1 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory This is a story of an ordinary little boy named Charlie Bucket. He was not faster or stronger or more clever than other children. His family was not rich or powerful or well-connected. In fact, they barely had enough to eat. Charlie Bucket was the luckiest boy in the entire world. He just didn 't know it yet. -Evening, Buckets. -Evening. Hi, Dad. Soup's almost ready, darling. Don't suppose there's anything extra to put in, love. Oh, well. Nothing goes better with cabbage than cabbage. Charlie I found something I think you'll like. Charlie's father worked at the local toothpaste factory. The hours were long, and the pay was terrible yet occasionally, there were unexpected surprises. It' s exactly what I need. What is it, Charlie? Dad found it, just the piece I needed. -What piece was it? -A head for Willy Wonka. Well, how wonderful. It's quite a likeness. -You think so? -Think so? I know so. I saw Willy Wonka with my own two eyes. -I used to work for him, you know. -You did? -I did. -He did. He did. I love grapes. Of course, I was a much younger man in those days. Willy Wonka began with a single store on Cherry Street. But the whole world wanted his candy. -Mr. Wonka. 2 -Yeah? We need more Wonka bars and we' re out of chocolate birds. -Birds? Birds. Well, then we'll need to make some more. Here. Now open. The man was a genius. Did you know he invented a new way of making chocolate ice cream... ...so that it stays cold for hours without a freezer? You can even leave it lying in the sun on a hot day, and it won't go runny. -But that's impossible. -But Willy Wonka did it. Before long he decided to build a proper chocolate fac...
