Book Three: 41-60

41) Feet-

Bare feet on edible grass is like mint gum on an orange juice stained tongue. Repulsive.

42) Irony-

Willy never crossed FIND AN HEIR off of his Bucket list. He was fond of irony.

43) Yoga-

Mike leaned forward. ''You know what happens when you stretch, right? Stress on your joints and blood vessels popping-''

''Son.''

The word was 'son', but the connotation was shut up. Adults were secretive like that.

44) Sugar

David was pretty sure that his wife was the most attractive woman who'd ever existed. That may or may not have been highlighted by the dusting of powdered sugar on her lips.

45) M.I.A-

I've been asked to give you the facts… backwards.

7) Mrs. Bucket was mad, just a little bit.

6) Charlie lied.

5) Charlie said; ''Of course we're not mad!''

4) Willy Wonka returned with no warning. The first thing he did was ask a question. Are you people mad at me?

3) Mrs. Bucket could tell that it made Charlie anxious.

2) Wonka had a habit of ignoring Charlie for days at a time.

1) Willy Wonka was delicate and startling like a china doll.

46) Slanted-

Amelia hated the way her house sloped awkwardly; it made her feel clumsy. Also, the grandparents would be more likely to venture out of bed on flat ground. But no. Willy Wonka found it amusing, so (after disassembling the whole house and moving it into the factory) the darn thing stayed slanted.

47) Ear Plugs-

Veruca had a personalized set of earplugs. She kept them at the tips of her fingers. They took up all the space in her head so that rumors about her mother couldn't trickle in, but they didn't help much with the fear. There was always a chance that mum might leave daddy and take Veruca with her.

48) Wealth-

Willy didn't find out that Mr. Salt had tried to sue him for 'emotional distress' until after he'd won the case. He didn't deal with stuff like that.

49) Bedtime-

''Stop, Charlie, now. I already told you that you can't have seconds tonight, okay? There's no more food. Go to bed.''

David already felt dizzy and ashamed, so his six-year-old's sniffles didn't change anything. Everyone was crying tonight.

50) Workshop-

Charlie was always a bit apprehensive when Mr. Wonka left him alone to experiment. The Invention Room was intimidating and the table of miscellaneous ingredients really didn't help. Charlie had no way of gauging when Mr. Wonka would be back or if his teacher would be disappointed with what he'd chosen to make.

51) Conditional-

A conditional statement may be useful in a variety of situations. An example has been provided below.

If you have to cruise down a chocolate river to get the nearest bathroom, then the nearest bathroom isn't freaking near enough.

52) Education-

Charlie's father taught him about finances. Charlie's mother taught him how to drive. Grandma Josephine taught Charlie about the Bible. Grandpa Joe gave cooking lessons (well, instructions). Grandpa George taught Charlie about woman. No one was quite sure what Grandma Georgina was getting at.

53) Irony II-

Maybe it was ironic that Charlie was an accident and Willy was planned, but it certainly wasn't funny.

54) Knowledge-

Wonka didn't have the tools to notice it, but Agustus knew love the same way Charlie knew it. He had two doting parents and never wanted for anything, not really.

55) Scent-

The chocolate in the air wasn't a smell, it was a scent. It was something that could make a person drunk or put them under. It was Mr. Wonka's power in sniff-y form.

56) The Hiccups-

Sometimes Willy would think about handing over the factory and get a little hiccup of panic that had nothing to do with Charlie. Those were the days when he let his apprentice experiment in the Invention Room. It reassured him… but not about the actual problem.

Some people would call that 'a distraction'.

57) Starve-

The grandparents loved Charlie with a bursting and a great intensity. They were always a little guilty when they ate food that could've gone to him, but surely they couldn't be expected to sit and starve?

58) Horror-

Really, Willy shouldn't have gone so long without an heir in the first place. What if there had been some tragic accident and the dentist had ended up inheriting the factory? Oh, the horror…

59) Right and Left-

On one hand, it seriously bothers Mrs. Bucket that Wonka never knocks before bursting into the house. One the other hand, it is his factory, and they are living there for free.

60) Delusions-

The Buckets were never going to let Willy Wonka waltz out of their house (or through the roof, or whatever) with their child in hand. That man was delusional.

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