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"Royal Jelly" is a short story by Roald Dahl. It was published in the February 1983 issue of ''Twilight Zone Magazine''.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Twilight Zone - Magazine Index 1981-1989 )〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.roalddahlfans.com/articles/twilcover1.php )〕 It was included in Dahl's books ''Tales of the Unexpected'', ''Kiss Kiss'', and published as a standalone volume in 2011.〔 〕 The story was adapted as an episode of the series ''Tales of the Unexpected'' in 1980, featuring Timothy West and Susan George as the couple.〔 〕 ==Summary== "Royal Jelly" is a story about the Taylor family: Albert, Mabel, and their newborn baby daughter. Mabel is frightened because the child won't eat and has been losing weight since birth. Albert, a beekeeper, devises a novel solution by adding royal jelly, used to make bee larvae grow, to the baby's milk. The baby begins to drink ravenously, getting fatter. Albert admits to putting royal jelly in their daughter's milk, and Mabel tells him to stop. However, despite his wife's wishes, Albert continues to add royal jelly to his daughter's milk, resulting in her growing larger. Finally Albert admits that he himself ate royal jelly in an effort to increase his fertility, which obviously worked as their daughter was conceived soon after. Mabel realizes how much her husband resembles a gigantic bee, and their daughter looks like nothing but a big grub. At the end of the story, Albert says, "Why don't you cover her up, Mabel? We don't want our little queen to catch a cold." 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「Royal Jelly (short story)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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