Veruca in the Nut Room

           MrWonkarushedondownthecorridor.THENUTROOM,itsaidonthenextdoortheycameto. 

           ’Allright,’saidMrWonka,’stophereforamomentandcatchyourbreath,andtakeapeekthroughtheglasspanelofthisdoor. Butdon’tgoin!Whateveryoudo,don’tgointoTHENUTROOM!Ifyougoin,you’lldisturbthesquirrels!’ 

           Everyonecrowdedaroundthedoor. 

           ’Ohlook,Grandpa,look!’criedCharlie. 

           ’Squirrels!’shoutedVerucaSalt. 

           ’Crikey!’saidMikeTeavee. 

           Itwasanamazingsight. Onehundredsquirrelswereseateduponhighstoolsaroundalargetable.Onthetable,thereweremoundsandmoundsofwalnuts,andthesquirrelswereallworkingawaylikemad,shellingthewalnutsatatremendousspeed. 

           ’Thesesquirrelsarespeciallytrainedforgettingthenutsoutofwalnuts,’MrWonkaexplained. 

           ’Whyusesquirrels?’MikeTeaveeasked.’WhynotuseOompa-Loompas?’ 

           ’Because,’saidMrWonka,’Oompa-Loompascan’tgetwalnutsoutofwalnutshellsinonepiece.Theyalwaysbreakthemintwo. Nobodyexceptsquirrelscangetwalnutswholeoutofwalnutshellseverytime.Itisextremelydifficult. Butinmyfactory,Iinsistupononlywholewalnuts.