Chapter 6 The Chocolate Cake El capítulo 6 El bizcocho de chocolate
Among Matilda's new friends was the girl called Lavender. A small girl with brown eyes and dark hair. Before the end of the first week, they heard some terrible stories about Miss Trunchbull. A ten-year-old girl, Hortensia, who they met in the school field told them, `She doesn't like very small children. And have you heard about The Chokey?'
`What's The Chokey?' asked Matilda.
`It's a very tall, narrow cupboard in Trunchbull's room,' said Hortensia. `It's too small to sit down in, so you have to stand up. And the walls and doors have bits of broken glass all over them. So you have to stand up straight all the time when she locks you in there.'
`Have you ever been in there? asked Lavender.