The Magic Finger

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These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension of several extracts from Roald Dahl texts.

The story begins on a small farm in the English countryside. The story's narrator, an unnamed young girl, introduces herself and shares a little bit about her special abilities. She says that she has a "magic finger" that shoots lightning at people who make her angry. This lightning often brings about dramatic transformations.Narrated by Kate Winslet, this story was delightful to listen to. She does an excellent job with tone and characterization! Like all Dahl's books its Blake's illustrations that adds an extra layer of enjoyment, seeing the Gregg's trying to build a nest was so funny. The Magic Finger is narrated by an eight-year-old girl, growing up on a farm, in the English countryside, next door to the Gregg family, who have a passion for hunting. The Coopers are a family that live next to the narrator and the Greggs. They also like hunting and at the story's end, the girl resolves to teach them a lesson. Mr. Gregg mi primero libro leí completamente en español 🥺 y fue una buena elección. que cuento tan divertido! yo empecé a aprender español hace uno año, y finalmente puedo leer unos libros para niños!

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl is a story about a girl with a magic finger. She lives next door to the Gregg family who like to hunt for fun and this makes her very angry. She doesn’t think it’s right for people to hunt animals for fun and when she gets angry, her finger takes control. Her magic finger has a special lesson in store, but the big problem is not knowing exactly what will happen when she uses it. Philippa goes to visit the Greggs and discovers that they've changed significantly. They no longer hunt or own guns. They feed and care for the birds on their land. The two young boys, Philip and William, retell the entire story to the girl. She is pleased to see this development. The 8-year-old girl comes by the Greggs' farm to see that the Gregg family (now changing their surname to Egg) have fully changed their ways and are now feeding and caring for the birds. As Philip and William tell the girl their entire story, the sound of gunfire in the distance attracts the girl's attention, and she feels the Magic Finger charging up again.

this one does not even warrant mention in anyone's naming of Roald Dahl's works off the top of their head. She recounts a time when her teacher, Mrs. Winter, criticized her for misspelling the word "cat." She says that the teacher was zapped by the finger and sprouted whiskers and a tail. The whole class laughed at her. She adds mysteriously that the teacher was never quite the same after that. The finger, she notes, causes unexpected things. Every Saturday morning the Gregg family goes off to shoot animals and birds. But the girl who lives next door hates hunting.