The magic finger (Le doigt magique)

To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Then one day the Greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger on them. When she's very, very angry, the little girl's Magic Finger takes over. She really can’t control it, and now it's turned the Greggs into birds! Before they know it, the Greggs are living in a nest, and that's just the beginning of their problems…

Esio Trot (Un amour de tortue)

Mr. Hoppy is in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver; but she is in love with someone else—Alfie, her pet tortoise. With all her attention focused on Alfie, Mrs. Silver doesn’t even know Mr. Hoppy is alive. And Mr. Hoppy is too shy to even ask Mrs. Silver over for tea. Then one day Mr. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to get Mrs. Silver's attention. If Mr. Hoppy's plan works, Mrs. Silver will certainly fall in love with him. After all, everyone knows the way to a woman’s heart is through her tortoise.

Encore du Roald Dahl ! On ne m'arrête plus. En même temps c'est tellement simple et agréable à lire. Ce sont deux courtes nouvelles qui se lisent rapidement. Courtes mais l'auteur réussi à créer de belles histoires, pleines de sens et qui amènent à se positionner sur un sujet particulier (la chasse pour The magic finger et le commerce des tortues domestiques pour Esio Trot).
Je recommande, je recommande, je recommande !

Et je n'ai jamais parlé du magnifique travail de Quentin Blake, l'illustrateur, qui donne vit à ces histoires à travers ses dessins. C'est également lui qui fait toute la magie de ces livres et je m'en veux de ne pas l'avoir souligné avant.

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