Matilda

by Roald Dahl

*****

Matilda Wormwood is a brilliant 5-year old, who is a genius. She can do any multiplications in her head like lightning, and she reads adult books written by Charles Dickens. But most of all, Matilda has the power to move things with her eyes and mind. She can make glass tip over, lift pots and other things. Matilda is simply amazing.

Matilda has a kindergarten teacher named Miss Honey, who is very poor and lives in a cottage with practically nothing, but she's a woman who's very kind and thoughtful. Matilda learns that the principal of the kindergarten she's going to, is the aunt of Miss Honey. But Miss Trunchbull(The principal) is just a nightmare! She grabs a girl with pigtails and flings her over the fence, and she locks children up in a small space with glass pieces and nails sticking out. And she learns that, Miss Trunchbull stole Miss Honey's house, Miss Honey's wages and every cent of Miss Honey's rightful money. Matilda decides she has to do something. She practices that magic power of hers for a long time, and finally she is able to do it anytime, anywhere, with anything. So when Miss Trunchbull comes over to her class, Matilda pretends she is Miss Honey's dead father and writes a creepy message for Miss Trunchbull using the magic eye power. The threat works, and the next day, Miss Honey gets back her rightful possessions.

The best part was when Matilda wrote the creepy message to Miss Trunchbull while she came over. It was so cool, because the chalk just floated up and wrote a message. It was freaky at the same time, because I knew that is was Matilda, but for Miss Trunchbull, it must've been scary because actually, Miss Trunchbull killed Miss Honey's father, so it must've been terrifying for her. If that happened to me(Which will never happen because I won't murder anybody.) I would go crazy because of fright. And, I envy Matilda. Matilda's so perfect, so special and great. I would be over the moon if I had Matilda's brain and powers.