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Chapter Five
The Golden Tickets
'You mean people are actually going to be allowed to go inside the factory?' cried Grandpa Joe. 'Read us what it says — quickly!'
'All right,' said Mr Bucket, smoothing out the newspaper. 'Listen.'
Evening Bulletin ---------Mr Willy Wonka, the confectionery genius whom nobody has seen for the last ten years, sent out the following notice today:
I, Willy Wonka, have decided to allow five children — just five, mind you, and no more — to visit my factory this year. These lucky five will be shown around personally by me, and they will be allowed to see all the secrets and the magic of my factory. Then, at the end of the tour, as a special present, all of them will be given enough chocolates and sweets to last them for the rest of their lives! So watch out for the Golden Tickets! Five Golden Tickets have been printed on golden paper, and these five Golden Tickets have been hidden underneath the ordinary wrapping paper of five ordinary bars of chocolate. These five chocolate bars may be anywhere — in any shop in any street in any town in any country in the world — upon any counter where Wonka's Sweets are sold. And the five lucky finders of these five Golden Tickets are the only ones who will be allowed to visit my factory and see what it's like now inside! Good luck to you all, and happy hunting! (Signed Willy Wonka.)
'The man's dotty!' muttered Grandma Josephine.
'He's brilliant!' cried Grandpa Joe. 'He's a magician! Just imagine what will happen now! The whole world will be searching for those Golden Tickets! Everyone will be buying Wonka's chocolate bars in the hope of finding one! He'll sell more than ever before! Oh, how exciting it would be to find one!'
'And all the chocolate and sweets that you could eat for the rest of your life — free!' said Grandpa George. 'Just imagine that!'
'They'd have to deliver them in a truck!' said Grandma Georgina.
'It makes me quite ill to think of it,' said Grandma Josephine.
'Nonsense!' cried Grandpa Joe. 'Wouldn't it be something, Charlie, to open a bar of chocolate and see a Golden Ticket glistening inside!'
'It certainly would, Grandpa. But there isn't a hope,' Charlie said sadly. 'I only get one bar a year.'
'You never know, darling,' said Grandma Georgina. 'It's your birthday next week. You have as much chance as anybody else.'
'I'm afraid that simply isn't true,' said Grandpa George. 'The kids who are going to find the Golden Tickets are the ones who can afford to buy bars of chocolate every day. Our Charlie gets only one a year. There isn't a hope.'
第五章
金参观券
“你是说人们真会被允许进那家工厂吗？”乔爷爷喊起来，“快！念给我们听是怎么说的！”
“好的，”巴克特先生答道，摊开了报纸，“听着：
《晚间公告》
十年未露面的糖果业天才威利·旺卡先生今天发表如下通告：
我，威利·旺卡已决定允许五个孩子——注意，只限五个——于今年参观我的工厂，这五位幸运儿将由我亲自陪同参观我的工厂，我将让他们看到工厂里的一切奥秘。参观结束以后，他们将得到一件特殊的礼物，那就是终生享用巧克力和糖果！请密切注意金参观券吧！已经用金纸印制了五张金参观券，这五张金参观券就分别藏在五块普通巧克力的包装纸下面、这五块巧克力究竟在哪儿无法确定——可以在世界上任何国家任何城镇任何街道的任何商店里——哪儿出售旺卡的糖果，哪儿就有可能找到它。只有那五位找到金参观券的人才有资格参观我的工厂并能看见那里的一切！祝大家走运，愉快地去追寻吧！
威利·旺卡（签名）”
“这家伙发疯了！”约瑟芬奶奶喃喃地说道。
“他可真了不起！”乔爷爷大声说道，“他是个魔术师！想想这下会发生什么吧！全世界都会去寻找那五张金参观券、每个人都会去买旺卡的巧克力，希望能找到一张参观券！这下他会卖出更多的巧克力啦！哎呀，能找到一张金参观券该是多么令人激动啊！”
“你还可以终生吃到巧克力和糖果——免费的！”乔治外公说。“想想吧！”
“他们得用一辆卡车来装运那么多的巧克力！”乔治娜外婆说。
“想到这种情景可真让我难受。”约瑟芬奶奶说。
“废话！”乔爷爷喊道，“如果打开一块巧克力看见里面有一张金参观券，那可非同寻常啊！”
“当然啦，爷爷。可毫无希望，”查理悲哀地说道。“我一年里才得到一块巧克力。”
“你根本不懂，亲爱的，”乔治娜外婆说，“下星期就是你的生日了，你跟别人的机会是一样的。”
“恐怕不是那么国事儿，”乔治外公说。“去找金参观券的孩子准是那些每天都能买巧克力的孩子。可我们的查理一年才只有一块。没什么希望的。”