Matilda -- Week 8

I finished reading the chapter which was written about Matilda's third revenge on his father.

One day, Matilda was scolded by her father because she adopted an impertinent attitude. But she thought she was right, so she decided to inflict severe punishment on him.

The next morning she got up early and went into the bathroom. Then she mixed the hair dye which her father uses every month with  the other one which was included terribly strong chemicals and her mother uses. So far so good. At breakfast time Matilda sat quietly at the dining-room table eating her cornflakes. Her brother sat opposite her with his back to the door devouring his breakfast. The mother was just out of sight around the corner in the kitchen making the father's breakfast. After a while, the father had his hair set by using that hair dye and came noisily into the room. At first no one noticed change of his hair, but the mother looked at her husband and let out a scream. "Your hair! What've you done to your hair?" she said. Her brother also noticed the father's change, while the father couldn't understand the situation. Matilda said nothing. She simply sat there admiring the wonderful effect of her own handiwork. The father told his wife to give him a mirror and looked at his own face. He was very surprised because his fine crop of black hair was now a dirty silver. The mother said, "My hair dye is terribly strong. I'm only meant to use one tablespoon of it in a whole basin of water and you've gone and put it all over your head neat! It'll probably take all your hair off in the end!" He asked his family what he should do and Matilda said, "I'd give it a good wash, Dad, if I were you, with soap and water. But you'll have to hurry." Then the father told his wife to make an appointment with her hairdresser and went to the bathroom quickly. Matilda was very satisfied with her revenge this time too.

Next chapter is Matilda's first school attendance, so I am looking forward to reading it!