The Chokey by C Faulconbridge https://padlet.com/cfaulconbridge/9th1xol08w25 Our Dream-Jar-Go Explanation. en-us 2016-11-15 09:17:11 UTC 2023-03-17 00:31:57 UTC hello@padlet.com All Saints CE Primary School. cfaulconbridge https://padlet.com/cfaulconbridge/9th1xol08w25/wish/137682287 Welcome to our Dream Jar.
In our piece in the Arts Festival Matilda and the children were dreaming about everything they could do when they grew up, ]]> 2016-11-15 12:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cfaulconbridge/9th1xol08w25/wish/137682287 cfaulconbridge https://padlet.com/cfaulconbridge/9th1xol08w25/wish/137683248 In Roald Dahl's book The Chokey is described by Hortensia. 

'"The Chokey," Hortensia went on, "is a very tall but narrow cupboard. the floor is only ten inches square so you can't sit down or squat in it. You have to stand. And three of the walls are made of cement with bits of broken glass sticking out all over, so you can't lean against them. You have to stand more or less at attention all the time when you get locked up in there. It's terrible."
"Can't you lean against the door?" Matilda asked.
"Don't be daft," Hortensia said. "The door's got thousands of sharp spikey nails sticking out of it. They've been hammered through from the outside, probably by the Trunchbull herself."'
'The Chokey'from the film 'Matilda'
]]> 2016-11-15 12:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cfaulconbridge/9th1xol08w25/wish/137683248 cfaulconbridge https://padlet.com/cfaulconbridge/9th1xol08w25/wish/141184897 However, their dreams were interrupted by the voice of Miss Truchbull. A tyrannical Headmistress, who was known to throw children into 'The Chokey'.]]> 2016-12-01 17:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cfaulconbridge/9th1xol08w25/wish/141184897