When the Prince sees that the shoe fits the first ugly sister he beheads her and then proceeds to do the same to the other sister. Cinderella is turned off by the idea of a man who beheads people and wishes to be married to a “lovely feller.” Immediately her wish is granted and she lives happily ever after.

A short compendium of fifteen tales told by one of the great children's storytellers of all time. Dahl uses his wonderful rhyming ability to re-tell some of the better known fairy tales to 'set the record straight'. Children can marvel at all the things they will learn from Dahl and his mind that spills full of wonderful ideas. From there, Dahl takes the reader on to recount a few lesser known members of the animal kingdom, all of whom have special abilities. Sure to entertain and impress, Dahl has done it again with his wonderful wit and (somewhat) saucy language, which I still think straddles what would be appropriate for the age level to which this piece is geared. An audio book of Dahl's Revolting Rhymes was released, read by Timothy West and Prunella Scales. A later version was narrated by Scottish actor Alan Cumming. [4] The current audiobook is narrated by Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig and Miriam Margolyes and has been available since at least 2014. [5] The audio book recordings were later used for narration in an OVA for the book.

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His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. The book was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943. Dahl went on to create some of the best-loved children's stories of the 20th century, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach.

Dhal chose to use the rhyme scheme of aabbccdd, alternating end sounds as he saw fit. This most basic of rhyming patterns, which is generally ignored by modern and contemporary writers, is wholly appropriate for the subject matter and intended audience. The poem was aimed at children and the clear, pleasing pattern fits perfectly with the retold fairy tales. It gives the text a lighthearted sing song-like tone, even when the subject matter becomes dark. Once upon a time, there was a man who liked to make up stories ... The Independent (Sunday, 12 December 2010) In Cinderella, the plot stayed true to the original tale until one of the ugly sisters switches her shoe with the one Cinderella left behind at the ball. However, when the prince sees that the shoe fits one of the sisters, he decides not to marry her, and instead chops off her head on the spot while she is standing. When the prince removes the head of the second sister and makes to do the same to Cindy, she wishes to be married instead to a decent man. Her fairy godmother grants this wish and marries her to a simple, regular jam-maker.Highly recommend if your wanting something a lil quirky and different to read. That will have you giggling at the crazy tales. Soberbio, magnífico, hilarante, irónico… e incluso perverso a ratos, como bien señala el magnífico título de la edición en español: "Cuentos en verso para niños perversos". Me ha encantado. Dahl manages to revive old, worn fairy tales into quirky, fun adventures. Each story surprised me with the ending - often darker than the stories that we are used to (Disney!). The poem "Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf" was adapted into the 1996 television film Little Red Riding Hood for BBC One. Do you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, and that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf? Think again! Premier storyteller Roald Dahl twists the fate of six favorite fairy tales, in this picture book edition with vibrant new cover art by Quentin Blake. Fairy tales have never been more revolting!