready7 No, no7 0top7 6ou there7
M!ke Teavee7 0tand %ack7 6ou&re too close to the camera7
There are dan$erous rays com!n$ out of that th!n$7 They
could %reak you up !nto a m!ll!on t!ny p!eces !n one second7
That&s why the Oompa(1oompas are wear!n$ space su!ts7
The su!ts protect them7 All r!$ht7 That&s %etter7 Now, then7
0w!tch on7&
One of the Oompa(1oompas pulled down a lar$e
sw!tch
&The chocolate&s $one7& shouted "randpa #oe, wav!n$ h!
arms
He was ;u!te r!$ht7 The whole enormous %ar of
chocolate had d!sappeared completely !nto th!n a!r7
&-t&s on !ts way7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &-t !s now rush!n$
throu$h the a!r a%ove our heads !n a m!ll!on t!ny p!eces
=u!ck7 Come over here7& He dashed over to the other end of
the room where the lar$e telev!s!on set was stand!n$, and the
others followed h!m &2atch the screen7& he cr!ed &Here !t
comes7 1ook7&
The screen l!t up Then suddenly, a small %ar of
chocolate appeared !n the m!ddle of the screen
&Take !t7& shouted Mr 2onka, $row!n$ more and more
e)c!ted
&How can you take !t'& asked M!ke Teavee, lau$h!n$
&-t&s /ust a p!cture on a telev!s!on screen7&
&Charl!e Bucket7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &6ou take !t7 Reach
out and $ra% !t7&
Charl!e put out h!s hand and touched the screen, and
suddenly, m!raculously, the %ar of chocolate came away !n
h!s f!n$ers He was so surpr!sed he nearly dropped !t
&Eat !t7& shouted Mr 2onka &"o on and eat !t7 -t&ll %e
del!c!ous7 -t&s the same %ar7 -t&s $ot smaller on the /ourney,
that&s all7&
&-t&s a%solutely fantast!c7& $asped "randpa #oe &-t&s
!t&s !t&s a m!racle7&
&#ust !ma$!ne,& cr!ed Mr 2onka, &when - start us!n$ th!s
across the country you&ll %e s!tt!n$ at home watch!n$
telev!s!on and suddenly a commerc!al w!ll flash on to the
screen and a vo!ce w!ll say :EAT 2ON8A&0
CHOCO1ATE07 THE6&RE THE BE0T -N THE 2OR1<7
-5 6O4 <ON&T BE1-E?E 40, TR6 ONE 5OR
6O4R0E15 H NO2: And you s!mply reach out and take
one7 How a%out that, eh'&
Terr!f!c7& cr!ed "randpa #oe &-t w!ll chan$e the world7&
CHAPTER T2ENT6 0E?EN
Mike Teaee is sent by teleision
M!ke Teavee was even more e)c!ted than "randpa #oe
when he saw how a %ar of chocolate was sent %y telev!s!on
&But Mr 2onka,& he shouted, &can you send other th!n$s
throu$h the a!r !n the same way' Breakfast cereal for
!nstance'&
&Oh, my sa!nted aunt7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &<o you know
what %reakfast cereal !s made of' -t&s made of all those l!ttle
curly wooden shav!n$s you f!nd !n penc!l sharpeners7&
&But could you send !t %y telev!s!on !f you wanted to, as
you do chocolate'& asked M!ke Teavee
&Of course - could7&
&And what a%out people'& asked M!ke Teavee &"ould
you send a real l!ve person from one place to another !n the
same way'&
&A person' cr!ed Mr 2onka &Are you cra.y'&
&But could !t %e done'&
&"ood heavens, ch!ld, - really don&t know - suppose !t
could yes -&m pretty sure !t could of course !t could -
wouldn&t l!ke to r!sk !t, thou$h !t m!$ht have some very %ad
results&
But M!ke Teavee was already off and runn!n$ The
moment he heard Mr 2onka say!n$, &-&m pretty sure !t
could of course !t could,& he turned away and started
runn!n$ as fast as he could towards the other end of the room
where the $reat camera was stand!n$ &1ook at me7& he
shouted as he ran &-&m $o!n$ to %e the f!rst person !n the
world to %e sent %y telev!s!on7&
&No, no, no7& cr!ed Mr 2onka
&M!ke7& screamed Mrs Teavee &0top7 Come %ack7
6ou&ll %e turned !nto a m!ll!on t!ny p!eces7&
But there was no stopp!n$ M!ke Teavee now The cra.y
%oy rushed on, and when he reached the enormous camera,
he /umped stra!$ht for the sw!tch, scatter!n$ Oompa(
1oompas r!$ht and left as he went
&0ee you later, all!$ator7& he shouted, and he pulled
down the sw!tch
There was a %l!nd!n$ flash
Then there was s!lence
Then Mrs Teavee ran forward %ut she stopped dead
!n the m!ddle of the room and she stood there she stood
star!n$ at the place where her son had %een and her $reat
red mouth opened w!de and she screamed, &He&s $one7 He&s
$one7&
&"reat heavens, he has $one7& shouted Mr Teavee
Mr 2onka hurr!ed forward and placed a hand $ently
on Mrs Teavee&s shoulder &2e shall have to hope for the
%est,& he sa!d &2e must pray that your l!ttle %oy w!ll come
out unharmed at the other end&
&M!ke7& screamed Mrs Teavee, clasp!n$ her head !n her
hands &2here are you'&
&-&ll tell you where he !s,& sa!d Mr Teavee, &he&s
wh!..!n$ around a%ove our heads !n a m!ll!on t!ny p!eces7&
&<on&t talk a%out !t7& wa!led Mrs Teavee
&2e must watch the telev!s!on set,& sa!d Mr 2onka &He
may come throu$h any moment&
Mr and Mrs Teavee and "randpa #oe and l!ttle Charl!e
and Mr 2onka all $athered round the telev!s!on and stared
tensely at the screen The screen was ;u!te %lank
&He&s tak!n$ lon$ t!me to come across,& sa!d Mr Teavee,
w!p!n$ h!s %row
&Oh dear, oh dear,& sa!d Mr 2onka, &- do hope that no
part of h!m $ets left %eh!nd&
&2hat on earth do you mean'& asked Mr Teavee
sharply
&- don&t w!sh to alarm you,& sa!d Mr 2onka, &%ut
somet!mes happens that only a%out half the l!ttle p!eces f!nd
the!r way !nto the telev!s!on set -t happened last week -
don&t know why, %ut the result was that only half a %ar of
chocolate came throu$h& Mrs Teavee let out a scream of
horror &6ou mean only a half of M!ke !s com!n$ %ack to us'&
she cr!ed
&1et&s hope !t&s the top half,& sa!d Mr Teavee
&2atch the screen7 0ometh!n$&s happen!n$7& sa!d Mr
2onka
The screen had suddenly %e$un to fl!cker
Then some wavy l!nes appeared
Mr 2onka ad/usted one of the kno%s and the wavy
l!nes went away
And now, very slowly, the screen %e$an to $et %r!$hter
and %r!$hter
&Here he comes7& yelled Mr 2onka &6es, that&s h!m all
r!$ht7&
&-s he all !n one p!ece'& cr!ed Mrs Teavee
&-&m not sure,& sa!d Mr 2onka &-t&s too early to tell&
5a!ntly at f!rst, %ut %ecom!n$ clearer and clearer every
second, the p!cture of M!ke Teavee appeared on the screen
He was stand!n$ up and wav!n$ at the aud!ence and sm!l!n$
from ear to ear
&But he&s m!d$et& shouted Mr Teavee
&M!ke,& cr!ed Mrs Teavee, &are you all r!$ht' Are there
any %!ts of you m!ss!n$'&
&-sn&t he $o!n$ to $et any %!$$er'& shouted Mr Teavee
&Talk to me, M!ke7& cr!ed Mrs Teavee &0ay someth!n$7
Tell me you&re all r!$ht7&
A t!ny l!ttle vo!ce, no louder than the s;ueak!n$ of a
mouse, came out of the telev!s!on set &H!, Mum7& !t sa!d &H!,
Pop7 1ook at me -&m the f!rst person ever to %e sent %y
telev!s!on7&
&"ra% h!m7& ordered Mr 2onka &=u!ck7&
Mrs Teavee shot out a hand and p!cked the t!ny f!$ure
of M!ke Teavee out of the screen
&Hooray7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &He&s all !n one p!ece7 He&s
completely unharmed7&
&6ou call that unharmed'& snapped Mrs Teavee, look!n$
at the l!ttle speck of a %oy who was now runn!n$ across the
palm of her hand, wav!n$ h!s p!stols !n the a!r
He was certa!nly not more than an !nch tall
&He&s shrunk& sa!d Mr Teavee
&Of course he&s shrunk,& sa!d Mr 2onka &2hat d!d you
e)pect'&
&Th!s !s terr!%le7& wa!led Mrs Teavee &2hat are we
$o!n$ to do'&
And Mr Teavee sa!d, &2e can&t send h!m %ack to school
l!ke th!s7 He&ll %e s;uashed&
&He won&t %e a%le to do anyth!n$& cr!ed Mrs Teavee
&Oh, yes - w!ll7& s;ueaked the t!ny vo!ce of M!ke
Teavee &-&ll st!ll %e a%le to watch telev!s!on7&
&Never a$a!n7& shouted Mr Teavee &-&m throw!n$ the
telev!s!on set r!$ht out the w!ndow the moment we $et
home -&ve had enou$h of telev!s!on7&
2hen he heard th!s, M!ke Teavee flew !nto a terr!%le
tantrum He started /ump!n$ up and down on the palm of h!s
mother&s hand, scream!n$ and yell!n$ and try!n$ to %!te her
f!n$ers &- want to watch telev!s!on7& he s;ueaked &- want to
watch telev!s!on7 - want to watch telev!s!on7&
&Here7 "!ve h!m to me7& sa!d Mr Teavee, and he took
the t!ny %oy and shoved h!m !nto the %reast pocket of h!s
/acket and stuffed a handkerch!ef on top 0;ueals and yells
came from !ns!de the pocket, and the pocket shook as the
fur!ous l!ttle pr!soner fou$ht to $et out
&Oh, Mr 2onka,& wa!led Mrs Teavee, &how can we
make h!m $row'&
&2ell,& sa!d Mr 2onka, strok!n$ h!s %eard and $a.!n$
thou$htfully at the ce!l!n$, &- must say that&s a %!t tr!cky But
small %oys are e)tremely spr!n$y and elast!c They stretch
l!ke mad 0o what we&ll do, we&ll put h!m !n a spec!al
mach!ne - have for test!n$ the stretch!ness of chew!n$($um7
May%e, that w!ll %r!n$ h!m %ack to what he was&
&Oh, thank you7& sa!d Mrs Teavee
&<on&t ment!on !t, dear lady&
&How far d&you th!nk he&ll stretch'& asked Mr Teavee
&May%e m!les,& sa!d Mr 2onka &2ho knows' But he&s
$o!n$ to %e awfully th!n Everyth!n$ $ets th!nner when you
stretch !t&
&6ou mean l!ke chew!n$($um'& asked Mr Teavee
&E)actly&
&How th!n w!ll he %e'& asked Mrs Teavee an)!ously
&- haven&t the fo$$!est !dea,& sa!d Mr 2onka &And !t
doesn&t really matter, anyway, %ecause we&ll soon fatten h!m
up a$a!n All we&ll have to do !s $!ve h!m a tr!ple dose of my
wonderful 0uperv!tam!n Chocolate 0uperv!tam!n Chocolate
conta!ns hu$e amounts of d!fferent v!tam!ns&
&And what w!ll that do to h!m'& asked Mr Teavee
an)!ously &-t&ll make h!s toes $row out unt!l they&re as lon$
as h!s f!n$ers&
&Oh, no7& cr!ed Mrs Teavee
&<on&t %e s!lly,& sa!d Mr 2onka &-t&s most useful He&ll
%e a%le to play the p!ano w!th h!s feet& &But Mr 2onka&
&No ar$uments, pleaseAt the end of the room, the
Oompa(1oompas around the $!ant camera were already
%eat!n$ the!r t!ny drums and %e$!nn!n$ to /o$ up and down
to the rhythm
&There they $o a$a!n7& sa!d Mr 2onka &-&m afra!d you
can&t stop them s!n$!n$&
1!ttle Charl!e cau$ht "randpa #oe&s hand, and the two
of them stood %es!de Mr 2onka !n the m!ddle of the lon$
%r!$ht room, l!sten!n$ to the Oompa(1oompas And th!s !s
what they san$3
#The most important thing we5ve learned,
So far as children are concerned
Is never, 67378, let
Them near your television set "
,r better still, just don#t install
The idiotic thing at all.
8egarding 'ike Teavee,
We very much regret that we
Shall simply have to wait and see
If we can get him back his height.
(ut if we can at " it serves him right.##

CHAPTER T2ENT6 E-"HT
!nly Charlie left
&2h!ch room shall !t %e ne)t'& sa!d Mr 2onka as he
turned away and rushed !nto the l!ft &Come on7 Hurry up7
2e must $et $o!n$7 And how many ch!ldren are there left
now'&
1!ttle Charl!e looked at "randpa #oe, and "randpa #oe
looked %ack at l!ttle Charl!e
&But Mr 2onka,& "randpa #oe called after h!m,
&there&s there&s only Charl!e left now&
Mr 2onka turned round and stared at Charl!e
There was a s!lence Charl!e stood there hold!n$ t!$htly
on to "randpa #oe&s hand
&6ou mean you&re the only one left'& Mr 2onka sa!d,
pretend!n$ to %e surpr!sed
&2hy, yes,& wh!spered Charl!e &6es&
Mr 2onka suddenly e)ploded w!th e)c!tement &But
my dear %oy& he cr!ed out, &that means you won& He rushed
out of the l!ft and started shak!n$ Charl!e&s hand so fur!ously
!t nearly came off &Oh, - do con$ratulate, you7& he cr!ed &-
really do7 -&m a%solutely del!$hted7 -t couldn&t %e %etter7
How wonderful th!s !s7 - had a hunch you knew, r!$ht from
the %e$!nn!n$, that !t was $o!n$ to %e you7 2ell done,
Charl!e, well done Th!s !s terr!f!c7 Now the fun !s really
$o!n$ to start7 But we mustn&t d!lly7 2e mustn&t dally
There&s even less t!me to lose now than there was %efore7 2e
have an enormous num%er of th!n$s to do %efore the day !s
out7 #ust th!nk of the arran$ements that have to %e made7
And the people we have to fetch But luck!ly for us, we have
the $reat $lass l!ft to speed th!n$s up7 #ump !n, my dear
Charl!e, /ump !n7 6ou too, "randpa #oe, s!r7 No, no, after
you7 That&s the way7 Now then7 Th!s t!me - shall choose the
%utton we are $o!n$ to press7& Mr 2onka&s %r!$ht %lue eyes
rested for a moment on Charl!e&s face
0ometh!n$ cra.y !s $o!n$ to happen now, Charl!e
thou$ht But he wasn&t fr!$htened He wasn&t even nervous
He was /ust terr!f!cally e)c!ted And so was "randpa #oe
The old man&s face was sh!n!n$ w!th e)c!tement as he
watched every move that Mr 2onka made Mr 2onka was
reach!n$ for a %utton h!$h up on the $lass ce!l!n$ of the l!ft
Charl!e and "randpa #oe %oth craned the!r necks to read
what !t sa!d on the l!ttle la%el %es!de the %utton
-t sa!d 4P AN< O4T
&4p and out,& thou$ht Charl!e &2hat sort of a room !s
that'&
Mr 2onka pressed the %utton
The $lass doors closed
&Hold on7& cr!ed Mr 2onka
Then 2HAM7 The l!ft shot stra!$ht up l!ke a rocket7
&6!ppee7& shouted "randpa #oe Charl!e was cl!n$!n$ to
"randpa #oe&s le$s and Mr 2onka was hold!n$ on to a strap
from the ce!l!n$, and up they went, up, up, up, stra!$ht up
th!s t!me, w!th no tw!st!n$s or turn!n$s, and Charl!e could
hear the wh!stl!n$s of the a!r outs!de as the l!ft went faster
and faster &6!ppee7& shouted "randpa #oe a$a!n &6!ppee7
Here we $o7&
&5aster7& cr!ed Mr 2onka, %an$!n$ the wall of the l!ft
w!th h!s hand &5aster7 5aster7 -f we don&t $o any faster than
th!s, we shall never $et throu$h7&
&Throu$h what'& shouted "randpa #oe &2hat have we
$ot to $et throu$h'&
&Ah(ha7& cr!ed Mr 2onka, &you wa!t and see7 -&ve %een
lon$!n$ to press th!s %utton for years7 But -&ve never done !t
unt!l now7 - was tempted many t!mes7 Oh, yes, - was
tempted7 But - couldn&t %ear the thou$ht of mak!n$ a $reat
%!$ hole !n the roof of the factory7 Here we $o, %oys7 4p and
out7&
&But you don&t mean& shouted "randpa #oe, & you
don&t really mean that th!s l!ft&
&Oh yes, - do7& answered Mr 2onka &6ou wa!t and see7
4p and out7&
&But %ut %ut !t&s made of $lass7& shouted "randpa
#oe &-t&ll %reak !nto a m!ll!on p!eces7&
&- suppose !t m!$ht,& sa!d Mr 2onka, cheerful as ever,
&%ut !t&s pretty th!ck $lass, all the same&
The l!ft rushed on, $o!n$ up and up and up, faster and
faster and faster
Then suddenly, CRA0H7( and the most tremendous
no!se of spl!nter!n$ wood and %roken t!les came from
d!rectly a%ove the!r heads, and "randpa #oe shouted, &Help7
-t&s the end7 2e&re done for7& and Mr 2onka sa!d, &No, we&re
not7 2e&re throu$h7 2e&re out7& 0ure enou$h, the l!ft had shot
r!$ht up throu$h the roof of the factory and was now r!s!n$
!nto the sky l!ke a rocket, and the sunsh!ne was pour!n$ !n
throu$h the $lass roof -n f!ve seconds they were a thousand
feet up !n the sky 3
&The l!ft&s $one mad7& shouted "randpa #oe
&Have no fear, my dear s!r,& sa!d Mr 2onka calmly, and
he pressed another %utton The l!ft stopped -t stopped and
hun$ !n m!d(a!r, hover!n$ l!ke a hel!copter, hover!n$ over the
factory and over the very town !tself wh!ch lay spread out
%elow them l!ke a p!cture postcard7 1ook!n$ down throu$h
the $lass floor on wh!ch he was stand!n$, Charl!e could see
the small faraway houses and the streets and the snow that
lay th!ckly over everyth!n$ -t was an eer!e feel!n$ to %e
stand!n$ on clear $lass h!$h up !n the sky -t made you feel
that you weren&t stand!n$ on anyth!n$ at all
&Are we all r!$ht'& cr!ed "randpa #oe &How does th!s
th!n$ stay up'&
&0u$ar power7& sa!d Mr 2onka &One m!ll!on su$ar
power7 Oh, look,& he cr!ed, po!nt!n$ down, &there $o the
other ch!ldren7 They&re return!n$ home7&

CHAPTER T2ENT6 N-NE
The other children go home
&2e must $o down and take a look at our l!ttle fr!ends
%efore we do anyth!n$ else,& sa!d Mr 2onka He pressed a
d!fferent %utton, and the l!ft dropped lower, and soon !t was
hover!n$ /ust a%ove the entrance $ates to the factory
1ook!n$ down now, Charl!e could see the ch!ldren and
the!r parents stand!n$ !n a l!ttle $roup /ust !ns!de the $ates
&- can only see three,& he sa!d &2ho&s m!ss!n$'&
&- e)pect !t&s M!ke Teavee,& Mr 2onka sa!d &But he&ll %e
com!n$ alon$ soon <o you see the trucks'& Mr 2onka
po!nted to a l!ne of $!$ant!c covered vans parked !n a l!ne
near %y
&6es,& Charl!e sa!d &2hat are they for'&
&<on&t you remem%er what !t sa!d on the "olden
T!ckets' Every ch!ld $oes home w!th a l!fet!me&s supply of
sweets There&s one truckload for each of them, loaded to the
%r!m Ah(ha,& Mr 2onka went on, &there $oes our fr!end
Au$ustus "loop7 <&you see h!m' He&s $ett!n$ !nto the f!rst
truck w!th h!s mother and father7&
&6ou mean he&s really all r!$ht'& asked Charl!e,
aston!shed &Even after $o!n$ up that awful p!pe'&
&He&s very much all r!$ht& sa!d Mr 2onka
&He&s chan$ed7& sa!d "randpa #oe, look!n$ down
throu$h the $lass wall of the elevator &He used to %e fat7
Now he&s th!n as a straw&
&Of course he&s chan$ed,& sa!d Mr 2onka, lau$h!n$ &He
$ot s;uee.ed !n the p!pe <on&t you remem%er' And look7
There $oes M!ss ?!olet Beaure$arde, the $reat $um(chewer7
-t seems as thou$h they mana$ed to de(/u!ce her after all -&m
so $lad And how healthy she looks7 Much %etter than
%efore7&
&But she&s purple !n the face7& cr!ed "randpa #oe
&0o she !s,& sa!d Mr 2onka &Ah, well, there&s noth!n$
we can do a%out that&
&"ood $rac!ous7& cr!ed Charl!e &1ook at poor ?eruca
0alt and Mr 0alt and Mrs 0alt7 They&re s!mply covered w!th
ru%%!sh7&
&And here comes M!ke Teavee7& sa!d "randpa #oe
&"ood heavens7 2hat have they done to h!m' He&s a%out ten
feet tall and th!n as a w!re7&
&They&ve overstretched h!m on the $um(stretch!n$
mach!ne,& sa!d Mr 2onka
&But how dreadful for h!m7& cr!ed Charl!e
&Nonsense,& sa!d Mr 2onka, &he&s very lucky Every
%asket%all team !n the country w!ll %e try!n$ to $et h!m But
now,& he added, &!t !s t!me we left these four s!lly ch!ldren -
have someth!n$ very !mportant to talk to you a%out, my dear
Charl!e&
Mr 2onka pressed another %utton, and the l!ft went
upwards !nto the sky

CHPATER TH-RT6
CH$(#I'0. CH!C!#$T' 1$CT!(,
The $reat $lass l!ft was now hover!n$ h!$h over the
town -ns!de the l!ft stood Mr 2onka, "randpa #oe, and l!ttle
Charl!e
&How - love my chocolate factory& sa!d Mr 2onka,
look!n$ down Then he paused, and he turned around and
looked at Charl!e w!th a most ser!ous e)press!on on h!s face
<o you love !t too, Charl!e'& he asked
&Oh, yes& cr!ed Charl!e, &- th!nk !t&s the most wonderful
place !n the whole world7&
&- am very pleased to hear you say that,& sa!d Mr
2onka, look!n$ more ser!ous than ever He went on star!n$
at Charl!e
&6es,& he sa!d, &- am very pleased !ndeed to hear you say
that And now - shall tell you why& Mr 2onka cocked h!s
head to one s!de and all at once the t!ny wr!nkles of a sm!le
appeared around the corners of h!s eyes, and he sa!d, &6ou
see, my dear %oy, - have dec!ded to make you a present of
the whole place As soon as you are old enou$h to run !t, the
ent!re factory w!ll %ecome yours&
Charl!e stared at Mr 2onka "randpa #oe opened h!s
mouth to speak, %ut no words came out
&-t&s ;u!te true,& Mr 2onka sa!d, sm!l!n$ %roadly now &-
really am $!v!n$ !t to you That&s all r!$ht, !sn&t !t'&
&"!v!n$ !t to h!m'& $asped "randpa #oe &6ou must %e
/ok!n$&
&-&m not /ok!n$, s!r -&m deadly ser!ous&
&But %ut why should you want to $!ve your factory
to l!ttle Charl!e'&
&1!sten,& Mr 2onka sa!d, &-&m an old man -&m much
older than you th!nk -&ve $ot no ch!ldren of my own, no
fam!ly at all 0o who !s $o!n$ to run the factory when - $et
too old to do !t myself' 0omeone&s $ot to keep !t $o!n$ ( !f
only for the sake of the Oompa(1oompas M!nd you, there
are thousands of clever men who would $!ve anyth!n$ for
the chance to come !n and take over from me, %ut - don&t
want that sort of person - don&t want a $rown(up person at
all A $rown(up won&t l!sten to me9 he won&t learn He w!ll
try to do th!n$s h!s own way and not m!ne 0o - have to have
a ch!ld - want a $ood sens!%le lov!n$ ch!ld, one to whom -
can tell all my most prec!ous sweetmak!n$ secrets ( wh!le -
am st!ll al!ve&
&0o that !s why you sent out the "olden T!ckets7& cr!ed
Charl!e
&E)actly7& sa!d Mr 2onka &- dec!ded to !nv!te f!ve
ch!ldren to the factory, and the one - l!ked %est at the end of
the day would %e the w!nner7&
&But Mr 2onka,& stammered "randpa #oe, &do you
really and truly mean that you are $!v!n$ the whole of th!s
enormous factory to l!ttle Charl!e' After all&
&There&s no t!me for ar$uments7& cr!ed Mr 2onka &2e
must $o at once and fetch the rest of the fam!ly ( Charl!e&s
father and h!s mother and anyone else that&s around7 They
can all l!ve !n the factory from now on7 They can all help to
run !t unt!l Charl!e !s old enou$h to do !t %y h!mself7 2here
do you l!ve, Charl!e'&
Charl!e looked down throu$h the $lass floor at the
snow( covered houses that lay %elow &-t&s over there,& he
sa!d, po!nt!n$ &-t&s that l!ttle cotta$e r!$ht on the ed$e of the
town, the t!ny l!ttle one&
&- see !t7& cr!ed Mr 2onka, and he pressed some more
%uttons and the l!ft shot down towards Charl!e&s house
&-&m afra!d my mother won&t come w!th us,& Charl!e sa!d
sadly
&2hy ever not'&
&Because she won&t leave "randma #oseph!ne and
"randma "eor$!na and "randpa "eor$e&
&But they must come too&
&They can&t,& Charl!e sa!d &They&re very old and they
haven&t %een out of %ed for twenty years&
&Then well take the %ed alon$ as well, w!th them !n !t,&
sa!d Mr 2onka &There&s plenty of room !n th!s l!ft for a %ed&
&6ou couldn&t $et the %ed out of the house,& sa!d
"randpa #oe &-t won&t $o throu$h the door&
&6ou mustn&t despa!r& cr!ed Mr 2onka &Noth!n$ !s
!mposs!%le7 6ou watch7&
The l!ft was now hover!n$ over the roof of the Buckets&
l!ttle house
&2hat are you $o!n$ to do'& cr!ed Charl!e
Tm $o!n$ r!$ht on !n to fetch them,& sa!d Mr 2onka
&How'& asked "randpa #oe
&Throu$h the roof,& sa!d Mr 2onka, press!n$ another
%utton
&No7& shouted Charl!e
&0top7& shouted "randpa #oe
CRA0H went the l!ft, r!$ht down throu$h the roof of
the house !nto the old people&s %edroom 0howers of dust
and %roken t!les and %!ts of wood and cockroaches and
sp!ders and %r!cks and cement went ra!n!n$ down on the
three old ones who were ly!n$ !n %ed, and each of them
thou$ht that the end of the world was come "randma
"eor$!na fa!nted, "randma #oseph!ne dropped her false
teeth, "randpa "eor$e put h!s head under the %lanket, and
Mr and Mrs Bucket came rush!n$ !n from the ne)t room
&0ave us7& cr!ed "randma #oseph!ne
&Calm yourself, my darl!n$ w!fe,& sa!d "randpa #oe,
stepp!n$ out of the l!ft &-t&s only us&
&Mother7& cr!ed Charl!e, rush!n$ !nto Mrs Bucket&s
arms &Mother7 Mother7 1!sten to what&s happened7 2e&re all
$o!n$ %ack to l!ve !n Mr 2onka&s factory and we&re $o!n$ to
help h!m to run !t and he&s $!ven !t all to me and and
and and&
&2hat are you talk!n$ a%out'& sa!d Mrs Bucket
&#ust look at our house7& cr!ed poor Mr Bucket &-t&s !n
ru!ns7&
&My dear s!r,& sa!d Mr 2onka, /ump!n$ forward and
shak!n$ Mr Bucket warmly %y the hand, &-&m so very $lad to
meet you 6ou mustn&t worry a%out your house 5rom now
on, you&re never $o!n$ to need !t a$a!n, anyway&
&2ho !s th!s cra.y man'& screamed "randma #oseph!ne
&He could have k!lled us all&
&Th!s,& sa!d "randpa #oe,& !s Mr 2!lly 2onka h!mself&
-t took ;u!te a t!me for "randpa #oe and Charl!e to
e)pla!n to everyone e)actly what had %een happen!n$ to
them all day And even then they all refused to r!de %ack to
the factory !n the l!ft
&-&d rather d!e !n my %ed7& shouted "randma #oseph!ne
&0o would -7& cr!ed "randma "eor$!na
&- refuse to $o7& announced "randpa "eor$e
0o Mr 2onka and "randpa #oe and Charl!e, tak!n$ no
not!ce of the!r screams, s!mply pushed the %ed !nto the l!ft
They pushed Mr and Mrs Bucket !n after !t Then they $ot !n
themselves Mr 2onka pressed a %utton The doors closed
"randma "eor$!na screamed And the l!ft rose up off the
floor and shot throu$h the hole !n the roof, out !nto the open
sky
Charl!e cl!m%ed on to the %ed and tr!ed to calm the
three old people who were st!ll petr!f!ed w!th fear &Please
don&t %e fr!$htened,& he sa!d &-t&s ;u!te safe And we&re $o!n$
to the most wonderful place !n the world7
&Charl!e&s r!$ht,& sa!d "randpa #oe
&2!ll there %e anyth!n$ to eat when we $et there'&
asked "randma #oseph!ne &-&m starv!n$7 The whole fam!ly
!s starv!n$7&
&Anyth!n$ to eat& cr!ed Charl!e lau$h!n$ &Oh, you /ust
wa!t and see7&