Monday, November 21, 2005

The Twits



Let's revisit our childhood by recalling a tale by Roald Dahl, The Twits.

The twits were an English couple with the last name "Twit" and they aspired to have an upside-down monkey circus. They had a family of monkeys locked up in a small cage and these monkeys had to stand upside-down as part of their training. (What a distorted worldview imposed on the monkeys!)

The Twits ate Bird-pie every Wednesday although I believe the monkeys didn't even get peanuts.

In the end, the Twits were outwitted when the monkeys' friend, the Roly-Poly Bird came to their rescue. (External influences are bad!)

The monkeys took their revenge by turning the Twits' house upside-down. To re-orientate themselves, the Twits put their heads to the ground and got glued to the ground.

I want a Roly-Poly Bird.

4 Comments:

Blogger Green Ogre said...

Laughs. I remember that book. It was such a long time ago that I read that one. Was still a kid.

I would like a roly poly bird too. And a BFG as a bonus!

10:50 PM  
Blogger Molly Meek said...

No harm having Matilda's brain too!

4:44 AM  
Blogger Mykel said...

We could all get a Golden Ticket and get out of here!

9:14 AM  
Blogger Molly Meek said...

Oooh Yes! I want a Golden Ticket! Get out of here before the vhitevashed vitches turn us into little vhite mice!

7:14 PM  

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