Some people are born to be candlestick makers.
Some will only ever be good at making potato salad.
And some are extraordinary.
Like Matilda.
Dollars for soap. What happened?
Take a shower, Harry.
I’m not paying it. What are you gonna do? Repossess the kid?
From a really young age, Matilda was truly extraordinary.
You, you,
You babies! You better raise enough tomatoes.
For a while, Matilda started even getting her own sense of style.
Fish fingers in the microwave.
Heat them up if you get hungry.
Hmm. Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm. Hmm.
Hmm. Hmm.
Hmm. And Matilda wanted to go get a book.
So she found the library. Where are the children’s books, please?
They’re on aisle 10.
Would you like me to pick you out one with a lot of pictures on it?
No, thank you.
I think I can have it on.
Matilda Walk the 13 blocks and devoured all these books one after one.