Чарли и шоколадная фабрика
The Secret Workers
’Buthedidn’tdothat!’Charliesaid.
’Oh,yeshedid. Hetoldalltheworkersthathewassorry, buttheywouldhavetogohome. Then,heshutthemaingatesandfastenedthemwithachain. Andsuddenly,Wonka’sgiantchocolatefactorybecamesilentanddeserted. tThechimneysstoppedsmoking,themachinesstoppedwhirring, andfromthenon,notasinglechocolateorsweetwasmade. Notasoulwentinorout, andevenMrWillyWonkahimselfdisappearedcompletely.
’Monthsandmonthswentby,’GrandpaJoewenton, ’butstillthefactoryremainedclosed. Andeverybodysaid,"PoorMrWonka. Hewassonice.Andhemadesuchmarvellousthings. Buthe’sfinishednow.It’sallover."
’Thensomethingastonishinghappened. Oneday,earlyinthemorning,thincolumnsofwhitesmokewereseentobecomingoutofthetopsofthetallchimneysofthefactory! Peopleinthetownstoppedandstared. "What’sgoingon?"theycried. "Someone’slitthefurnaces!MrWonkamustbeopeningupagain!" Theyrantothegates,expectingtoseethemwideopenandMrWonkastandingtheretowelcomehisworkersback.
’Butno!Thegreatirongateswerestilllocked andchainedassecurelyasever, andMrWonkawasnowheretobeseen.
’"Butthefactoryisworking!"thepeopleshouted. "Listen!Youcanhearthemachines!They’reallwhirringagain! Andyoucansmellthesmellofmeltingchocolateintheair!"’
GrandpaJoeleanedforwardandlaidalongbonyfingeronCharlie’sknee, andhesaidsoftly, ’Butmostmysteriousofall,Charlie,weretheshadowsinthewindowsofthefactory.
