Roald Dahl

I had a little nut-tree,
Nothing would it bear.
I searched in all its branches,
But not a nut was there."Oh, little tree," I begged,"Give me just a few."The little tree looked down at

The most important thing we've learned,
So far as children are concerned,
Is never,
ER,

Gooses, geesesI want my geese to lay gold eggs for
At least a hundred a
And by the wayI want a feastI want a bean
Cream buns and

"Augustus Gloop! Augustus Gloop!
The great big greedy nincompoop!
How long could we allow this beast
To gorge and guzzle, feed and feast…

In England once there lived a bigA wonderfully clever pig.
To everybody it was
That Piggy had a massive brain.
He worked out sums inside his head

"Attention please!
Attention please!
Don't dare to talk!
Don't dare to sneeze!

Down they go!
Hail and snow!
Freezes and sneezes and noses will blow!

Come with me and you'll
In a world of pure
Take a look and you'll
Into your

Жил боров в Англии когда-то,
Не боров, а ума палата.
Недаром, судя по всему,
Огромный мозг был дан ему.…

"No animal is half as
As Crocky–Wock, the crocodile.
On Saturdays he likes to
Six juicy children for his

As soon as Wolf began to
That he would like a decent meal,
He went and knocked on Grandma's door.
When Grandma opened it, she

As I was going to St IvesI met a man with seven
Said he, 'I think it's much more
Than getting stuck with only one.'Obviously based on the old Nursery Rhyme from around 1730 which, in turn, was probably based on Problem 79 of the Rhind…

Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with
Cover it in chocolate and a miracle or
The candy man, the candy man
The candy man can 'cause he mixes it with

Oh you Knid, you are vile and vermicious!
You are slimy and soggy and squishous!
But what do we care'Cause you can't get in here,
So hop it and don't get ambitious!

The animal I really dig,
Above all others is the pig.
Pigs are noble.
Pigs are clever

Round the world and home
That's the sailor's
Faster faster, faster
There's no earthly way of

Mary,
Mary, quite
How does your garden grow?"I live with my brat in a high-rise flat,
So how in the world would I know."

I guess you think you know this story.
You don't.
The real one's much more gory.
The phoney one, the one you know

"This famous wicked little
Should never have been put on
It is a mystery to
Why loving parents cannot

A woman who my mother
Came in and took off all her clothes.
Said I, not being very old,'By golly gosh, you must be cold!''No, no!' she cried. 'Indeed I'm not!
I'm feeling devilishly hot!'

Среди зверей и вполовину
Не сыщешь ты подлей скотину,
Чем Крики-Кроки-Крокодил, –
Он всем на свете навредил.…

I never thought my life could
Anything but
But suddenly I begin to seeA bit of good luck for me'Cause I've got a golden ticketI've got a golden twinkle in my eyeI never had a chance to
Never a happy song to

Hey diddle
We're all on the
And never get up until noon.
We only take