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''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is a 1964 children's book by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin in 1967. The book was adapted into two major motion pictures: ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' in 1971, and ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' in 2005. The book's sequel, ''Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator'', was written by Roald Dahl in 1972. Dahl had also planned to write a third book in the series but never finished it.〔Martin Chilton (18 November 2010) (The 25 best children's books ) ''The Daily Telegraph''〕 The story was originally inspired by Roald Dahl's experience of chocolate companies during his schooldays. Cadbury would often send test packages to the schoolchildren in exchange for their opinions on the new products. At that time (around the 1920s), Cadbury and Rowntree's were England's two largest chocolate makers and they each often tried to steal trade secrets by sending spies, posing as employees, into the other's factory. Because of this, both companies became highly protective of their chocolate-making processes. It was a combination of this secrecy and the elaborate, often gigantic, machines in the factory that inspired Dahl to write the story.〔Bathroom Readers' Institute. "You're My Inspiration." ''Uncle John's Fast-Acting Long-Lasting Bathroom Reader''. Ashland: Bathroom Reader's Press, 2005. 13.〕 ==Plot== Mr. Willy Wonka, the owner of the Wonka chocolate factory, has decided to open the doors of his factory to five children and their parents. In order to choose who will enter the factory, Mr. Wonka hides five golden tickets in the wrappers of his Wonka chocolate bars. The search for the five golden tickets is fast and furious. Four kids have already found the golden tickets - Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, and Mike Teavee. These kids have flaws of gluttony (Augustus), gum-addiction (Violet), greed (Veruca), and TV obsession (Mike) A boy named Charlie Bucket lives in poverty in a tiny house with his parents and four grandparents. His grandparents share the only bed in the house, located in the only bedroom. Charlie and his parents sleep on mattresses on the floor. Once a year, on his birthday, Charlie gets one bar of Wonka chocolate, which he keeps over many months. One day, Charlie saw a dollar bill buried in the snow. He decides to use a little of the money to buy himself some chocolate before turning the rest over to his mother. After unwrapping the first bar of chocolate, Charlie decides to buy one more and finds the fifth golden ticket. The next day is the date that Mr. Wonka has set for his guests to enter the factory. In the factory, Charlie and Grandpa Joe enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of the factory, and also encounter the Oompa Loompas who have been helping Wonka operate the factory. The other kids are ejected from the factory in mysterious and painful fashions. Augustus Gloop falls into the hot chocolate river, while he wants to drink it and he sucked up by one of the pipes. Violet Beauregarde impetuously grabs an experimental piece of gum and chews herself into a giant blueberry. Veruca Salt is determined to be a "bad nut" by nut-judging squirrels who throw her out with the trash. Lastly, the television lover, Mike Teavee shrinks himself into tiny size, and his father has to carry him out in his breast pocket. With only Charlie remaining, Willy Wonka congratulates him for "winning" the factory and becomes Wonka's successor. They ride the great glass elevator to Charlie's house, and bring the rest of Charlie's family to the factory. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlie and the Chocolate Factory」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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