Charlie climbed on to the bed and tried to calm the three old people who were still petrified with fear。 'Please don't be frightened；' he said。 'It's quite safe。 And we're going to the most wonderful place in the world！'
'Charlie's right；' said Grandpa Joe。
'Will there be anything to eat when we get there？' asked Grandma Josephine。 'I'm starving！ The whole family is starving！'
'Anything to eat？' cried Charlie laughing。 'Oh； you just wait and see！'
Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents。 He was educated in England before starting work for the Shell Oil pany in Africa。 He began writing after a 'monumental bash on the head' sustained as an RAF fighter pilot during the Second World War。 Roald Dahl is one of the most successful and well…known of all children's writers。 His books； which are read by children the world over； include James and the Giant Peach； Charlie and the Chocolate Factory； The Magic Finger； Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator； Fantastic Mr Fox； Matilda； The Twits； The BFG and The Witches； winner of the 1983 Whitbread Award。 Roald Dahl died in 1990 at the age of seventy…four。
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