‘I’m never wrong , Miss Honey! Shouted Miss Trunchbull.
‘Don’t argue with me! Now, what do you want? Why are you
Wasting my time?
‘I’ came to talk to you abou Matilda said Miss Honey
What did she do? Put broken glass on your chair?
No said Miss Honey Matilda is very, clever
Miss Trunchbull’s face went purple Don’t be stupid she
Shouted Her father says she’s a little criminal
Her father is wrong said Miss Honey And she went on to
Describe some of the wonderful things that Matilda could do
Finally she said we must put her in with the group of eleven-
Year-old children
On so she’s too difficult for you. I see said Miss Trunchbull
Too unpleasant you want to send her to the top group so that
She can do terrible things to them don’t you well the answer is
No matilda stays with you
But miss trunchbull please…..began Miss Honey
Don’t say another word shouted Miss Trunchbull
So miss honey turned and walked out of the office ‘I’m
Going to do something for this child she told herself ‘I’m going
To find a way to help her
She went to see the teachers who taught the older children
And borrowed several books from them Then she found matilda
And asked her to come inside.
You can’t sit and do nothing while I’m teaching the rest of
The children to multiply by two and to spell cat she said During
Each lesson I’m going to give you one of these books to study
Then you can come and ask me any questions and I’ll try to help
You all right
Yes thank you very much miss honey said matilda
What a nice child she is thought miss honey I’ll go and
Have a secret talk with her mother and father this evening they
Must understand that their daughter is very special
Miss Honey got matilda’s address from school office that and
Walked to the wormwood’s house just after nine o’clock that
Evening she waited until then to be sure that matilda was in
Bed
She found the house in a pleasant street and knocked on the
Door a small ratty-looking man wearing an orange and red
Jacket opened it if you’re selling something we don’t want any
He said
I’m not said miss honey I’m matilda’s teacher. And it’s
Important that I speak to and your and wife
Has she got into trouble already he said
No said miss honey I have good news can I come in and
Talk to you about her for a few minutes
We’re watching our favourite programme on tv said mr
Wormwood come back some other time
Miss honey began to get angry is a tv programme more
Important than your daughter she said then perhaps you aren’t
Very good parents why don’t you switch the thing off and listen
To me
That surprised Mr wormwood on all right he said come
In and be quick about it
Miss honey followed him inside
Who is it said mrs wormwood she was looking at the tv
And did not turn round
A school teacher said mr wormwood she wants to talk to
Us about matilda it’s all right you can watch tv while we’re
Talking
My name is Jennifer honey said miss honey nobody asked
Her to sit down but she chose a chair and sat on it mrs
Wormwood did either you or your husband teach matilda to
Read perhaps you’re both great readers do you love books mr
Wormwood
No nobody ever got rich reading books said mr
Wormwood we don’t keep them in the house
Well I just came to tell you that matilda is very clever said
Miss honey buy you probably know that
I knew that she could read said matilda’s mother she’s
Always up in her room with a stupid book
A five-year-old girl is reading books by dickens and
Hemingway said miss honey aren’t you excited
Not specially said mrs wormwood a pretty face is more
Important than books for a girl miss hunky
The name is honey said miss honey
Mrs wormwood pointed at the tv look at that handsome
Man kissing that girl she said do you think she got him to do
That by reading books of course not now he’s going to marry
Her and they going to live in a big house and have lots of
Money
I can’t believe I’m hearing this thought miss honey these
Are terrible parents on poor matida
SHE TRIED again I think that matilda will probably be ready to
Go to university in two or three years from now with the right
Teaching she said and
University shouted mr wormwood nobody learns
Anything sensible there
THAT’S NOT true said miss honey but I can see that we’re not
Going to agree about this and got up from her chair and
Walked out of the house.