Matilda Page #5

Did you know it was illegal to enter

someone's home without permission?

Yes. Miss Trunchbull.

Stomach in! Shoulders back!

Do any of you recognize this?

Let's play a game.

Who was wearing

a pretty, red ribbon yesterday -

- and isn't wearing one today?

Who does this disgusting ribbon

belong to?

I shall personally see to it

that the demented Lilliputian -

- who owns this ribbon will never

see the light of day again!

I was at your house last night.

I broke your arm once before.

I can do it again.

I'm not seven years old anymore,

Aunt Trunchbull.

Shut your holes!

You'll be put away in a place

where no one will find you.

Look!

The chalk!

"Agatha..."

"This is Magnus."

"Give my little Bumblebee...

...her house and her money."

"Then get out of town.

If you don't, I will get you."

"I will get you like you got me."

"That is a promise."

Please don't throw him.

Lavender!

It's the Trunch!

Look at this!

Let go.

- I didn't know I could do that.

- Pretty good.

Trunchbull was gone,

never to be seen or heard from. -

- never to darken a doorway again.

- never to darken a doorway again.

Miss Honey moved back to her house,

and Matilda was a frequent visitor.

Did you know the heart of a mouse

beats 650 times a minute?

- Where did you learn that?

- In a book.

It beats so fast.

it sounds like it's humming.

Hey, you!

We're leaving. Let's go.

- Let's wrap these up.

- I'd be happy to walk her home.

- We're moving to Guam.

- Guam?

- Daddy's out of business.

- I don't want to!

- We're taking a permanent vacation!

- We have to hurry to the airport.

I love it here!

Please don't let them take me.

- Get in the car. Melinda!

- Matilda! I want to stay here!

Why would she want

a disobedient kid?

She's wonderful and I love her.

- Adopt me, Miss Honey!

- I don't have time for this.

- I have the adoption papers.

- What?

- Where did you get those?

- From a book in the library.

Are you hearing this, Harry?

- You just have to sign.

- I'll be an only child again!

I can't think with all these sirens!

What do you think, pumpkin?

You're the only daughter I ever had.

And I never understood you.

Who's got a pen?

- Here.

- Thanks.

This was perhaps the first decent

thing they ever did for Matilda.

And here.

Come here. Turn around.

- You won't want support payments?

- No. We have everything we need.

Let's roll.

So Harry and Zinnia got away.

And as bad as things were, -

- that's how good they became.

Miss Honey was made

principal of the school.

And Matilda found, to her surprise,

that life could be fun.

She decided to have

as much fun as possible.

After all, she was a very smart kid.

Matilda and Miss Honey each got

what they had always wanted:

A loving family.

And Matilda never had to use

her powers again.

Well. I mean almost never.

"Call me Ishmael."

"Some years ago,

never mind how long, precisely..."

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