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short story!!! This book is very very good i loved it i thought near the end when she tricked the men to eating the lamb that she killed her husband with was the part loved they ate the lamb and then said to each other the weapon should be in the house when they were eating the weapon lamb.
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This short story is a depiction of the perfect crime where a woman kills her husband without any preparations.
Everything she does is done in the heat of the moment, and yet she is able to execute it perfectly.

Aside from the details of the crime itself, which I will not discuss due to spoilers, I also find it interesting to consider the womans psyche.
Shes quite difficult to read as her behaviour sends out a lot of mixed signals, and I am still not sure if she was a bad person, maybe even a sociopath, or if she had only gone crazy in the moment due to being in shock.
The human mind is baffling, Part of an awesome curriculum in our English literature forth grade, Gotta love a school that thinks this, sitelinkThe Lottery, sitelinkThe Monkey's Paw, and sitelinkThe Most Dangerous Game were good pieces for us to read.
YES!

"It's the old story," he said, "Get the weapon, and you've got the man, "

Woah! This is a kind of short story one wouldn't expect from a children author.
But Roald Dahl nailed it so good, I loved this!

CHARACTERS
Husband and wife: Patrick and Mary Maloney

PLOT
It's a crime story.
When Mary's husband comes home after his detective job, he is acting very unusual, He tells her about leaving her for good and will be taking care of her, But she is very shocked and kills her husband, Then she plots a plan to escape from this murder,

As far as the crime is concerned, it's a perfect one, The way she killed him, the way she hid that weapon is utterly shocking, amazing aaand funny!

This a perfect short story.
MUST READ IT!!!!!

August,A super short story, but it totally counts asbook, right Right.
I know this story! I've always thought it's some sort of urban legend about the perfect crime.
And I am delighted to read it properly you can, too, sitelinkhere,

It all happens one afternoon, when the husband comes home and acts all weird and grumpy.
His pregnant wife does her best to start a conversation with him, and fails, After two strong drinks, he finally decides to tell her he is leaving her or so I think this conversation is only implied.
Next, the wife experiences a breakdown and kills him,

The interesting part is how she does it! And I'm sure you must have heard this story before.
Go, read it anyway! It will be worth theminutes you spend reading it, Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl

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This is one of the most fascinating stories I've ever read.
It's four pages and a lot happens in that brief space, which is impressive on Dahl's part, but also it's sparked the urban legend of a wife smart enough to hide the murder weapon a lamb by feeding it to the detectives.
I want to thank one of my best friends for recommending this short story to me because without this odd recommendation and conversation I wouldn't have found this spooky story.
I think my personal favorite thing about this story was the character shift from perfect, content suburban housewife to enraged, passionate killer to a cold, calculating woman desiring to get away with murder.


For such a short story the author has hit the every note beautifully, In a short story that was at first rejected by his publishers, Roald Dahl mixes dark humour with some irony to create a masterful tale.
Mary Maloney is a dutiful wife, always happy to see her husband, Patrick, when he gets home from work.
When he arrives one Thursday he seems out of sorts, When, after much prodding, he reveals that he wants to end their marriage, Mary appears outwardly calm, but is boiling inside.
Not only does this news shock her, but it also means that they won't be going out for their weekly meal.
While Patrick stares out the window, Mary slams a frozen leg of lamb against the back of his head.
After putting the lamb on to cook and making her way to the grocery store, Mary returns and alerts the authorities of finding her husband's body.
With police detectives rushing over, they begin to look for clues that might help them solve this crime.
All the while, Mary stays quiet, watching the chaos and minding the oven, A wonderful piece of writing that can be read in a few minutes, Dahl shows why he is top of his genre.
Recommended to all those who love a little murder and irony over a cuppa!

I have long enjoyed the work of Roald Dahl, no matter what the topic.
His ability to entertain the reader knows no boundaries and the ideas that appear in his stories seem endless.
While a short piece, Dahl is able to capture the reader's attention in the opening sentences, focussing attention on Mary Maloney and her duties as a wife of the time.
As she waits for her husband, she can see that there is something wrong, though has yet to put her finger on the source.
While there is no time for backstory or real character development, Dahl does give the reader some insight with her actions as they relate to the murder of her husband.
While others grace the pages of this story, there is little the reader gleans from them, keeping all the attention on the protagonist.
Dahl weaves this short story together effectively, including the police procedural aspect to this brief piece of writing.
Irony flows through the dialogue and the brief narrative, keeping the reader wondering where things will go and how Dahl will tie them off.
Brilliantly executed, to say the least!
Kudos, Mr, Dahl, for a sensational piece, I am so very glad to have been steered in the direction of a free publication, My Dahl reading continues!

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A Book for All Seasons, a different sort of Book Challenge: sitelink goodreads. com/group/show/ The perfect crime never exist in this world of illusion, just get the weapon,you will have the man with motive,

ত গলপর শরতই এক সদমট দমপতর রজকর ঠকঠকর মঝ পযটরক যখন বমট ফলল,মর অবশয বশ কছ করন ,বলওন য ছযমসর অনগত সনতন নয তর বরতমন মনসক তলপডর তথয কউক

সখ গহকনর সখ দমপতযর দযলর আডল কযক মনট আগই নমসরবসব সমপরকর শষ হয যওযর পর মহরতর য নটকর যবনক পডছ ,হজম করত বশ অসবধ ন হলও হদযঙগম ত মটই হযন

মজদর মসর শষ টকরত রসনর অসযম আচরনর সথ চরতর হরয গল পযটরকর পরসথনর পছনর সব পরশন পরমন

Probably right under our very noses,what you think jack
And in other room Mary Maloney began to giggle.


বদধ পলশবব পরমণ তমর সযতম সবহসত পট লপট কর দ কন চলয খজব এখন!
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১৫/০৭/২১ I've always liked Dahl's humorously dark storytelling since childhood and have grown to appreciate many of his tales for adults.


Most of his short stories were adapted for TV under the title 'Tales of the Unexpected' and this title perfectly encapsulates that.


As Mary Maloney reacts to the shocking news that her husband Patrick has just announced by killing him, clearly the senior policeman's work has rubbed of on his wife as she is about to cook up the most devious of schemes.


Short and to the point, this is a perfect starting point for those that only know Dahl's children's books.
th of September is globally celebrated as Roald Dahl day!


Roald Dahl, roalddahl.
com.

Roald Dahl was a spy, an ace fighter pilot, a chocolate historian and a medical inventor.
He was also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, and a treasury of original, evergreen, and beloved childrens books source: roalddahl.
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Heres a different Dahl! simply wonderful

Lamb to the Slaughter, first published in, is completely different from all the other Dahl stories that I have read until now.
However, as is the case with other Dahl books, Lamb to the Slaughter will also have to come with a do not try this at home warning!

When on that particular day, Mr Patrick Maloney, a police detective, comes home from work and informs a six months pregnant Mrs Mary Maloney about a decision he has made, a dazed and shocked Mrs Maloney takes things into her hands.
Even though her first instinct was not to believe any of it, to reject it all, Mary ends up surprising herself and then begins to giggle.
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A gripping and engaging 'mystery' read!

I recommend NOT TO read any of the blurbs, writeups or reviews as they may contain spoilers, and just go ahead and read this simple and wonderful story by Roald Dahl.
I read this in school, very different from normal murder mysteries but great noneoftheless! WOAH, this is what classic black humor is about.
So smooth the narrative, so gripping the story, so delicious the result,

Just wow. Coldblooded. i read this when i was nine and it was the only roald dahl i liked so i think this sums up who i am, and who i have always been, as a person Oh, Mary Maloney.
You are a clever woman! And no shame, Mary has just pulled off the perfect murder and the weapon

is made to good use,

I have a weakness for dark humor and when I'm not expecting it, it's even better.
I have only read James and the Giant Peach by Ronald Dahl which I liked, but his adult fiction hits the mark.
This short story is onlypages, but very entertaining, Completely different from Roald Dahl's usual style of writing, but it was so amazing, It reads like an Agatha Christie short story,
Very well written, and full of dark humor, این کتاب شاملداستان کوتاه هست که هر کدوم پایان نسبتا" غافلگیر کننده و جالبی داشت
I giggled at the end too, All the! I love how twisted Roald Dahl is, Sigh. Short and sweet. Highly recommended!.