Royal Jelly

Royal Jelly

1996 • 38 pages

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Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here a husband and wife, unable to get their new baby to feed, hit upon a novel and disturbing solution . . .

Royal Jelly is taken from the short story collection Kiss Kiss, which includes ten other devious and shocking stories, featuring the wife who pawns the mink coat from her lover with unexpected results; the priceless piece of furniture that is the subject of a deceitful bargain; a wronged woman taking revenge on her dead husband, and others.

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Roald Dahl's Short Stories

Roald Dahl's Short Stories is a 13-book series first released in 1944 with contributions by Roald Dahl.

A Piece of Cake
Taste
The Landlady
The Visitor
The Sound Machine
Royal Jelly
The Way up to Heaven
Man from the South
Bitch: One Tale from the Short Story Collection Switch Bitch
Madame Rosette
The Last Act
Skin

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