George lived on a farm miles away from anywhere so there were never any children to play with. He had the companion of pigs, hens, cows, sheep and... his grandmother.
George's grandmother was unlike other lovely, kind and helpful grandmothers. His was a 'complaining, grousing, grouching (and) grumbling' one and was extremely stubborn extremely. George hated her with all his might. But day after day, he had to give her her medicine, at eleven o'clock.
One day, whilst his parents was out, he developed a 'marvellous' plan. He would 'make her a new medicine, one that is so strong and so fierce and so fantastic it will either cure her completely or blow off the top of her head.' It was to be a magic medicine.
In it he was going to put EVERYTHING he could possibly find. He toured the house, going to the washroom, laundry-room and kitchen. He even ventured out into the shed in which there were medicines for the animals they owned on the farm.
Eventually, the 'medicine' is given to the grandma. And with the usual Roald Dahl touch, the ending is awesome!
I have enjoyed this story thoroughly. Roald Dahl continues with his magic touch in this story. I am constantly amazed for his vivid writing style and his technique in conveying gruesome details without the reader cringing. I really liked how he had listed everything in the medicine and did it with the occasional witty line about the product that was going into the medicine.
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