Tuesday, January 26, 2010

George's Marvelous Medicine


This book by Roald Dahl is short, but still totally hilarious. I think anyone who wants humor in a small package better get their hands on this.

One day, little George's parents go on vacation, and George has to stay with his horrid Grandma--who's such a grouchy old hag that she definitely doesn't deserve to be called Grandma because of the "Grand" part of the word. Her usual medicine doesn't do a thing to cure her grouchiness, which meant George was stuck with mean old "Granny Grunt". Suddenly he was struck with an idea-a great one. He would make grandma a new medicine that would either make her explode or something like that, or make her a much better person. and so it started. George ran all around the property with a big pot, putting all sorts of stuff into it. Later he boiled it and stirred it and whadaya know, it's ready! When George gave it to grandma, the results were bizarre. Grandma ended up with her head sticking through the roof--and her feet still standing on the living room floor! To find out what happened afterwards, read the book.

My favorite part was when grandma got her new meds. First she caught fire from inside her, then she did a perfect backflip, then she inflated and deflated with air, then she got taller and got stuck stretched with her head breaking through the roof and her feet still standing on the living room floor. I think I forgot somthing, but whatever. You've GOT to read it.

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