The Candy Man Chapter 11
Charlie's day at school dragged, all day long he thought of Wonka and the factory.
" It's a chance in a million!" Everyone had been saying all day but Charlie had always replied with "One chance is all I need. "
On his walk home Charlie saw Bill, just seeing the sweet shop and all the Wonka bars made is heart clench. Bill saw Charlie and left the sweet shop and shouted down the road to Charlie.
"Hey Bucket, wanna buy some chocolate?"
Charlie walked over to him " "No. "
" Why not? Everyone else does! Did you not hear about the contest? They're calling it Wonka Mania! "
" Of course I have, but I don't even want to think about Wonka until I can buy my own bar. As far as I'm concerned no news is good news."
" I completely understand. Mums the word! Oh my, I'm sorry! I'm just going to put the TV on. " He replied slightly awkwardly. He turned the TV on and suddenly shouted " Bucket look! " Charlie raced into the shop to see the news report.
" What?"
The TV buzzed " We interrupt this programme to bring you breaking news, the first Wonka ticket has been found. To find out more let's go straight to our confectionery reporter Cherry Sundae. Cherry where are you?"
A woman with a ginger shoulder length bob haircut with big red rimmed glasses came into the screen " Jerry I'm in Bavaria Germany, here in this sleepy mountain town, it seems that a chocolate dream just came true for local butchers son Augustus Gloom. " Then a fat woman came out with an equally fat child saying " Augustus smile for the camera."
" Mrs Gloop how did this story of hope begin?"
The fat woman started "Oh when I was just a girl I used to dream of a boy, who would bring me lots of sweets, and be mein Schwarzwald of joy. My Herr Gloop was quite a meal but now he seems like just a crumb 'cause it turns out that dessert was yet to come!
So we were wed and in mein magen, something big began to bloom and my liver and my kidney had to vacate to make room. Then the blessed day arrived and out he rolled so round and sweet and the first words that he uttered were-"
"Lets eat!" The fat child added.
" Ja! So mit strudel, he'd canoodle, how he loved my pretzel pie. He ate the whole kit and kaboodle and grew wide as well as high ,though his size is rather shocking. He's what I was traumen of 'cause there is more, more, more of him to love. Go ahead Augustus, don't be shy. Schpill your guts!"
The fat child then continued " Like mein mutter und mein vater,I enjoy a healthy meal .Yes my outside's soft und flabby, but my inside's made of steel. We raise piggies in the backyard and I eat them limb from limb. So this morning I was eating, when such hunger did attack. Und fifty Wonka bars were waiting for a nice mid-breakfast snack but the taste was kind of different, like a bratwurst three days old. So I spit it out and saw I had struck gold! Now I'm the perfect ticket winner for on chocolate I did teeth
I am excited but keep eating 'cause I only stop to breath.
And a lifetime full of chocolate a gesundheit from above and there'll be more, more, more of me to love." The TV then went back to some programme that had been on before the golden ticket winner.
"What a charming child." Bill said, although Charlie seriously hoped he wasn't being serious. " What a gastronome hey Bucket?"
"One chance gone! " Was all that Charlie replied.
But Bill didn't seem to notice that Charlie wasn't happy, " Wonka mania has reached Bavaria, imagine. Did you see? " He sounded very excited.
" I saw." Charlie didn't sound excited.
"There's only four left, hadn't you better buy a bar before they're all gone."
"I can't. "
"Well… " Bill grabbed a bar, moved as though he was about to give it to Charlie, " that's a shame. " As he put it back. He went back to watching TV as Charlie said goodbye.
Charlie ran all the way back to tell his family all about the whale to won the first golden ticket.