Charlie and the huge glass elevator (Korean edition)
by Roald Dahl
8.34 / 10 95K ratings
- Language
- Korean
- Publisher
- Sigong Junior 시공주니어
- Pages
- 246
- ISBN
- 9788952709134
After winning Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, young Charlie Bucket and his family embark on an extraordinary journey aboard the Great Glass Elevator. What begins as a joyous ascent intended to return to the factory unexpectedly launches them into Earth's orbit. Suddenly, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the entire Bucket family find themselves adrift in space, encountering the newly launched Space Hotel "U.S.A." and even the President himself.
Their cosmic adventure quickly takes a perilous turn with the appearance of the terrifying, shape-changing Vermicious Knids, monstrous aliens intent on causing havoc. As the elevator dodges danger and navigates the unknown, Charlie must rely on Wonka's eccentric genius and his own bravery to survive the challenges of outer space and beyond. This tale invites readers to discover what happens when the most fantastical elevator in the world ventures far beyond the factory gates.
Their cosmic adventure quickly takes a perilous turn with the appearance of the terrifying, shape-changing Vermicious Knids, monstrous aliens intent on causing havoc. As the elevator dodges danger and navigates the unknown, Charlie must rely on Wonka's eccentric genius and his own bravery to survive the challenges of outer space and beyond. This tale invites readers to discover what happens when the most fantastical elevator in the world ventures far beyond the factory gates.
Subjects
- Literature & Fiction
- Subjects
- Literary
- Action & Adventure
- Fantasy
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Children's Books
- CHILDREN'S FICTION
- Contemporary
- Humor
- Science Fiction
- Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction
- Fantasy & Magic
- Classics
- Education
- Children's fiction
- Juvenile fiction
- Adventure stories
- Teaching
- Foreign Language Study
- People & Places
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Interactive Adventures
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- Language Arts
- Family
- SCIENCE FICTION
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Readers
- Humorous Stories
- BOYS_FICTION
- HUMOROUS STORIES
- Audiobooks
- Science fiction
- Specimens
- Boys & Men
- JUVENILE FICTION
- Humorous stories
- Children's stories
- Space Exploration
- Children's Audio - 9-12
- Action & Adventure - General
Original edition
Charlie and the Great Glass ElevatorOriginally published in 1977 English Bantam Books
Other editions (73)
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The Great Glass Elevator, a shimmering, transparent marvel, burst through the roof of Charlie Bucket's humble home, a fantastical chariot to whisk him and his family to a new life at Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Inside, alongside Charlie, his parents, and the ever-optimistic Grandpa Joe, lay the three remaining grandparents - Grandpa George, Grandma Josephine, and Grandma Georgina - still stubbornly rooted in their bed. Wonka, with a mischievous glint in his eye, declared they must go "up before they can come down," intending to gain enough height to crash spectacularly back into the factory.
But Grandma Josephine, in a fit of panic, grabbed at Wonka, distracting him from the controls. The Elevator, unbound by earthly constraints, shot past the atmosphere, hurtling into the vast, inky blackness of outer space. Weightless and bewildered, the entire company, bed and all, floated amidst the stars. Below them, Earth shrank into a marbled blue sphere. Their celestial journey took an unexpected turn when they encountered the newly launched Space Hotel "U.S.A.," a gleaming orbital haven.
The encounter with the Space Hotel drew the attention of baffled officials back on Earth, including President Lancelot R. Gilligrass, who, mistaking the Great Glass Elevator for an invading alien craft, grew increasingly alarmed. Wonka, ever the showman, delighted in confounding them with gibberish over the radio. However, their playful deception was cut short by a far more sinister discovery: the hotel was infested with Vermicious Knids, monstrous, shape-shifting aliens with a voracious appetite. These slimy, greenish-brown creatures, resembling enormous eggs with eyes, had already begun to devour the hotel staff.
With the Knids in pursuit, the Great Glass Elevator fled, circling Earth as they tried to shake off their tenacious attackers. They watched in horror as the Knids crippled a Commuter Capsule, leaving astronauts and hotel staff stranded and helpless in orbit. Charlie, demonstrating his innate courage and compassion, insisted they must help. Wonka, Charlie, and Grandpa Joe bravely maneuvered the Elevator, attaching a cable to the damaged capsule and towing it to safety, using the Earth's atmosphere to incinerate the pursuing Knids.
After their heroic space rescue, the Elevator crashed back through the roof of Wonka's factory, a chaotic but triumphant return. Back on solid ground, the Oompa-Loompas greeted Wonka warmly, relieved by his return. However, the three bedridden grandparents still refused to budge. To encourage them, Wonka offered his latest invention: Wonka-Vite, a miraculous pill that could reduce one's age by twenty years per dose.
The grandparents, eager for youth, greedily snatched at the pills, taking far too many. Grandpa George and Grandma Josephine rapidly regressed into crying babies. But Grandma Georgina, who was seventy-eight, took so much that she vanished entirely, having become "minus-two" years old, lost to a place called Minusland. Wonka and Charlie, leaving the others to tend to the infant grandparents, embarked on a perilous journey in the Elevator to Minusland, a dreary, misty realm inhabited by those who had been "minused," and the invisible, dangerous Gnoolies.
In Minusland, they found Georgina and, using Vita-Wonk - the opposite of Wonka-Vite - Wonka sprayed her to age her again. She returned, but now, astonishingly, she was 358 years old. With careful calculations and precise doses of Wonka-Vite and Vita-Wonk, all three grandparents were eventually restored to their proper ages. The escapades culminated in a letter from President Gilligrass, thanking them for their heroic efforts in space and inviting them to the White House. Even the once-stubborn grandparents, thrilled by the prospect, eagerly sprang out of bed, ready for their next grand adventure.
But Grandma Josephine, in a fit of panic, grabbed at Wonka, distracting him from the controls. The Elevator, unbound by earthly constraints, shot past the atmosphere, hurtling into the vast, inky blackness of outer space. Weightless and bewildered, the entire company, bed and all, floated amidst the stars. Below them, Earth shrank into a marbled blue sphere. Their celestial journey took an unexpected turn when they encountered the newly launched Space Hotel "U.S.A.," a gleaming orbital haven.
The encounter with the Space Hotel drew the attention of baffled officials back on Earth, including President Lancelot R. Gilligrass, who, mistaking the Great Glass Elevator for an invading alien craft, grew increasingly alarmed. Wonka, ever the showman, delighted in confounding them with gibberish over the radio. However, their playful deception was cut short by a far more sinister discovery: the hotel was infested with Vermicious Knids, monstrous, shape-shifting aliens with a voracious appetite. These slimy, greenish-brown creatures, resembling enormous eggs with eyes, had already begun to devour the hotel staff.
With the Knids in pursuit, the Great Glass Elevator fled, circling Earth as they tried to shake off their tenacious attackers. They watched in horror as the Knids crippled a Commuter Capsule, leaving astronauts and hotel staff stranded and helpless in orbit. Charlie, demonstrating his innate courage and compassion, insisted they must help. Wonka, Charlie, and Grandpa Joe bravely maneuvered the Elevator, attaching a cable to the damaged capsule and towing it to safety, using the Earth's atmosphere to incinerate the pursuing Knids.
After their heroic space rescue, the Elevator crashed back through the roof of Wonka's factory, a chaotic but triumphant return. Back on solid ground, the Oompa-Loompas greeted Wonka warmly, relieved by his return. However, the three bedridden grandparents still refused to budge. To encourage them, Wonka offered his latest invention: Wonka-Vite, a miraculous pill that could reduce one's age by twenty years per dose.
The grandparents, eager for youth, greedily snatched at the pills, taking far too many. Grandpa George and Grandma Josephine rapidly regressed into crying babies. But Grandma Georgina, who was seventy-eight, took so much that she vanished entirely, having become "minus-two" years old, lost to a place called Minusland. Wonka and Charlie, leaving the others to tend to the infant grandparents, embarked on a perilous journey in the Elevator to Minusland, a dreary, misty realm inhabited by those who had been "minused," and the invisible, dangerous Gnoolies.
In Minusland, they found Georgina and, using Vita-Wonk - the opposite of Wonka-Vite - Wonka sprayed her to age her again. She returned, but now, astonishingly, she was 358 years old. With careful calculations and precise doses of Wonka-Vite and Vita-Wonk, all three grandparents were eventually restored to their proper ages. The escapades culminated in a letter from President Gilligrass, thanking them for their heroic efforts in space and inviting them to the White House. Even the once-stubborn grandparents, thrilled by the prospect, eagerly sprang out of bed, ready for their next grand adventure.
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